Train engineers in New Jersey’s huge commuter rail system are on strike, leaving its 100,000 daily riders either working from home or seeking other means to transit the state or cross the Hudson River into New York City.

The United Nations is forecasting slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka briefly returned to the gates of the federal immigration detention center where he was arrested last week on trespassing charges.

An immigration detention center in New Jersey is at the center of tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration after the arrest of Newark’s mayor outside the facility.

Flight delays and cancellations are causing more chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport outside New York City.

Here's a breakdown of the importance of Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial election.

Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse allegations.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series.

Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia and its suburbs and Delaware as firefighters continued to battled a vast wildfire in the Pine Barrens.

Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area.

A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries though it’s expected to continue to grow before forecast rain later this week.

A wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of a major highway.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River.

The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agents conducting immigration enforcement.

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana.

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has denied Johnson & Johnson’s settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc, providing another setback in the company’s efforts to resolve the matter.

Firefighters in North and South Carolina are battling multiple wind-driven wildfires.

President Donald Trump named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

Lawyers have delivered opening statements in the trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted last year of accepting bribes of cash and gold.

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation Saturday night for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina. The agency warns residents could be trapped, injured, or killed if they remain in the impacted areas. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started Friday in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Emergency crews in at least three states are battling small wildfires.

A federal judge says a Columbia University student activist's legal challenge of his detention by the U.S. government will be heard in New Jersey rather than New York or Louisiana.

A third appellate court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

A FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky.

A state judge tossed out racketeering charges against New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross and those charged alongside him.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a pair of cases from abortion opponents who say laws limiting anti-abortion demonstrations near clinics violate their First Amendment rights.

A fan fest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup.

In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey.

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.

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to move deeper into treating central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies.

Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after the Democrat became the first to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first public official to be convicted of serving as a foreign agent.

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road has pleaded not guilty after turning down a proposed plea agreement.

New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan is starting up after it withstood years of political wrangling, a last-minute pause and a flurry of legal challenges.

Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be happening in 2025.

New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday.

A judge says former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced as scheduled at the end of January, but he's postponed the start of the Democrat's wife's trial until February.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been blocked from quickly advancing a bill that would allow local law enforcement agencies to track aerial drones.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to deploy advanced drone-tracking technology following weeks of reported drone sightings in parts of New York and New Jersey that have stirred fear and bewilderment.

A wave of unexplained drone activity is now raising concerns across Southwest Virginia.

It’s unclear if that buzzing sound coming out of New Jersey is drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into the ongoing investigation of mysterious drone sightings being reported in the state and other parts of the region.

The popularity of drones has exploded in recent years, as small unmanned aircraft have become cheap enough for many hobbyists to buy.

New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute.

A U_S_ senator says mysterious drones spotted flying at night over sensitive areas in New Jersey should be “shot down, if necessary."

A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why.

New Jersey is seeking to drastically reduce the amount of plastics and other packaging material that's tossed out once a package is opened.

New Jersey is considering charging fees on producers of fossil fuels to help the state that is home to several oil and gas facilities fight the effects of climate change.

A New Jersey lawmaker from part of the state where several mysterious drones have been spotted in recent week says the devices appear to avoid detection by traditional methods.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

Lawmakers from states with legalized gambling are proposing standards for other states that are considering allowing internet betting.

A utility says the drinking water in New Jersey’s capital city and some surrounding communities went largely untested for more than a year, and that it fired a worker who falsified the relevant reports.

Drought and sea level rise are causing salty oceanwater to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of other people.

Atlantic City’s casinos saw their operating profits decline by nearly 14% in the third quarter of this year.

New Jersey’s internet gambling market set another record in October, the latest proof that people are betting more of their money online rather than coming to Atlantic City to gamble it in person.

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning.

The Northeast is keeping a wary eye on dozens of fires that killed at least one person and continue to burn amid very dry weather.

Fire crews are battling small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. A blaze in New York and New Jersey killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans.

Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work.

Internet gambling in New Jersey set a new record in September with the casinos and their partners winning over $208 million from online gamblers.

A beloved boardwalk amusement park at the Jersey shore is shutting down.

A cyberattack continues to affect the nation's largest regulated water and wastewater utility company, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure.

The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S. says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers.

The federal government has given a key approval to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey.

With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.

New Jersey has hit pause on an offshore wind energy project that is having a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines.

Boyd Interactive has purchased Resorts Digital, the online gambling arm of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino for an undisclosed amount.

Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. In the race, Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver, Republican small business owner Carmen Bucco and two minor-party candidates are running to serve out the remaining 15 weeks of Payne’s unexpired term.

New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez.

Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error.

A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children.

American consumers felt more confident in August as their outlook for the future improved.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S. senator to replace convicted Sen. Bob Menendez.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will name his former chief of staff George Helmy to serve as interim senator when Bob Menendez resigns later this month after his conviction on federal bribery charges.

Walmart had another quarter of strong sales that topped almost all expectations with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for millions who have struggled with rising costs for housing, groceries and almost everything else.

Tommy DeVito replaced an injured Drew Lock late in the first quarter and led New York on two first-half scoring drives that Eric Gray capped with runs of 48 and 1 yard as the Giants beat the Detroit Lions 14-3 in a preseason opener limited to mostly backups.

Online gambling company bet365 must refund more than a half-million dollars to customers who won bets, but were paid less than they were entitled to when the company unilaterally changed the odds while making the payouts.

New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster.

The Senate Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to review allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez violated Senate rules.

NASA has confirmed that meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey.

New Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%.

The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022.

New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris’ acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City.

The Tampa Bay Lightning got a head start on free agency by acquiring the rights to high-scoring winger Jake Guentzel.

United States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American 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.

U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume.

The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline.

Two employees of the U.S. 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.

States are looking to increase their take from the $16 billion online sports gambling industry as it expands across the country with big partnerships.

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.

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 Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has filed to run for reelection as an independent even as he is on trial on federal bribery charges.

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.

Voters in New Jersey will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who has held the seat for more than 18 years.

A 23-year-old man from New Jersey has been charged in connection with a robbery that happened at Danville Mall on Wednesday, according to the Danville Police Department.

Sen. Bob Menendez says his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial.

Walmart is reporting another quarter of strong results as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high.

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.

Opening statements were expected to occur Wednesday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez.