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….
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…
The Diocese of Camden offered a $180 million deal to handle allegations from hundreds of clergy members who sexually abused children. After years of litigation, the diocese reached this deal as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The diocese, its parishes, and various insurance firms that covered the church will reimburse the settlement. Church leaders said…
The weekend arrest of two individuals at a Union City, New Jersey, church was not related to federal immigration enforcement, according to immigration authorities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped a car outside a Union City church on 19th Street on Sunday during a targeted operation. Enforcement did not target the church, according to the…
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…
New 2024 Census Bureau data shows how much New Jersey families make and how income levels vary by community. The figures demonstrate that despite the state is one of the highest-income, not all households benefit. The 2024 American Community Survey median household income in New Jersey was $104,294. Median income indicates half the families earn…
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that Monty Lopez, the father of Grammy-nominated artist and TikTok star Addison Rae, was arrested for felony obscenity. An alleged 2024 incident landed the 50-year-old in prison in July. Authorities say Lopez exposed himself publicly. Court filings indicate that he exposed his genitals and pubic area in public with…
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…
A tractor accident at a Cape May County home hospitalized a 4-year-old kid Sunday afternoon, according to New Jersey State Police. Officials reported a Route 9 crash near Dennis Township’s Ocean View. Police claimed the child fell off a tractor and was hit by a wheel. After reporting the crash, emergency personnel responded quickly. Cape…
This week, Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie publicly revisited Vice President JD Vance’s 2021 Jeffrey Epstein case social media post, sparking a political debate. The Department of Justice’s release of federal information on late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is under consideration. On X, Kentucky Republican Massie responded to Vance’s Epstein comments. Massie replied…
