In a moment that blended family emotion with political fervor, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli received an unexpected boost on the eve of a high-stakes election when his son, U.S. Army Capt. Jake Ciattarelli, surprised him at a packed campaign rally after flying in from deployment in Kuwait.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the soulful Southern voice that brought gospel-infused harmonies to the Grateful Dead's psychedelic soundscapes and became the band's first and only female member during its 1970s heyday, died on Sunday at the age of 78.