• Jim McGreevey is back on the ballot, 21 years after scandal led him to resign as New Jersey governor
    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two decades after resigning as New Jersey’s governor and stunning the political world as he declared “I am a gay American,” Jim McGreevey is back on the campaign trail, running for mayor of the state’s second-largest city. McGreevey, a Democrat, is one of seven candidates in a nonpartisan race to […]
  • US grocers brace for sales dip as food aid set to lapse
    By Leah Douglas and Jessica DiNapoli WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart to Smithfield Foods are bracing for a dip in November sales if federal food aid benefits lapse for the first time due to the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown has imperiled next month’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known […]
  • Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of a prominent Republican-aligned think tank defended conservative media personality Tucker Carlson after he offered a platform to a far-right activist known for pushing white nationalist and antisemitic views. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts posted a video to social media Thursday in which he denied that the group was “distancing […]
  • FDA says drug makers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drug makers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drugs distributor Amerisource Health Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls earlier this month of more than 580,000 bottles of […]
  • Takeaways from AP, Cox Media Group investigation into injuries and deaths of school crossing guards
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the country, school crossing guards provide a vital service protecting children as they go to and from school. Many of them say the job is rewarding. But an investigation by AP and Cox Media Group Television Stations shows it can also be dangerous. Here are some key takeaways from the AP […]