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Jersey Shore town sues to overturn toxic waste settlement where childhood cancer cases rose

Oct. 04, 2023 13:13 PM EDT

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for decades, turning part of the community into one of America's worst...

Judge plans May trial for US Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case

Oct. 02, 2023 17:51 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is planning a spring trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, who are accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen who sought the senator's help and influence over foreign affairs. The tentative...

The young New Jersey Devils seem poised to make a Cup run behind Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier

Oct. 02, 2023 15:05 PM EDT

NEW JERSEY DEVILS COACH: Lindy Ruff (834-652-78-149 over parts of 23 seasons). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 12 vs. Detroit. DEPARTURES: D Damon Severson, D Ryan Graves, F Miles Wood, F Tomas Tatar, F Jesper Boqvist, G Mackenzie Blackwood. ...

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says

Oct. 02, 2023 12:40 PM EDT

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — A proposed wind energy project off New Jersey would be among the farthest from land on the East Coast, the New York-based development company said Monday. Attentive Energy released new information on the project, which will be 42 miles (67 kilometers)...

Rangers looking for increased scoring chances under Laviolette, team's third coach in four years

Oct. 02, 2023 12:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK RANGERS COACH: Peter Laviolette, (752-503-25-150 over 21 seasons, 1 Stanley Cup title). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 12 at Buffalo. DEPARTURES: RW Patrick Kane, RW Vladimir Tarasenko, C Tyler Motte, G Jaroslav Halak, coach Gerard Gallant. ...

Aaron Rodgers rejoins the Jets and is expected to attend their game vs. Chiefs, AP source says

Oct. 01, 2023 01:34 AM EDT

Aaron Rodgers attended a team meeting at the New York Jets’ New Jersey hotel Saturday night and is expected to attend the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The four-time NFL MVP had been healing and...

Chicago is keeping hundreds of migrants at airports while waiting on shelters and tents

Oct. 01, 2023 01:28 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population of asylum-seekers arriving by plane. Hundreds of migrants, from babies to the elderly, live inside a shuttle bus center at...

Missing inmate who walked away from NJ halfway house recaptured, officials say

Sep. 30, 2023 10:45 AM EDT

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey have announced the recapture of a man who failed to return to a halfway house after serving a prison sentence for attacking and seriously injuring his parents more than two decades ago. The New Jersey Department of Corrections...

Emerging election issues in New Jersey include lawsuits over outing trans students, offshore wind

Sep. 30, 2023 01:24 AM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans are seizing on flashpoint issues in this year's election, aiming to energize voters over the state's lawsuits against school districts to stop them from outing transgender students to their parents as well as stoking skepticism toward offshore wind...

New York City area gets one of its wettest days in decades, as rain swamps subways and streets

Sep. 29, 2023 22:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rain walloped the New York metropolitan area with a startling punch Friday, knocking out several subway and commuter rail lines, stranding drivers on highways, flooding basements and shuttering a terminal at LaGuardia Airport for hours in one of the city's wettest days in decades....