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Microsoft Kinect cameras may help autism early detection

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Earlier diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder is essential for quicker treatment, and a school in Minnesota is undergoing testing to monitor children for symptoms.

Researchers Guillermo Sapiro and Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos are conducting experiments with Microsoft Kinect gaming sensors at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development.

According to Mas...

Rutgers law professor: President Obama's same-sex marriage endorsement 'true to his convictions'

BY ANDREA ALEXAN DER

RUTGERS TODAY

Barack Obama became the first sitting president to endorse same sex marriage in a historic move that throws the weight of his office behind the generation’s most controversial social and civil rights issue. Obama’s announcement during a television interview aired today comes in the face of mounting pressure to define his position following Vice President Joe Biden's...

Georgia student Aimee Copeland: Zip-line accident leads to freaky disease

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Doctors gave Aimee Copeland, the girl who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria in her leg from a zip-lining accident, little chance of survival on Tuesday.

But the 24-year old Copeland is continuing to fight.

Copeland’s father Andy said Aimee has moved her arms and head and is breathing more on her own, according to ajc.com .

Copeland received an infection known as Aeromonas...

N.J. black bear gave Ogdensburg school a scare

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The mascot of the Ogdensburg Elementary School got a little too lifelike for their liking this past Monday.

A small black bear crashed through the door that leads into the main breezeway of the school just before 8 p.m. on Monday,a ccording to the New Jersey Herald. After the bear entered a first floor classroom, Ogdensburg Police Sgt. Stephen Gordon went in ...

Tim Tebow as Jets' punt protector on special teams is a gimmick

BY JEREMY SCHILLING

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

The Jets made a gutsy move acquiring Tim Tebow in the offseason. It may work out perfectly  and create a whole separate set of plays that teams need to game plan for. Or it could backfire, with a quarterback controversy between Tebow and starter Mark Sanchez, if Sanchez does not perform early on or if the team starts losing.

Fans are divided. M...

(VIDEO) Google's robotic, autonomous car gets Nevada's OK

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Are you ready for the upcoming summer traffic? In Nevada, it is about to get worse. And nobody will be driving.

Google received the first license Monday from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to test driverless autonomous vehicles.  According to the Las Vegas Sun, it is believed to be the first license of its kind issued in the United States.

The 2011 Le...

N.J. weather forecast: Will rain exit in time for weekend?

BY STEVEN DiMARTINO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

As an area of low pressure and the associated upper level disturbance starts to exit into the Atlantic this morning, conditions will rapidly improve throughout the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas. This morning, steady light to moderate rain will continue to exit into the Atlantic with the back edge of the rainfall rapidly moving east throu...

Big East: With Marinatto gone, Joe Bailey tries to give answers

BY MATT SUGAM

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

The Big East is in a flux. That’s not news. It has been for quite some time with the seismic shifts in BCS Confrences.

Former commissioner John Marinatto was constantly under fire for being reactionary rather than proactive. After Marinatto was forced to resign, Joe Bailey has been named the interim commissioner, needing to keep the Big East away from the...

Analysis of Rutgers football post-spring depth chart

BY MATT SUGAM

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Rutgers released its post-spring depth chart and much was as expected. Neither Chas Dodd nor Gary Nova were named as the starting quarterback and will compete for the job deep into August . Neither Jawan Jamison or Savon Huggins were named the starting running back and are expected to split carries this season .

However, the offensive line has its fair share of surprises. Aside...

Logan Marshall-Green: From 'Prometheus' to 'Lonely Hunter' Tennessee Williams portrayal

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

It was just announced today that Logan Marshall-Green, who plays a space explorer in the much hyped upcoming sci-fi thriller, “Prometheus,” directed by Ridley Scott, will next portray Tennessee Williams in “Lonely Hunter,” a film based on the life of Carson McCullers. Carson McCullers, the 1940’s Southern author of “Heart is a Lonely Hunter” -which she wrote w...