Over 100,000 in New Jersey officially tested positive for COVID-19 this past weekend

TRENTON, NJ – Between Friday and Sunday, New Jersey reported over 100,000 new COVID-19 positive cases including testing data collected from PCR and antigen tests. That figure does not include the large…

NJEA: Failure to keep students masked is “educational malpractice” NJEA says

TRENTON, NJ – The state’s largest public teacher’s union this week said that if the New Jersey Senate and Legislature do no approve Governor Phil Murphy’s request to extend the public health…

Chicago Teacher Battling Cancer Speaks Out Against Union For Canceling Classes

A Chicago teacher battling cancer condemned a teachers union strike against in-person learning and described it as an attempt to undermine authority and gain political power in an interview with the Daily Caller…

Opinion: The Great Resignation Is A Boost For The American Working Class

Jonathan Culbreath on January 7, 2022 The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) revealed that a startling 4.5 million workers resigned from their jobs during the month of November, an…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Sunday, January 9, 2021, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to showing our support for law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels. Created in 2015, this day…

Asbury Park latest New Jersey city to enforce face mask mandate for bars, restaurants, salons, barbershops and more

ASBURY PARK, NJ – Asbury Park officials have announced they intend to curb exposure to the COVID-19 virus by implementing a citywide mask mandate that affects public buildings and private businesses. The…

NJEA wants to keep your children in masks as Murphy’s 90-day extension request is unlikely to pass before Tuesday

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Education Association is in a fit this week after the union learned that Phil Murphy’s request to keep children in public schools indefinitely trapped behind a…

Republican Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’

Republican leaders slammed President Joe Biden after December’s jobs report released Friday reported numbers well below economists’ projections, highlighting the report as another example of how the president mishandled the post-pandemic recovery. The U.S.…

New Jersey reports 39,000 new COVID-19 cases as omicron spread increases

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey has broken another single-day record of COVID-19 cases, with 39,389 new cases reported on Friday. This total includes 33,459 positive PCR tests and 5,930 antigen tests. This…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made Nearly $100 Million In 2021

Harry Wilmerding on January 7, 2022 Apple chief executive Tim Cook made nearly $100 million in compensation in the company’s fiscal year, according to SEC filings published Thursday. SEC filings show that Cook took…

Murders down in Brooklyn as rate increases in other NYC boroughs

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that Brooklyn made gains in public safety during 2021, as homicides and shootings declined compared to 2020. Those categories inched up in other boroughs and…

Hospitals Are Getting Away With Ignoring Price Transparency Rules, Experts Say

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 Many hospitals are not complying with laws requiring them to make their healthcare prices publicly available, according to multiple reports, and the Biden administration has so…

US Economy Adds Just 199,000 Jobs In December, Far Below Expectations

Harry Wilmerding on January 7, 2022 The U.S. economy recorded an increase of 199,000 jobs in December and the unemployment dipped to 3.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday.…

A Tale of Failed Virtue Signaling: All the Right Moves Twitter Doc Blames His COVID-19 on the “Red State”

COVID-19 isn’t supposed to happen to the liberal elite. It’s only for unvaccinated Republicans who deny science and don’t follow the law of Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control.…

Free Britney Spears bares it all in fully nude Instagram post

Freedom is exhilarating. Over the past few years, many Americans have lost their connection with freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Britney Spears is not one of them. Spears, who finally broke…

Moderna CEO says you’re going to need a fourth vaccination next fall and more after that

Guess what? If you’ve been fully vaccinated and boosted with Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, you’re not done yet, according to company CEO Stephane Bancel. Bancel announced this week that those vaccinated with…

Supreme Court To Review Challenges To Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on two of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates in a special hearing Friday, considering whether the Biden administration…

Nigerian Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations in the Eastern District of Texas

SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Shalom Olumide Ayotunde, 39, pleaded guilty on…

Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit Over $18 Million in Stock and Properties After Stealing Millions in Covid-Relief Funds

EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after stealing millions of dollars in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Aaron Lloyd, 51, of Lebanon,…

Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud CARES Act Unemployment Fund

ABINGDON, Va. – A Pound, Virginia man, who admitted to conspiring with others to defraud the government of nearly $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, was sentenced today to 102 months in federal…

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