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NJ Assembly committee approves bill to define…

NJ Assembly committee approves bill to define…

An Assembly committee approved the measure, which would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism into law. A New Jersey Assembly committee voted July 24 in favor of a measure to define antisemitism in the...

Husker Mail Call Responses

Husker Mail Call Responses

You asked for it, you got it: Mailbag responses. Frank Solich was fired because a 9-3 record was a descent into mediocrity. Bo Pelini was fired because you couldn’t spell Pelini without 4 L’s. If Matt Rhule puts up a 7-5 type season in Year 3, how...

Archbishop Pérez, son of migrants, tells migrants: ‘You are not alone’

Archbishop Pérez, son of migrants, tells migrants: ‘You are not alone’

(OSV News) -- “You are not alone,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia—the son of Cuban exiles—addressing migrants in a July 23 pastoral letter on immigration. The archbishop assured migrants that “the Church is a community of faith,...

Sherill Taps NJ University President, New Brunswick Resident As Running Mate

Sherill Taps NJ University President, New Brunswick Resident As Running Mate

Sherill, who currently serves in Congress, said her and Caldwell, a New Brunswick resident are committed to making New Jersey more affordable while protecting New Jerseyians from President Donald Trump's attacks. On Wednesday, July 23, Republican...

Hegseth tells lawmakers about plan to detain immigrants at military bases

Hegseth tells lawmakers about plan to detain immigrants at military bases

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining thousands of people on bases on U.S. soil. Hegseth notified...

Democratic ticket complete: Sherrill picks Caldwell for lt. gov.

Democratic ticket complete: Sherrill picks Caldwell for lt. gov.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, selected Centenary University President Dale Caldwell as her running mate for the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election. Caldwell has a diverse background in education, government, nonprofit leadership and...

Hegseth: US has plans to detain immigrants at Indiana bases

Hegseth: US has plans to detain immigrants at Indiana bases

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining thousands of people on bases on U.S. soil. Hegseth notified...

Camp Atterbury likely to be used for immigrant detention

Camp Atterbury likely to be used for immigrant detention

Indiana’s Camp Atterbury can be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth outlined the move in a July 15 letter to Congressional members, naming Camp Atterbury and...

Trump administration plans to hold immigration detainees on South Jersey military base

Trump administration plans to hold immigration detainees on South Jersey military base

President Donald Trump’s administration intends to house immigration detainees at a South Jersey military base, naming it as one of two sites now certified to assist in the president’s plan for mass deportations. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,...

Franklin School Recognized as Top 10 Most Innovative School by T4 Education

Franklin School Recognized as Top 10 Most Innovative School by T4 Education

On June 30, 2025, Franklin School, a high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, was officially named one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Schools in the World. This recognition came from T4 Education, the UK-based organization that created the...

Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they're hungry, raise food quality concerns

Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they're hungry, raise food quality concerns

Immigrants being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food, detainees and immigration advocates say. They say some detainees have gotten sick;...

Trump deportations could cost 349,000 jobs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, report finds

Trump deportations could cost 349,000 jobs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, report finds

President Donald Trump's deportation plans could cost nearly six million jobs nationally – including 234,000 in New Jersey and 115,000 in Pennsylvania – according to an analysis released Thursday. If successful, Trump's goal of deporting 4 million...

Secret life of Bryan Kohberger's lookalike sister: Now director who cast her in slasher movie (showing STUDENT murders) speaks out

Secret life of Bryan Kohberger's lookalike sister: Now director who cast her in slasher movie (showing STUDENT murders) speaks out

Poised and polished, she looked every inch the leading lady she once aspired to be. In the weeks after her brother, Bryan Kohberger, committed his hideous crimes it emerged that Amanda had harbored ambitions of stardom in her youth, even winning a...

Nessel joins multistate effort opposing cuts to immigrant children's legal aid

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the case of Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, et al. vs. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. The...

Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo revives Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo revives Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

Conductor Will Crutchfield appears during a rehearsal at at Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J., on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Steven Pisano via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments,...

South Jersey military base to temporarily hold immigrant detainees

South Jersey military base to temporarily hold immigrant detainees

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. The Trump administration has approved the use of South Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to hold...

Rep. Rob Menendez addresses recycling, infrastructure cuts, and education funding on social media

Rep. Rob Menendez addresses recycling, infrastructure cuts, and education funding on social media

Rep. Rob Menendez, who represents New Jersey’s 8th district in the U.S. Congress, recently used his social media platform to discuss legislative priorities including recycling, infrastructure funding, and education policy.On July 16, 2025,...

Indian films thrive at N.J. theater chain, connecting community to culture

Indian films thrive at N.J. theater chain, connecting community to culture

For moviegoers of New Jersey’s Indian community, visiting their local theater to watch the latest Bollywood film is more than entertainment—it’s a cultural experience. “Being able to see Indian films in a local theater makes me feel like I’m still...

Mikie Sherrill selects running mate in NJ governor election. Meet Dale Caldwell

Mikie Sherrill selects running mate in NJ governor election. Meet Dale Caldwell

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, selected Centenary University President Dale Caldwell as her running mate for the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election. Caldwell has a diverse background in education, government, nonprofit leadership and...

Organizers Call for Shutdown of Immigrant Jails as Trump Expands Incarceration

Organizers Call for Shutdown of Immigrant Jails as Trump Expands Incarceration

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. The number of undocumented people held in immigration jails has exploded under President Donald...

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