Twenty-two Democratic-led US states sue over Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Boston, US Reuters Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed a slew of lawsuits challenging US President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by his opponents to block his agenda in court. After his inauguration on Monday, Trump, a Republican, ordered US agencies to refuse to recognise […]
Drones over US show gaps in airspace security, top Trump adviser says
Washington DC, US Reuters A raft of drone sightings in New Jersey and other US states has underscored gaps in US airspace security that need to be closed, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Sunday. President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration has played down concerns about a growing number of […]
Christian group temporarily opens beaches it has closed on Sunday mornings as court fight plays out
Ocean Grove, New Jersey, US AP For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a […]
A US Christian group allows Sunday morning access to a New Jersey beach it closed to honour God
Ocean Grove, New Jersey, US AP A Christian religious group that has closed its beaches on Sunday mornings for generations to honour God is relenting temporarily, allowing beachgoers onto the sand while it fights a court case with New Jersey over whose rules are paramount. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that […]
Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing
New York City, US Reuters Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday and airlifted to a hospital, police said. After hours of surgery, Rushdie […]
In the US, New Jersey diocese agrees to $US87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse suits
Trenton, New Jersey AP A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $US87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic Church in the United States. The agreement between the Diocese of Camden, which encompasses six counties in southern […]
Oh! Christmas tree? Cardboard display is the talk of a US town
Asbury Park, New Jersey, US AP It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore. It also has been called ridiculous, ugly and hideous, something akin to a pile of Amazon shipping boxes or a giant cat-scratching post. Good […]
Postcards: With births and a beauty salon, Afghan “guests” transform US base
PHIL STEWART, of Reuters, reports from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey…
In the US, another Hillsong East Coast pastor resigns, this time over revealing Instagram selfies
New York City, USRNS A pastor for Hillsong East Coast has resigned after sharing revealing photos of himself on Instagram stories. His resignation comes at a time when the global megachurch has been rocked by multiple scandals, including last fall’s firing of “celebrity pastor” Carl Lentz from Hillsong New York City after revelations of an extramarital affair. […]
StrangeSights: Lucy the Elephant invites you to stay over; Swiss President plans a party; and Lord Binface runs for mayor
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…