By Jasmine Payoute Click here for updates on this story PITMAN, New Jersey (KYW) — Social media posts have come back to haunt two newly-elected leaders in South Jersey. The excitement from Tuesday’s election has quickly worn off after controversial posts were found from New Jersey state senator-elect Edward Durr and Pitman’s newly-elected councilman Vincent
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden honored the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks at a White House ceremony on Monday, marking the first visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by an NBA championship-winning team since 2016. Harkening back to the first NBA team visit to the White House, made by the Boston Celtics during the Kennedy
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tesla, ViaSat fall; Trade Desk, Coty rise.
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent New York City lawyer who married a Hollywood star and spent the last eight years overseeing police reforms as the NYPD’s court-appointed federal monitor died Monday. Peter Zimroth was 78. Zimroth’s death was confirmed by his top deputy on the monitoring team. Zimroth
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s new film “Eternals” broke the mold in an area the studio has conspicuously avoided for years: Sex between superheroes. It’s the first time in 26 Marvel cinematic universe films that an intimate conjugal moment was visibly shown between two characters. The scene —
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Neighbors in the Bronx were just starting to pick up the pieces after last week’s a fatal fire in their 20-story building, when they became victims once again. This time, though, they say they were victims to crime. Residents at the
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Only five shows into his rookie season at “Saturday Night Live,” comic James Austin Johnson has attracted attention for his mimicry. Most recently it was Johnson’s impersonation of Donald Trump on last weekend’s show, a performance hailed by many critics for nailing the cadences and
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano, who pitched so often he earned the nickname “Perpetual Pedro,” has died. He was 45. Friends and former teammates told the Mets that Feliciano was found dead in his sleep Monday at home in Puerto Rico. The left-hander led the majors in appearances for
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — David Gale has joined Georgia coach Tom Crean’s staff as associate to the head coach and director of basketball strategy. Gale has a background coaching in Europe and in the NBA and G League. Gale joins Crean’s staff one day before Georgia opens its season against Florida International. Gale coached in
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival left eight people dead and dozens injured, as the crowd surged during the rapper’s set. The crowd at the Friday night show in Houston was so packed that when audience members were pushed toward the stage, some told CNN that they were crushed to
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A bipartisan group of House members is pushing legislation to stop foreign nationals from financing ballot initiatives after federal regulators recently concluded that the federal ban on foreign campaign money only applies to candidate elections. The move on Capitol Hill comes after the Federal Election Commission, by a 4-2 vote, dismissed
Continue ReadingBy Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A New York City proposal to curb drug-related deaths would allow drug use at select overdose prevention sites. One of the main areas of interest is Harlem, but neighbors believe encouraging injections will only make the problem worse. Syderia Asberry-Chresfield has
Continue Reading LINZ, Austria (AP) — Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko has won seven straight points to close out a 6-4, 7-6 win over fifth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in the opening round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Tsurenko came back from a break down in the second set and from 2-0 behind in the tiebreaker. Alexandrova
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery finally picked up steam again in October, but not everyone is benefiting: Many women who were forced to drop out of the labor force during the pandemic are still on the sidelines. How to get them back could be a question on lawmakers’ minds for years
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend. Yaroslav Vasinskyi was arrested last month after traveling
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend. Yaroslav Vasinskyi was arrested last month after traveling
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six more associates of former President Donald Trump who were involved in his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Among those newly subpoenaed are Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien, senior
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By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot on Capitol Hill announced Monday it is issuing six additional subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates as it continues to seek testimony and documents from key witnesses in the sweeping probe. With this round of subpoenas,
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court grappled Monday with an attempt by three Muslim men to sue the federal government for hiring a confidential informant to secretly engage in electronic surveillance and gather information about Muslims in their neighborhood in violation of their religious rights. By the end of the
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story DORCHESTER, Massachussets (WBZ) — Massachusetts State Police troopers helped rescue a man from the Neponset River in Dorchester after he was trying to retrieve his fallen drone and was unable to swim due to the frigid water. It happened around 3 p.m. on Saturday near
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