Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Dead In Burning Car
A New Jersey dad was arrested on Friday after police found his son’s body inside a burning vehicle behind a local high school, Sayreville police and Middlesex county prosecutors announced.
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19 Unbelievable But True Stories People Shared That, TBH, I'm Still Having Trouble Believing
Back in January, we shared a bunch of people’s stories that sound like a lie but are completely true. Well, the comments on that post were filled with even more unbelievable but true stories, so we rounded up some of the best ones. Enjoy!
No luck for No Labels as centrist group tries to launch third-party presidential ticket
It was a rough week for No Labels, the influential centrist group that's been working for over a year towards launching a bipartisan, third-party 2024 presidential ticket.
Peter Shapiro, Political Groundbreaker in New Jersey, Dies at 71
Peter Shapiro, who as a 23-year-old insurgent was the youngest person ever elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and who later became the first Essex County executive, died on Thursday at his home in South Orange, N.J. He was 71.
In Political Earthquake, Court Strikes Down Controversial New Jersey Primary System
In a decision sure to upend New Jersey politics for years to come, a federal judge on Friday forbade the use of the state’s controversial county-based “line” system — the backbone of New Jersey’s clubby political machine — in party primaries in June.
Judge strikes New Jersey's ballot design in a win for Senate candidate Andy Kim
A federal judge on Friday granted New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim's request for a new ballot design, dealing a blow to the Garden State's political machine.
Federal judge blocks New Jersey ballot design, saying it favors party-backed candidates
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey must scrap its unique primary ballot design, widely criticized as boosting the prospects of party-backed candidates, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the “integrity of the democratic practice” was at stake.
Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers still missing days after the disaster and blocked the city's vital port from operating.