Florida reality show winner gets 10 years for enticing underage girl to cross state lines for sex
A Florida man who is a past winner of the “American Ninja Warrior” TV reality show has been sentenced to just over 10 years in federal prison for enticing an underage girl to travel across state lines so they could have sex.
US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar praised Mexico’s effort protect U.S. agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors.
Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Two employees of the United States Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor says Sen. Bob Menendez sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to be nominated as U.S. attorney after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.
Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary
Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed.
New Jersey attorney general blames shore town for having too few police on boardwalk during melee
New Jersey’s attorney general is blaming a Jersey Shore town for not having enough police officers patrolling its boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend, when the force was overwhelmed and the city temporarily closed the walkway.
Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date
Federal prosecutors say the May bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that the New Jersey Democrat's wife, who's a co-defendant, has a serious medical issue.
Man accused of killing family members in Pennsylvania facing charges in 2 states
Authorities say a man faces murder charges in Pennsylvania and carjacking and weapons charges in New Jersey after allegedly killing three family members and evading law enforcement for hours as police mobilized in two states.
New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law
New Jersey lawmakers voted to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state’s open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses.
Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York
Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities.
DeVito leads clutch drive to Bullock's winning kick as New York Giants top Green Bay Packers 24-22
Tommy DeVito threw a 32-yard pass to Wan’Dale Robinson to set up Randy Bullock’s 37-yard field goal as time expired, and the New York Giants beat Green Bay 24-22 to hand the Packers their first December loss since Matt LaFleur took over as coach in 2019.
Trainers at New Jersey police seminar disparaged women, made 'inappropriate' remarks, officials say
A new state comptroller report finds that a police training seminar in New Jersey included instructors making lewd comments about women, encouraging officers to pull people over for no reason and showing a photo of an ape after talking about pulling over a 75-year-old Black man.
Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?
In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine casinos afloat while they were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing President Joe Biden's goal of powering 10 million homes by towering ocean-based turbines by the end of the decade.
Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues
Danish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off the coast of New Jersey, adding uncertainty to a nascent industry the Biden administration is counting on to help transition away from the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels.
Born after Superstorm Sandy's destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey
A decade after they were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect densely populated cities in New Jersey just outside New York City are getting underway.
Sports, internet bets near-record levels in New Jersey, but 5 of 9 casinos trail pre-pandemic levels
Sports betting and internet gambling were at near-record levels in New Jersey in September, and nearly half of the Atlantic City casinos won more money from in-person gamblers than they did before the COVID19 pandemic.