Daniel Brooks

Newark Airport Operations Back to Normal After JetBlue Flight Returns With Engine Issue

Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport resumed Wednesday evening, according to airport and federal officials. An engine failure forced a JetBlue airliner to return shortly after takeoff. The issue forced Newark Liberty International Airport to close for an hour while workers cleared the runway. Authorities said that all passengers and team members were safe. The…

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Elderly Woman Charged After Alleged Drunk Driving Crash Injures Children Outside Freehold Township Preschool

After hitting two young boys and their mother outside a preschool in Freehold Township, New Jersey, a 68-year-old Monmouth County lady is charged with various crimes. The Freehold Township Police Department reported the crash Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. near Bloom Academy on Pond Road. Authorities said the truck hit the family as they left…

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Allegiant Expands Atlantic City Service With New Nonstop Flights to Myrtle Beach Starting in May

Beginning May 21, Allegiant Air will launch nonstop service to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, offering travelers another warm-weather getaway choice at Atlantic City International Airport. The South Jersey Transportation Authority and Allegiant announced the agreement, marking another step in the airport’s ongoing commercial flight service expansion. Leisure travelers will have a direct and economical route…

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First-Time Protester in Camden County Speaks Out After Video of Children Fleeing ICE Draws Widespread Attention

A Camden County homeowner who had never attended a demonstration became the subject of a viral moment that is sweeping New Jersey. On February 13, Haddonfield resident Joseph Zobel joined a protest after Lindenwold elementary school pupils fled their bus stop after witnessing ICE officers. After a TikTok video of Zobel crying at the protest…

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Jesse Jackson, Pioneering Civil Rights Advocate, Passes Away at 84

The Civil Rights Movement’s Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, 84, is mourned nationwide. Jackson, a social justice and racial equality activist, spent decades battling for neglected communities in the US and abroad. His daughter, Santita Jackson, said he died peacefully at home with relatives. Born October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, Jesse Jackson was raised…

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Why Real Estate Investors Are Watching Interest Rates Closely in 2026

US real estate investors are watching 2026 interest rate movements since borrowing costs affect property markets. Interest rates affect mortgage costs, investment returns, and residential and commercial real estate market activity. Over the past year, the Fed has modified benchmark interest rates based on inflation, economic growth, and employment. Even tiny rate changes hurt investors….

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GOP Lawmaker Backs Constitutional Change to Rein in Presidential Pardon Authority

Republican congressman joins Democratic effort to limit president’s pardon power, a rare move that attracted national attention. The measure shows growing bipartisan unease in Washington regarding executive clemency and Congress’ oversight. Nebraska Republican Don Bacon is Maryland Democrat Johnny Olszewski’s first GOP co-sponsor of his constitutional amendment Pardon Integrity Act. The plan would limit federal…

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Kentucky Republican Calls Trump Team the “Epstein Administration” Amid Ongoing Files Dispute

On Sunday, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie blasted President Donald Trump’s administration in a national televised broadcast, highlighting a deepening Republican Party schism. Massie called the present administration the “Epstein administration” on ABC’s “This Week” when discussing the delayed release of federal investigative papers related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Massie’s comments indicate an intensifying…

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Newark Police Add 45 Officers as City Strengthens Diversity and Community Representation

In another step toward creating a resident-representative police department, Newark hired 45 more officers. After graduating from William Mobile Ashby Community Care and Training Center, local dignitaries, police leaders, and hundreds of family members swore in the new class. The Department of Public Safety said the new class increases Hispanic representation in the Newark Police…

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