WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom …
Powerball ticket worth $50K sold in N.J. as $366.7M jackpot is won in Vermont
Someone who bought a lucky Powerball ticket in Middlebury, Vermont won Wednesday’s $366.7 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket was the only one sold in the country to match five numbers plus the Powerball. If the winner chose the cash op…
N.J. man threatened to shoot, decapitate police captain, prosecutor says
A New Jersey man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly called a local police department and threatened to shoot a police captain and chop off his head, authorities said. Jante Bagh, 41, called the Prospect Park Police Department Tuesday afternoon and…
Canadian radio station plays Rage Against the Machine song on repeat after DJ layoffs
Vancouver, Canada’s KiSS-FM radio station has been playing Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” on repeat for hours after laying off three of their DJs on Tuesday. Three of the pop-soft rock station’s popular DJs and radio hosts, Kevin Lim,…
Accused terrorist who sought ‘blood bath’ in attacks on Orthodox Jews is indicted
A 27-year-old man who authorities say targeted Orthodox Jews in Lakewood and Jackson in seven violent, antisemitic attacks over the course of a day this spring has been indicted on 32 charges — including terrorism, attempted murder and bias intimidatio…
Ice skating coach engaged in sexual misconduct with 16-year-old student, lawsuit says
A Hackensack man who taught ice skating to teenagers in Bergen County has been sued by a former student who says he engaged in sexual misconduct with her when she was 16. The former student, who is now 20, alleges in the lawsuit that Andrew N. Lavrik, …
The Democrats’ real ‘replacement’ problem | Opinion
By Tom Deignan If Hightstown High School in Mercer County held a 40th anniversary reunion this month, Class of ‘82 grad Doug Mastriano would be the talk of the gymnasium, since he may be the next governor of New Jersey’s neighbor to the west. Not that …
Jan. 6 was dumber and more dangerous than we thought | Sheneman
Two seemingly contradictory facts can be true at the same time. Trump’s coordinated attempt to overturn the results of the election was both extraordinarily dangerous and extraordinarily dumb. The fact that this unmitigated clown show nearly succeeded …
My ex died. Can I still get half his pension?
Q. If I am entitled to half of my ex-spouse’s pension in the divorce agreement and I am named Alternate Payee in the QDRO, which has not been sent to the plan administrator yet, but my ex dies before he retires, do I get half, all or none of the pensio…
Democrats are scared, Republicans are powerless. That’s a sweet spot for a good state budget. | Moran
In these scary times in American politics, with mutual scorn between Democrats and Republicans running hot, we rarely see the benefits of a two-party system. But it happened in Trenton on Wednesday. The Legislature passed a reasonable budget with the l…