New Jersey police expect more teen disturbances as summer nears after mall brawl
EDISON, N.J. — Seven juveniles were arrested Saturday night after a large-scale brawl broke out at Menlo Park Mall, prompting police and state officials to raise concerns about escalating youth disturbances across…
As Trump Inauguration Nears, New Jersey Vows to Defend DACA Healthcare Access
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Tuesday that the state is leading a coalition of 14 states in a legal effort to protect health care access for…
Maryland player wins $1 million Mega Millions prize as jackpot nears $740 million
BALTIMORE, Md. — A Maryland Lottery player in Bel Air struck it big last week, winning $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on Dec. 10. The second-tier prize was part of…
Jack Smith: You’re Fired! Justice Department Weighs Dropping Trump Criminal Cases as Inauguration Nears
WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials are assessing how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, in line with a long-standing department policy that…
New Jersey Gas Prices Creeping Back Over $3 Per Gallon As Election Nears
If you enjoyed cheaper gas over the past few weeks, don’t get used to it. Gas prices are back on the rise, reminding New Jersey drivers that $3 per gallon gas is…
Phil Murphy Goes Full Kamala As 2024 Election Nears
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expressing his full support for the Democratic ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as the 2024 election season approaches. Speaking in…
Roadwork on Washington Avenue in Belleville Nears Completion, Resumes After Labor Day
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is in the final stages of the first phase of the Washington Avenue construction project, according to an update from the Belleville…
Flooding, High Winds, And Thunderstorms to Soak Jersey Shore and Beyond as Debby Nears
TRENTON, NJ – A severe weather warning has been issued for New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware today. The National Weather Service warns of potential flooding due to excessive rainfall from this…
$100K Powerball Ticket Nears Expiration in Cumberland County
Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket worth $100,000 is nearing its expiration date. Sold in Cumberland County for the drawing on Monday, August 14, 2023, the winning ticket remains unclaimed…
Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball Ticket Worth $100,000 Nears Expiration
Middletown, PA — The Pennsylvania Lottery urges players to check their tickets as a Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $100,000 sold in Dauphin County for the Monday, July 10, 2023, drawing…
US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: ‘Strap on a Glock’ as election nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump, urged supporters in Arizona to “strap on a Glock” pistol as they prepare for what…
As Summer Nears, Free Beach Access for Veterans Bill Stalls in New Jersey Senate
TRENTON, NJ — Senator Robert W. Singer has sponsored a bill that seeks to ensure veterans receive free access to New Jersey’s shore municipalities’ beaches and recreational facilities. That bill has stalled…
China’s Country Garden nears full exit from Australia with residential project sale
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Indebted Chinese developer Country Garden has agreed to sell a stake in an Australian residential project, the latest in a series of sales which bring it…
Russia nears end of rate rise cycle with hike to 16%
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 16% on Friday, hiking borrowing costs for the fifth consecutive…
Unclaimed $100,000 Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Nears Expiration
MIDDLETOWN, PA – A $100,000 New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket from the Pennsylvania Lottery is nearing its expiration date. The ticket, unclaimed since the January 7, 2023, drawing, was sold in Lebanon…
Putin greets kids, views ‘nuclear button’ as re-election bid nears
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin was shown a simulation of the “nuclear button” but declined to press it on Monday as he toured a vast…
Sterling nears three-month high; UK consumers more upbeat
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rose on Friday nearing its highest in almost three months, lifted in part by a broad-based retreat in the dollar, but also by a…
US retailers stuck with excess stock offer bargains as holiday season nears
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – As the holiday shopping season approaches, major U.S. retailers from Dollar General to Walmart and Macy’s could be saddled with too much stock…
DC Nears Halfway in Major LED Streetlight Upgrade
WASHINGTON, DC – The District of Columbia celebrates a significant milestone in its DC Smart Street Lighting Project, with nearly 40,000 streetlights upgraded to LED technology across all eight wards. This project…
Cleveland Fed begins search for new leader as Mester nears retirement
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cleveland Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it has begun to search for a replacement for its current president, Loretta Mester, a veteran central…
Exclusive-Britain’s Virgin Media O2 nears stake sale in towers business to GLIL – sources
By Amy-Jo Crowley, Andres Gonzalez and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Virgin Media O2 is in exclusive talks to sell a slice of its shareholding in Britain’s largest mobile tower network to…
Marketmind: Five alive: US yield curve nears historic level
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Another watershed day for U.S. Treasuries on Thursday – the entire curve…
As US holiday shopping season nears, retailers importing like it is 2019
By Lisa Baertlein and Priyamvada C (Reuters) – This holiday season, U.S. retailers are importing like it is 2019. After a spending spree on goods that began during early COVID-19 lockdowns in…
‘Election fear’ stalks Argentina’s markets as volatile vote nears
By Walter Bianchi and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s markets have a new cause for the wobbles – a presidential election whose outcome is anyone’s guess and could usher in…
The elusive Fed ‘soft landing’ nears. Why are Americans so mad about the economy?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said emphatically last week that people “hate inflation, hate it,” but he left another fact unspoken – they also punish…
Japan Finance Minister warns markets as yen nears intervention danger zone
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s finance minister said on Tuesday that authorities won’t rule out any options in dealing with excessive currency volatility, underlining a warning that has kept traders on…
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