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Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Dec. 20, 2024 18:44 PM EST

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. The strikes that started Thursday and...

Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here's what we know

Dec. 20, 2024 18:38 PM EST

A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday and Thursday temporarily banned drone flights...

Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore's back bays from catastrophic storms

Dec. 20, 2024 13:56 PM EST

MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — The federal government has dropped huge gates at the mouths of three inlets, as well as internal waterway barriers from a plan to protect New Jersey's back bays from the type of catastrophic flooding they endured during Superstorm Sandy. Instead, the U.S....

Derek Sprague chosen as CEO of PGA of America

Dec. 20, 2024 12:49 PM EST

Derek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years. Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New York, also becomes the first CEO to have served...

Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Princeton Tigers meet in Newark, New Jersey

Dec. 20, 2024 04:17 AM EST

Princeton Tigers (8-4) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-4, 1-1 Big Ten) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers squares off against Princeton in Newark, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights have a 6-3 record against non-conference...

Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with him

Dec. 20, 2024 00:08 AM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — They warned about him. Now they'll have to work with him. A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, hoping to avoid antagonizing him to ensure they'll have a working...

New Jersey Supreme Court temporarily leaves attorney general in charge of Paterson police

Dec. 19, 2024 16:56 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top court on Thursday agreed to temporarily pause a lower court decision that determined the attorney general overstepped his authority when he took control of the Paterson Police Department. The Supreme Court of New Jersey's temporary pause means...

Federal officials' authority to track and disable drones set to expire, snared in budget battle

Dec. 19, 2024 13:19 PM EST

As suspected drone sightings over the eastern U.S. including New Jersey continue to captivate many, the federal government's authority to track and disable unmanned aircraft deemed threatening is set to expire after Friday and a temporary spending bill before Congress that would extend that power...

NJ attorney general exceeded authority by taking over Paterson police, court finds

Dec. 18, 2024 17:31 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top law enforcement official overstepped his authority last year when he took control of the police force in Paterson, the state's third-largest city, soon after police there fatally shot a man barricaded in an apartment bathroom, an appeals court ruled...

New Jersey making it easier for problem gamblers to ban themselves from casinos

Dec. 18, 2024 16:58 PM EST

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is making it easier for people with a gambling problem to ban themselves from casinos. The state Attorney General's Office, which includes the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, said Wednesday it will allow people to put their names on...