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Often known as the ‘armpit of the nation,’ New Jersey is now ranked the second-best state to live in — here is who’s first
New Jersey is no longer the “armpit of the nation.” In fact, the Garden State ranks No. 2 among the best states to live in the US, driven by strong scores in safety, healthcare and education, according to a new WalletHub study. The state boasts the lowest crime rate in the country, and ranks high…
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Mike Vrabel questioned about marriage counseling with wife Jen in awkward press conference moment
Mike Vrabel was awkwardly asked about his marriage during an offseason press conference — four months after his and NFL reporter Diana Russini’s PDA went viral. On Tuesday, ESPN reporter Kalyn Kahler brought up the “counseling” the New England Patriots coach and his wife, Jen Vrabel, underwent as the scandal played out. “You said this…
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The Promise We Made to Americans with Disabilities Is Under Attack
Exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1999. —Universal History Archive—Getty Images In the past, Americans with disabilities were sent off to large, isolating, state-run institutions as a matter of course. In overcrowded, understaffed facilities, residents were too often neglected and stripped of privacy, autonomy, or any meaningful connection to their communities. When these conditions…
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‘California’s coast is not for sale.’ State battles Trump plan to limit coastal oversight
In a striking demonstration of support, hundreds of fired up Californians rallied in Santa Monica to speak out against the Trump administration’s attempt to wrest local control over the state’s beloved coastline. The Golden State’s top environmental leaders, along with prominent elected officials, environmentalists, business coalitions, community activists, Indigenous groups and everyday citizens, packed a…
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CNN’s Scott Jennings suddenly goes silent when asked on camera about McConnell’s return
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings declined to answer questions about his former boss, Sen. Mitch McConnell, as speculation grows over the 84-year-old senator’s health. The CNN contributor, who worked on several of McConnell’s Senate campaigns, claimed two weeks after the Kentucky Republican was hospitalized that he’d spoken to him for 20 minutes – but that was…
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‘The Office’ Star Lucy Davis Says She Has Incurable Cancer
Lucy Davis, one of the stars of the U.K. version of “The Office,” revealed Tuesday that she has received a terminal cancer diagnosis. Davis disclosed in an Instagram post Tuesday that she discovered a lump in her breast and was subsequently diagnosed a year and a half ago with stage 4 breast cancer, which has…
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‘Liars must be held accountable:’ Trump threatens think tank
President Donald Trump launched a tirade on Truth Social Monday targeting the Center for American Progress and its donors. The think tank published a reportfinding the National Guard deployments to American cities, costing approximately $1.7 billion, failed to reduce violent crime, The Daily Beast reported. Trump specifically attacked Chandler Hall, the center’s associate director for…
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L.A’.s first ethics chief, Benjamin Bycel, dies at 84
Benjamin Bycel, a civil rights attorney, law school dean and university president who took on the task of cleaning up Los Angeles politics as the city’s first ethics officer, died Aug. 2 in Santa Barbara. He was 84. His son, Josh Bycel, said the death was due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in Brooklyn…
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Trump’s alarming four words on seizing elections light up internet: ‘Take him at his word’
President Donald Trump‘s comments about the midterm elections and declaring a national emergency drew outrage on Tuesday. Trump suggested during an interview with conservative television and radio host Wayne Allyn Root on Real America’s Voice that he could enact the unprecedented move for the federal government to take control over elections. “You have the right…
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Two custodians found dead in Chicago elementary school after ‘shots fired inside building’
A veteran custodian allegedly shot his female colleague before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide at an Illinois elementary school, according to reports and authorities. A 63-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman — both identified by their union as custodians — were discovered unresponsive with single gunshot wounds to their heads inside…