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Sen. Bob Menendez seeks dismissal of criminal charges
Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday sought dismissal of charges, including bribery, as his lawyers told a judge that New York federal prosecutors are making claims that are “outrageously false" and "distort reality.”
Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie drops out of 2024 presidential race
Christie is set to make the announcement during a town hall event Wednesday evening in New Hampshire.
New Jersey’s State of the State: Teen voting, more AI, lower medical debt among governor’s pitches
Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a series of new measures he wants the newly expanded Democrat-led Legislature to adopt, including allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections, reducing medical debt, and expanding affordable housing.
New Jersey to allow teens who’ll be 18 by a general election to vote in primaries
Seventeen-year-olds in New Jersey will be able to vote in primaries if they'll be 18 by the next general election under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid NJ businessman
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company invested millions of dollars in the businessman's real estate project, a rewritten indictment alleged Tuesday.
As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them
One man was fatally stabbed while another was found bleeding to death on New Year's Day in Atlantic City, the gambling resort that's currently adding hundreds of new security cameras to the thousands already keeping an electric eye on this busy tourist destination.
Harvard president Claudine Gay quits after testimony backlash
Claudine Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign in the past month following congressional testimony where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate Harvard'd conduct policy.
Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.
Prosecutors oppose NJ Sen. Menendez’s effort to delay bribery trial until July
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a judge to reject U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his bribery trial scheduled for next spring by two months, until July.
3 NJ men to stand trial in shooting that killed Philadelphia police officer
A judge has ordered three New Jersey men to stand trial on charges in an airport parking garage shooting that killed one Philadelphia police officer and wounded another.