White Gold Star Widow In Niger Ambush Breaks Silence On Trump Condolence Call To Her

Michelle Black was reportedly comforted by Trump's "gracious" call in the days after her Special Forces husband Bryan Black was killed in an ambush by Islamic State-linked militants in Niger. "I'm very grateful that he called and he spoke to the kids.

The Latest: Trump says opioid crisis sparing ‘no part’ of US

President Donald Trump is declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency, and says it's sparing "no part" of the United States. Trump has made that announcement at the White House - and he says the scourge affects rural areas and cities, rich people and the poor, and the elderly and newborns.

“The Red Shoes” Becomes a Ballet

The English choreographer Matthew Bourne is known for ballets that are based on popular tales or movies; that pulsate with crime and passion; that transpire on shifting planes of reality; that incorporate big, crazy dance parties and small, nastily observed manners; and that generally end with the boy's not getting the girl, or the boy. Now Bourne has done it again, God bless him! His new ballet is "The Red Shoes" , and the story, basically, is that of the famous 1948 movie by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

Are NJ rent and house prices so high because we have too many school districts?

When people gripe about New Jersey having so many school districts, with more educational systems than municipalities, it's generally to complain about paying for too many administrators. Tim Evans, the research director for New Jersey Future, said that fragmentation encourages the 'ratable chase' in which cities and towns crave commercial properties but try to avoid residential development, in many cases regardless of whether it contains an 'affordable housing' component.

Texas woman blasts 2-year term forillegal immigrant who killed husband,2 kids in crash

Texas woman blasts 2-year term for illegal immigrant who killed husband, 2 kids in crash Fox News, by Staff A Texas woman is criticizing the two-year sentence an illegal immigrant received for killing her husband and two youngest children in a car crash last year. Courtney Hacking told "Fox & Friends" Saturday that the sentence in a Texas state court doesn't compensate her for the loss of her 36-year-old husband Peter, a volunteer firefighter, 4-year-old daughter Ellie and 22-month-old son Grayson in the accident.

NORC Poll: Adult caregivers overwhelmed and undertrained

U.S. adults providing long-term care for elderly relatives have a shortage of medical ... AP-NORC Poll: Adult caregivers looking after aging relatives and friends have little training for their stressful roles but still find the experience rewarding. AP-NORC Poll: Adult caregivers looking after aging relatives and friends have little training for their stressful roles but still find the experience rewarding.

Kansas Supreme Court: Legislature school finance formula is…

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling Monday instructing Kansas lawmakers to adopt a more reasonable strategy for increased funding of K-12 public school districts and to prove its plan complies with the state constitution. The Supreme Court declared lawmakers' current funding plan unconstitutional and gave the Kansas Legislature until next year to once and for all solve persistent problems with allocation of state aid to public education.

Almost 400,000 Texans’ Insurance At Risk After Congress Fails To Renew CHIP

Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for a federal program. Congressional authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides low-cost health insurance for children from low- and middle-income families, expires Sept.

Canada father prepares lawsuit after province bars kids from riding…

Canada father prepares lawsuit after province bars kids from riding bus alone - Adrian Crook has criticised British Columbia for weighing in on a 'parenting decision' after he tried to teach his oldest children to take public transportation A Canadian father is preparing The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read. Fortunately, memeorandum arranges all of these links in a single, easy-to-scan page.

9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress just let it…

Column Time's up: As CHIP expires unrenewed, Congress blows a chance to save healthcare for 9 million children - Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price voted twice against expanding CHIP as a George state legislator. - Advocates for children's health started worrying months ago 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP.

Mattel baby monitor listens, raises child-privacy concerns

Toymaker Mattel has announced plans to sell a nursery gadget that will listen to infants and watch over them, record their sleep patterns, and even play a lullaby should they awaken. Skeptics are asking if the device, similar to Amazon.com's Echo with its Alexa voice assistant, will violate children's privacy and deepen a trend of surrendering intimate human connections to technology that talks and listens.

Op-Ed Columnist: How Donald Trump Opened the Door to Roy Moore

In 2002, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling in a child custody battle between a lesbian mother and an allegedly abusive father. The parents had originally lived in Los Angeles, and when they divorced in 1992, the mother received primary physical custody.

Mayor Emanuel Congratulates Over 31,000 Youth On Successfully…

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today congratulated more than 31,000 youth for successfully completing the One Summer Chicago job program. The 12 week program provided youth ages 14-24 with job training, mentoring opportunities, continuing education programming and more.

How President Trump’s tax plan affects you

How President Trump's tax plan affects you, and what we still don't know about it Plan makes dramatic changes to individual and corporate tax codes, but key details are still to be determined. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://usat.ly/2yt4mFw The White House and congressional Republicans are finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans, with President Donald Trump ready to roll out the policy proposal at midweek.