New Jersey unveils energy plan to make state 100% clean by 2050
New Jersey released a draft energy plan on Monday that provides an initial blueprint for the total conversion of the state’s energy profile to 100 percent clean energy by 2050:
Suspect in custody in shooting of retired Red Sox slugger David Ortiz
Police in the Dominican Republic were investigating why a man shot and wounded former Boston Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz as he sat in a nightclub late on Sunday, police and the team said.
Suspect in custody in shooting of ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz: police
Santo Domingo police on Monday were investigating why one of two men on a motorcycle shot and wounded former Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz as he sat in a nightclub late Sunday, according to police and the team.
Supreme Court to hear Comcast appeal in Byron Allen racial bias suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear cable television operator Comcast Corp’s bid to throw out comedian and producer Byron Allen’s racial bias lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against black-owned channels.
Rapper Bushwick Bill dies at 52 after four-month battle with cancer
Rapper Bushwick Bill, best known for his work with the Houston-based trio Geto Boys, has died after a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Billboard magazine reported on Monday.
Supreme Court rebuffs bid to expand legal protections for gun silencers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid to widen legal protections for gun silencers in a case involving two Kansas men convicted for failing to register the devices as required by federal law, as the justices again sidestepped a chance to r…
Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo detainee’s appeal seeking release
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into the contentious question of to what extent detainees held by the U.S. military at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba can seek their release, turning away an appeal by a Yemeni-born man…
Supreme Court to hear Comcast appeal in racial bias suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by cable operator Comcast Corp to throw out racial bias claims accusing the company of discriminating against black-owned television channels.
U.S. measles outbreak spreads to Idaho and Virginia, hits 1,022 cases
The United States’ worst measles outbreak in a quarter-century spread to Idaho and Virginia last week as public health authorities on Monday reported 41 new cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease.
Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz recovering after shooting in Dominican Republic
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