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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, a Black man whose desperate gasps for air beneath the knee of the White officer were captured on a viral video that changed the American conversation on race and justice. Floyd, a handcuffed Black man,Continue reading “Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in murder of George Floyd”

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Anna Morgan-Lloyd to probation for her role in the Jan. 6 attempted coup d’état, making her the first criminal defendant to receive punishment for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Lawyers for the accused are celebrating as the Indiana woman avoided time behind bars, but her sentencingContinue reading “First among hundreds of Trump coup d’état defendants avoids prison”

 A rapidly aging population has helped spur recognition of the importance of creating livable and age-friendly neighborhoods, where people of all ages can maintain independence and a high quality of life. However, a report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Public Policy Institute shows that most older adults in theContinue reading “Most older Americans do not reside in livable communities”

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a group of 21 attorneys general and two cities in calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s efforts to delay deliveries of first-class mail and other essential postal services. Forty percent of all first-class mail in theContinue reading “Attorneys general from 21 states oppose Postal Service changes”

In the first public opinion survey released before the New Jersey general election, Fairleigh Dickinson University say Democrat Phil Murphy retains a significant lead over his Republican challenger, who remains unknown to most of the electorate. At the start of the general election campaign, former Assemblyman Jack Ciatterelli is doing no better among registered votersContinue reading “Republican Jack Ciatterelli lags behind incumbent governor”

The amount of heat Earth traps has roughly doubled since 2005, contributing to more rapidly warming oceans, air and land, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth’s climate is determined by a delicate balance between how much of the Sun’s radiative energy is absorbed in the atmosphere and at the surfaceContinue reading “Earth’s energy imbalance doubled in 14 years”

Past fiscal defense budgets had to favor current readiness over long-term modernization. The fiscal 2022 president’s defense request begins the shift of monies to the future with record research and development spending in cutting edge technologies, defense leaders told the Senate Appropriations Committee today. 1:23:42 Video Player VIDEO | 1:23:42 | Secretary of Defense, JointContinue reading “Defense shifts money to future with record R&D spending in cutting edge technologies”

While the US economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020, spending on home improvements and repairs grew more than 3 percent, to nearly $420 billion, as households modified living spaces for work, school, and leisure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Improving America’s Housing 2021, a report released by the Harvard Joint Center forContinue reading “COVID-19 pandemic swelled spending on home improvements and DIY repairs”

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a motorcycle operator who was fatally injured in a June 16 motor vehicle accident, after a Woodbridge Township police officer attempted to stop him on Route 1, and that of a Camden pedestrian who was killed on June 9, when she was struck by a policeContinue reading “Attorney General’s Office investigating police-involved road deaths”

Champion powerboat racer and yacht broker from Egg Harbor Township, who faked his disappearance in a staged boating accident in 2014 to avoid prosecution, has admitted to sending a false distress call to the Coast Guard and submitting fraudulent information for a loan. U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig says 51-year-old Andrew Biddle pleaded guilty Wednesday toContinue reading “Egg Harbor man admitted he faked a boating accident in 2014 to avoid prosecution”

West Virginia Democrats are complaining that the state party set up an affirmative action committee that has been required by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) since 1974 and then immediately ignored the wishes of the panel. Affirmative action, also know as equal opportunity, is designed to counteract historic discrimination faced by ethnic minorities, women, andContinue reading “West Virginia Democrats adopted Affirmative Action Plan without Hispanic & Black input”

Even as the nation rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, more than 2 million homeowners are behind on their mortgages and risk being forced out of their homes in a matter of weeks, a new Harvard University housing report warns. Most of the homeowners at risk of foreclosure are either low-income or families of color, saidContinue reading “Moratorium ending puts 8 million American families at risk of foreclosure or eviction”