Tag Archives: Jersey

The actor Gary Busey has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual misconduct after admitting that he purposely touched a woman inappropriately at a horror film convention in New Jersey in 2022. “It was not an accidental touching,” the 81-year-old Busey, who was once nominated for an Oscar, told a judge during a virtual court appearance on Thursday. In exchange for Busey’s …

State of Emergency Declared Across All 21 Counties  Rainfall Could Reach a High of Seven Inches in Parts of the State   TRENTON – Acting Governor Tahesha Way declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency effective at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2025, due to the potential for flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, intense rainfall, and damaging wind gusts. Rainfall totals …

Skyrocketing demand for copper promises to push prices to new heights. As the global economy transitions away from fossil fuels, it is going to need twice as much copper in the coming years than humanity has mined throughout all of its existence. Still Bright, a New Jersey-based startup founded in 2022, thinks it has found a novel (and cleaner way) …

Trump’s gambit to keep Alina Habba in charge in New Jersey: Withdraw her nomination  Politico Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being fired by Justice Department  CNN Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey  The New York Times Trump yanks Habba’s nomination for U.S. attorney, enabling her to serve in acting capacity  CBS …

The 12-year-old Little League player from New Jersey who was suspended for Thursday’s state championship game has been cleared to compete. Marco Rocco of Haddonfield Little League was ejected after flipping his bat to celebrate a game-winning home run in the sixth inning of a game on July 16. The ejection led to a single-game suspension that would have barred …

Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey  The New York Times Alina Habba defiant after judges vote against her in New Jersey: ‘I don’t cower to pressure’  Fox News Trump yanks Habba’s nomination for U.S. attorney, enabling her to serve in acting capacity  CBS News Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being …

About four months ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Alina Habba, one of Trump’s personal lawyers, as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. Habba spent her brief tenure in office bringing dubious prosecutions and investigations against elected Democrats, including a failed prosecution of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and an ongoing case against US Rep. LaMonica McIver. Prior to this …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Tuesday, the Trump administration launched its most direct and aggressive confrontation with the judiciary so far: The Justice Department rejected a federal court’s authority to name a new U.S. attorney to New Jersey to replace Alina Habba, the …

Judges reject Trump pick for top New Jersey federal prosecutor, DOJ removes successor  Reuters Showdown in New Jersey Over Top Federal Prosecutor  The New York Times DOJ fires US attorney for New Jersey after state picks her over former Trump lawyer Alina Habba  ABC News Bondi Fires First Replacement After Judges Reject Habba Appointment  Democracy Docket Alina Habba’s troubled tenure as a federal prosecutor …

Judges vote to oust Trump pick Alina Habba as U.S. attorney in New Jersey  The Washington Post Bypassing Habba, Judges in New Jersey Name New Top Federal Prosecutor  The New York Times Judges vote against extending Alina Habba’s term as US attorney in New Jersey  Fox News Alina Habba’s troubled tenure as a federal prosecutor ends with a whimper  MSNBC News Judges oust Trump …