Washington – A White House trade adviser and a leading Republican senator said on Wednesday that a U.S. plan to impose tariffs on Mexican goods might not go into affect, offering hope for Mexico and American businesses concerned about economic damage from a new front in President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Adviser Peter Navarro told [...]

Trenton, NJ – A father-son talk about a summer job is on the backburner after a New Jersey college student won a $1 million lottery prize. Kristopher Chrysanthopoulos’ dad had invited him to lunch to talk to the 20-year-old about the need for a summer job. During the ride, he decided to check his May [...]

Buenos Aires – Argentina’s embassies in 20 cities around the world will mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires in a joint initiative with the World Jewish Congress. The July 18, 1994 blast killed 85 people and injured more than 300. The international commemorations began on [...]

Miami – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he would remove Airbnb from the state’s blacklist of companies that boycott Israel. The state suspended the use of Airbnb for state-paid travel and had considered preventing its pension fund from investing in the firm when it goes public, reportedly by 2020, after it announced in November [...]

Okaloosa Island, FL – Authorities say two Florida burglars thought they were clever when they used a blowtorch to break into an ATM machine, but they never hit the jackpot. Instead, the burning heat actually welded the ATM’s hinges shut. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s officials say video surveillance shows two male suspects entering the Boardwalk on [...]

Albany, NY – Registered sex offenders in New York received $63,000 worth of of sexual treatments courtesy of the state’s publicly funded Medicaid program, according to an audit released Wednesday. Federal rules bar Medicaid coverage of sexual treatments for all recipients, not just sex offenders. Yet state Medicaid officials approved $930,000 in improper payments for [...]

A brand new event space in Holmdel, NJ has just launched, and it is redefining the industry. Part of a two million square foot re-imagined location, the Bell Works event space was designed to be truly memorable and innovative. With a contemporary design and uniquely modern aesthetic, it delivers an experience that is distinctive in [...]

New York – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) is picking up the first union endorsement of his longshot presidential bid. The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council announced Wednesday that it is endorsing de Blasio and will send members to campaign for him in the early voting states of New [...]

Beijing – China on Wednesday launched a rocket from a mobile platform at sea for the first time, sending a five commercial satellites and two others containing experimental technology into space. The Long March 11 rocket blasted off from a launch pad aboard a commercial ship in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Shandong [...]

Jerusalem – Yisrael Meir Nachumberg, who was wounded in the stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, was released from Hadassah Ein Kerem on Wednesday, the hospital’s spokesperson reported. “We are going home with Israel Meir,” said the victim’s father Rafael. He expressed the family’s gratitude to the hospital staff and to the entire [...]