Fun Is Getting Harder For Many Americans To Find, Survey Reveals
A new survey suggests plenty of Americans could use a little more room for joy.
Talker Research released the survey on Tuesday, May 12, after polling 5,000 US adults, 100 in each state, about whether they are having enough fun.
The answer, for many, was no.
The survey, commissioned by Dave & Buster's and conducted by Talker Research, found that 48 percent of Americans said their overall lives currently lack fun.
Another 12 percent said they could not remember the last time they had a full free day to have fun.
Half of the respondents said they wish they could do something fun and soc…
Man Who Killed Princeton Brother During Mental Health Crisis Dies By Suicide In Jail: Officials
Matthew Hertgen, the 32-year-old former standout soccer player accused in the savage murder of his own brother, was found dead in jail earlier this month, Daily Voice has learned
Hertgen died Friday, May 8 at the Mercer County Jail of an apparent suicide, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.
Last month, Matthew, who played soccer during high school in Toms River and in college at Wesleyan, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the February 2025 death of his brother, Joseph Hertgen, in his Princeton apartment. Hertgen used a knife and a golf club t…
'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW
Jackson Mueller, who was struck and killed by a BMW driven by another juvenile in Brick on Monday morning, May 19, is being remembered as a beloved son and brother, according to his obituary from the O'Brien Funeral Home website.
An honors student who was set to complete his freshman year at Brick Memorial High School, Mueller was set to attend MATES, a specialized STEM school in the fall, his obituary reads. An aspiring engineer, Mueller was an officer in the National Junior Honor Society and the treasurer for student council at Veterans Memorial Middle School, according to his obituary.
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Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police
A 33-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle in Egg Harbor City on Sunday, May 17, authorities said.
At 5:58 p.m., emergency crews responded to Route 30 and New York Avenue after Alexander Oswald was struck by a vehicle while traveling westbound by an eastbound vehicle, Egg Harbor City police said.
Oswald was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Atlantic City resident, sustained injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family of Oswald, who was known as "Buzz."…
‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Announces Pregnancy With First Child
“Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper announced Sunday, May 17 that she is expecting her first child with husband Matt Kaplan.
Cooper, 31, a Newton, PA native and former BU soccer player, shared photos on Instagram showing off her baby bump alongside Kaplan.
“Our family 🤍,” the post was captioned.
Cooper, one of the biggest names in podcasting, married Kaplan, a film and TV producer, in 2024.
