The Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday in former US president Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts but do not have […]
Passaic County officials have approved a major deal for local construction unions, agreeing to a blanket labor agreement on public works projects of more than $5 million through 2025. The agreement negotiated with local union reps and the Passaic County Building and Construction Trades Council stipulates wages and benefits, apprentice ratios and safety requirements among […]
The Supreme Court will issue its final set of rulings on Monday, and it’s saved one of its biggest cases for last. The court is expected to address former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in one of the decisions. No matter what the ruling says, it will change the 2024 election, and it […]
It really wasn’t that long ago that children didn’t have TikTok or video games, Connie Lee Cushman lamented. They used to play outside and be imaginative. In the early ‘70s, Cushman played outdoors all day under the Mississippi sun with siblings, cousins and neighborhood friends. They pretended they were police officers, bank robbers, cowboys, outlaws […]
Members in a union that represents thousands of Penn State employees overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if needed once their current contract expires. Teamsters Local 8, a union of technical service employees at Penn State, has been in contract negotiations with the university since early May. Their contract expires midnight June 30. Between Tuesday […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The sound you might have heard after the presidential debate this past week was of voters falling between a rock and a hard place. Apart from the sizable and pumped-up universe of Donald Trump‘s supporters, the debate suddenly crystalized the worries of many Americans, a portion of President Joe Biden‘s supporters among […]
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was accustomed to high temperatures. Her hometown of Dallas, which is currently being blasted by unrelenting heat, frequently experiences heat waves. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens in mid-June with her friends she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) heat she faced. “I actually […]
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was accustomed to high temperatures. Her hometown of Dallas, which is currently being blasted by unrelenting heat, frequently experiences heat waves. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens in mid-June with her friends she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) heat she faced. “I actually […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court. The court’s 6-3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instructed lower courts to defer to federal agencies when laws […]
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that federal prosecutors erred in how they charged a man for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol could affect 249 other cases against the rioters, as well as one against Donald Trump. The court found […]
NJ Transit’s annual fare increases until the end of time begin Monday. Ticket prices at the public transportation agency go up 15% — and even more for riders who use expiring discount programs — starting July 1, the first rise in fares in nine years and the start of 3% annual fare increases going forward. […]