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Sen. Bob Menendez allegedly bragged to NJ businessman who bought wife Mercedes: 'I saved your ass'

Sen. Bob Menendez boasted that he saved the "ass" of a New Jersey insurance broker who bought his wife a new Mercedes in exchange for help killing a state criminal...

Dad of NJ girl, 6, killed in freak badminton accident shares touching memories of 'bubbly' daughter

"I just remember her coming up with her bedhead [hair] and just wanting to sit with you for a long time. Not restless, just wants to lie with you and...

6-year-old NJ girl killed in freak badminton accident asked mom eerie question 2 weeks before death

Little Lucy Morgan asked her mother "how to be with God and be saved" two weeks before she was killed in a freak badminton accident while on a family vacation.

Disgraced kids' magician arrested on child porn charges — as local pol ex-wife faces calls to resign over allegedly knowing

Angry parents in a New Jersey suburb are calling on a local politician to step down following the recent arrest of her ex-husband — a disgraced children's magician — on...

NJ businessman testifies that he bribed 'Gold Bar Bob' Menendez with a Mercedes-Benz

The terms of the deal involved hooking Nadine Menendez up with the new Mercedes-Benz C-300 in exchange for gaining “the power and influence” of the six-term senator “to do anything...

Pastor's daughter, 6, killed in freak badminton accident on vacation

"We were eating a quick lunch by the lake and the kids decided to try badminton in the front yard. Bethany and I were relaxing in the back when we...

Don't let 'Gold Bars' Menendez's blackmail bid pay off

As if the crimes he's now on trial for weren't enough, Sen. Bob “Gold Bars” Menendez seems to be engaged in political blackmail by filing to run as an independent...

NJ teen nails 'diabolical' headstand and split on stage at high school graduation

Most high school seniors look forward to tossing their caps and turning their tassels at graduation. She raised the bar.

NYPD officer shoots driver with department-issued gun in road rage, charged with attempted murder: authorities

Officer Hieu Tran, 27 -- whose job includes snapping photos of events for the NYPD's social media -- appeared in Manhattan court, where he agreed to extradition to the Garden...

Bon Jovi lives on with new album 'Forever' — 40 years after their debut: review

Despite the ravages of time that made guitarist Richie Sambora quit the band in 2013 and frontman Jon Bon Jovi undergo vocal cord surgery in 2022, Bon Jovi rocks on...

Ex-NJ AG testifies that ‘Gold Bar’ Sen. Menendez pressured him to discuss active case: ‘Whoa, that was gross’

"I can't talk to you about this," Grewal recalled telling the powerful then-head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after Menendez asked him to discuss an "pending criminal matter" in...

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy reacts to congestion pricing delay

Murphy thanked his New York counterpart for hitting the brakes on the controversial toll.

Bob Menendez's re-election strategy: Run as independent to get a possible pardon

"He's in a great position to either force a pardon out of Biden or receive a pardon from Trump as thanks for taking enough seats away from Democrat Andy Kim,"...

Where is Ice Spice going on her summer 2024 tour?

The self-described baddie rapper drops into NYC on Aug. 6.

NJ high school cuts Jewish club from yearbook, replaces with pic of Muslim students in 'blatant antisemitic' act

East Brunswick High School's yearbook erased the names and photos of a Jewish club and replaced them with Muslim students.

State trooper with giant Hitler-related neck tattoo is fired following probe into white supremacist ties

Longtime New Jersey State Trooper Jason Dare also shared posts on Facebook alluding to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.

Rep. Bill Pascrell, 87, easily fends off NJ primary challenge from far-left, anti-Israel candidate

Pascrell will become the oldest member of the House should he defeat 34-year-old Billy Prempeh, the Republican nominee for the 9th District, in November.

Son of 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez survives tough NJ Democratic primary despite father's trial

Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. still has the golden touch.

Democrat Andy Kim wins NJ Senate primary in race to replace ‘Gold Bar' Bob Menendez

He was all but assured victory after previously staving off a challenge for the seat from Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy.