Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official's door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. He was convicted of participating in what U.S. authorities called a Beijing-driven pressure campaign targeting expatriates. Zheng Congying...

Judge rejects new trial for former Sen. Menendez over tainted laptop

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected claims by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez that his conviction should be thrown out because the jury was given a laptop containing material that was supposed to be excluded from the trial. Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan...

The Latest: Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff to be put on leave

Donald Trump began his presidency with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's the latest: ...

New Jersey Attorney General says he's leading an effort to block Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.

New federal data shows Maine’s child welfare agency is moving against national trends

Earlier this month, the independent watchdog monitoring Maine’s child welfare agency went before the legislature’s government oversight committee and admitted frustration. In recent years, she has repeatedly identified the same problems with the agency’s approach to child protection...

Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects. The interior secretary will review wind leasing and permitting...

Trump's inauguration will usher in a crypto-friendly administration, and with it, new state policies

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses could push states to become more open to crypto and lead public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it. Proponents of the uniquely...

Baylor Bears and the No. 1 UCLA Bruins square off in Newark, New Jersey

UCLA Bruins (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) vs. Baylor Bears (16-3, 6-1 Big 12) Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UCLA and Baylor square off in Newark, New Jersey. The Bears have a 10-2 record in non-conference play. Baylor is 0-1 in games...

Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the US under winter storm warnings

BOSTON (AP) — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will grip much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine. Winter storm warnings issued by the National...

Forsberg makes 25 saves and Senators slip past Devils for 2-1 victory

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Artem Zub and Zack Ostapchuk each scored a goal and Anton Forsberg stopped 25 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Zub snapped a 1-1 tie in the third period with his second goal of the season. ...