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February 17, 2022

NJ 4th grade student takes her plea against mask mandates to Gov. Phil Murphy: 'I am only a kid once'

Fourth-grade elementary school student Maci Young of N.J. declined to wear a mask at school recently and was sent home — now, she's expressed her thoughts about mask mandates directly to New Jersey's governor.

February 15, 2022

Mother calls out 'unapologetic' double standard for celebs while son must wear mask for speech therapy

Sabrina Chacon said it was hard to watch as thousands of individuals were maskless at the game while her son is being required to wear a mask at school and during speech therapy sessions.

February 13, 2022

Navy SEAL candidate death: Father of SEAL trainee who died in 2016 speaks out amid renewed calls for justice

EXCLUSIVE: The father of a U.S. Navy SEAL candidate who died during a training exercise in 2016 has a message for the family of recently fallen Seaman Kyle Mullen amid renewed calls for justice for his son.

February 11, 2022

Blue states cite falling COVID-19 cases, not new studies, to justify mask mandate changes

Several Democrat-led states are finally scaling back on masking requirements, citing declining COVID-19 case numbers for the changes rather than scientific evidence that they are not needed.

February 10, 2022

Democrats scramble to reverse course on COVID restrictions ahead of midterms

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday joined numerous Democratic governors who have lifted their states' mask mandates ahead of the midterm elections.

February 9, 2022

White House not ready to ease COVID-19 restrictions despite blue states' rollbacks

The White House is not ready to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, despite recent actions taken by governors in blue states like New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and more to scrap portions of their statewide mask mandates.

February 9, 2022

New Jersey man found dead hours after setting hospital worker on fire, officials say

A New Jersey man accused of setting fire to and assaulting a fellow hospital employee was found to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours into the manhunt for his arrest, according to authorities and recent reports. 

February 9, 2022

MSNBC, others hit as 'hypocrites' for contradictory coverage on Youngkin, Murphy mask mandate orders

Left-leaning news outlets appear to take a different tone following New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's decision to end the state's mask mandate than they did for Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

February 8, 2022

Fallen Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen's grieving mother speaks out: 'Lost the light of laughter in our life'

The grieving mother of a U.S. Navy seaman and SEAL candidate who died hours after completing the notoriously grueling "hell week" has broken her silence with a heartbreaking message just days after the devastating and sudden loss. 

February 8, 2022

More states report drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

More states are reporting a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations this week, as a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant shows signs of easing.