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For Generation X, 9/11 remains a dividing line between an analog Cold War childhood and an adulthood shaped by terrorism, long wars and economic upheaval.…
ExxonMobil shareholders voted Tuesday to officially move the company’s legal home from New Jersey to Texas, ending a 144-year corporate presence in the Garden State and closing a chapter that dates back…
TRENTON, N.J. — Just weeks before New Jersey hosts eight FIFA World Cup matches — including the 2026 championship final — the attorneys general of New Jersey and New York announced a…
NEWARK, N.J. — Fox News host Greg Gutfeld launched a blistering attack on New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim and Gov. Mikie Sherrill after both Democrats appeared outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention…
The Department of Homeland Security publicly attacked New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill after she criticized federal immigration agents following a chaotic confrontation outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark. In a…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Supporters have launched a GoFundMe campaign for a Jersey City mother and special education advocate charged with trespassing after being removed from a Jersey City Board of Education…
A newly surfaced Federal Trade Commission letter sheds light on how federal regulators pressured children’s product company Abiie LLC to remove marketing claims suggesting its products were made in America and Europe,…
Trenton, NJ — Thousands of New Jersey residents enrolled in NJ FamilyCare are beginning to receive letters warning about upcoming federal Medicaid eligibility changes tied to a new law backed by President…
Boaters and beachgoers along the New Jersey coast are watching the Atlantic Ocean turn an unexpected shade of tropical blue as a massive phytoplankton bloom spreads across the Mid-Atlantic, creating swirling turquoise…
New Jersey lawmakers want to give movie theaters a new way to survive as streaming services continue to cut into ticket sales: turning cinemas into places where customers can drink beer, wine,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 21-year-old Maryland man with a history of prior confrontations involving the White House was fatally shot Saturday night after authorities say he opened fire on Secret Service officers…
New York, NY — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former City University of New York medical lecturer who claimed CUNY unlawfully terminated him and refused to rehire him…
Toms River, NJ — A 30-year-old Honduran national remains jailed without bail in Ocean County after authorities charged him with aggravated assault tied to a domestic violence case, according to jail records.…
Seaside Heights, NJ — Shore towns across New Jersey ramped up curfew enforcement Saturday night as large crowds of teenagers flooded boardwalks, amusement areas, and beach streets during Memorial Day weekend, prompting…
Seaside Heights, NJ — Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that she will resign as Director of National Intelligence at the end of June, closing out a turbulent 15-month stretch in the Trump administration…
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul escalated her attacks on Republican rival Bruce Blakeman after former President Donald Trump warned the Democratic governor, “You better watch yourself, Kathy,” during a…
TRENTON, N.J. — A sweeping New Jersey voting rights bill moved closer to becoming law Tuesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the “John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act” in a 7-2 vote,…
TRENTON, N.J. — A group of New Jersey Republican lawmakers accused the NYNJ FIFA 2026 Host Committee of shortchanging New Jersey taxpayers after revelations that 1,000 FIFA World Cup tickets purchased with…
Trenton, NJ — New Jersey Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation aimed at preventing non-citizens from being prompted to register to vote during Motor Vehicle Commission transactions, arguing the change would close what…
Trenton, NJ — Two Jersey Shore lawmakers are backing legislation that would prevent New Jersey environmental officials from capping the number of mobile sport fishing permits issued each year, a move supporters…
Trenton, NJ — New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow elected officials and political candidates to use campaign funds to pay for security measures protecting themselves, family members living in…