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1. West Nile Virus 2012: New Jersey outbreak has officials concerned
(Health/Healthquest)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM As Texas seeks to contain the public health crisis caused by the West Nile Virus, New Jersey officials are working to control mosquitoes, reducing the effects ...

2. Radioactive quandry: States wonder what's next for spent fuel
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Carolina 4,040 1,319.3 Tennessee 1,570 505.2 Texas 2,120 677.8 Vermont 620 101.6 Virginia 2,450 739.4 Washington 660 172.3 Wisconsin 1,330 ...

3. REVIEW: 'Harrison, TX' presents three postcards by Horton Foote
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

A new Texas trilogy discloses contrasting vicinities in an American master's hometown BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW “Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote” offers ...

4. Camden police dog is fourth to die due to heat-related reasons
(U.S./Nation)

...  A German shepherd died from the heat after being left in of a patrol car in Ohio less than two weeks ago, and last month, two dogs died of heat exhaustion after being left inside of a patrol car in Texas. ...

5. Fareed Zakaria plagiarism scandal is bad news for CNN and Time
(U.S./Nation)

... 1813. Other states soon followed: Indiana in 1820, Tennessee and Virginia in 1838, Alabama in 1839 and Ohio in 1859. Similar laws were passed in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. As the governor of Texas (Texas!) ...

6. Randy Travis' DWI: Country star gets tweets of support and sarcasm
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Legendary country singer Randy Travis was jailed Tuesday night for DWI and allegedly threatening a Texas State Trooper. He did it all with dramatic flair, according ...

7. Cleanup USADA/WADA
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... public liberties issue, and I don't want them to "clean up" sports their way. Hopefully, the Judge in Texas will see through that and act appropriately. ...

8. Obama's Electoral College lead is significant but not insurmountable
(Opinion/Commentary)

... (8), Mississippi (6), Missouri (10), Montana (3), Nebraska (5), North Carolina (15), North Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South Carolina (9), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (38), Utah (6), West Virginia ...

9. New Jersey ranks 4th worse in unemployment rates
(Money/Economy)

... have recouped all of its lost private-sector jobs; Alaska, Louisiana, New York, North Dakota and Texas. "During the recovery, Pennsylvania was boosted by fracking and natural gas, and New York benefited ...

10. Premiere of HBO doc ‘About Face: Supermodels Then and Now’: Models who were cover girls before celebrities
(Life/Style)

... and sick and dying. We all know that’s coming and it’s a bore,” says Jerry Hall, who worked as a teen at the local Dairy Queen in Texas when she was discovered by a modeling scout. “We’re living longer ...

11. Wes Riddle: Slavery brought freedom to African Americans
(U.S./Nation)

BY MATTHEW R. FARRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Republican Congressional candidate Wes Riddle of Texas’ 25th District said on his website that African Americans benefitted from slavery. The candidate, ...

12. NCAA is Penn State's deodorant
(Sports/Professional)

... slogan. According to Penn State alum Wally Triplett, the slogan started when the university was invited to play in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas in 1948. Dallas was a segregated city and welcomed ...

13. Thanks eBay: Man reunited with stolen sports car over 40 years later
(U.S./Nation)

... reported stolen by Russell. Russell has since brought his car back to Texas, where he currently resides, now valued at 23,000, according to Long Island Newsday.  ...

14. Romney campaign needs Rob Portman as VP...now!
(Opinion/Commentary)

... running mate in 1960, because he knew that he needed LBJ to carry the states of Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Had JFK not selected LBJ as his running mate, he would have lost these states ...

15. 'The Imposter' movie review, trailer: Identity theft shown at a whole new level in documentary
(Entertainment/Movies)

... forward, claiming to be your lost boy, would you believe him? Incredibly, that’s what happened in San Antonio, Texas, when a 23-year-old French Algerian named Frederic Bourdin convinced the family of Nicholas ...

16. Grandchildren can help immensely in elder care
(Health/Healthquest)

... disaster. In another case, the daughter and son of a woman in her late 80s lived near Denver. The mother lived in San Antonio, Texas. The son and daughter-in-law did not like where the elder lived and ...

17. N.J. ranks 41st overall in the business world
(N.J./State)

... as well as 46th in workforce and 44th in cost of living. Its best category was access to capital (10th). The number one state on the list was Texas. Its best category was infrastructure and transportation ...

18. More than 25% of teens have 'sexted' and sent nude photos, survey finds
(Life/Style)

... about risky sex," said Jeff Temple from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, who led the new study. The survey included almost 1,000 students from ages 14 to 19 from seven public high ...

19. In pro sports, player durability is the greatest ability
(Sports/Professional)

... Hamilton is an otherworldly Major League player. However, the Texas Rangers outfielder is often injured and has a well documented history of substance abuse. As he approaches free agency, the question ...

20. Shooting of Texas lesbian couple shocks small town
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Two women believed to be in a relationship were shot at Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Tex. over the past weekend. Authorities say the two were shot in the head ...