Missing Swimmer's Body Found In Inlet
Authorities say a body found Saturday in a
central New Jersey inlet is that of a swimmer who went missing in
rough surf spawned by Hurricane Earl.
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Report: SIDS Rate Down In NJ
The number of babies dying from sudden
infant death syndrome has dropped significantly in New Jersey, far
outpacing the decline nationwide, according to a new report from
the SIDS Center of New Jersey.
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Burger King Breaks Ties with Controversial Company
Burger King is getting thumbs up from environmentalists after the giant hamburger chain decided to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rain forests.
Burger King cited an independent audit that found the company's plantations had violated several regulations, including planting in some peat land swamps and secondary forests.
Burger King says such practices "are inconsistent with our corporate responsibility...
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Work Continues on Blown-Out Gulf Well
A new blowout preventer has been placed on BP's troubled well in the Gulf of Mexico.
The old blowout prevent is being slowly raised to the surface and will be handed over to federal investigators studying the cause of the massive blowout. It's expected to reach the surface Saturday. Undersea video showed the device suspended in the water.
The government wanted to replace the failed blowout preventer first to deal with any pressure that is caused...
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Obama Planning New Package of Economic Aid
Tax cuts and targeted spending to spark job growth are likely to be part of the next effort by President Barack Obama to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections.
Obama spoke in the Rose Garden Friday after the August jobs report came out better than expected. It showed the private sector adding 67,000 new jobs last month and revising upward the numbers from June and July. But unemployment ticked upward to 9.6 percent.
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Powerful Earthquake Hits New Zealand's South Island
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has flown to Christchurch to inspect the damage from a 7.1 magnitude earthquake and says it's am "absolute miracle" no one was killed.
He says it could be months before the full extent of the damage is known, but initial Treasury assessments suggest it could cost at least $1.4 billion to repair.
As evening approached and a damaged historic building near the city center burst into flames, officials...
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Indicted NJ Mortgage Broker Makes Court Appearance
A New Jersey mortgage broker and former head of the Bergen County Improvement Authority accused of preparing fraudulent mortgage applications has made his initial appearance in federal court.
Ronald O'Malley maintains his innocence and remains free after posting a $250,000 personal recognizance bond Friday.
The 47-year-old Upper Saddle River resident is charged with wire fraud, bank and loan application fraud. Prosecutors say he used his BCIA post...
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Family Settles Bias Suit Against NJ Town
An African-American family has reached a second settlement with a New Jersey shore town for more than $100,000 in a racial discrimination lawsuit.
Doretha Waters-Rice, her son and granddaughter sued Sea Isle City, its police department and school board in 2004. They alleged both children were subjected to racial slurs by teachers and that the girl was excluded from a Christmas play because of her race. Waters-Rice was the legal guardian of her granddaughter.
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Fired NJ Education Commissioner Wants Apology
A week after he was fired, New Jersey's former education commissioner says he isn't considering taking legal action over his termination.
However, in an e-mail to The Associated Press, Bret Schundler says he would like an apology.
Schundler was fired Aug. 27 after it was revealed that an embarrassing error in a grant application may have cost the state $400 million in federal aid.
Gov. Chris Christie says he ousted...
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Four Firefighters Hurt in NJ Apartment Blaze
Authorities say four firefighters were injured and 30 residents displaced when a fast-moving fire heavily damaged a building at a northern New Jersey apartment complex.
The Star-Ledger of Newark reports that the fire at the Short Hills Village complex in Springfield began around noon Friday when workers using torches accidentally set fire to the roof. They tried to extinguish it, but the fire quickly spread.
It took firefighters about two hours to...
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Earl's Presence Disrupts Holiday Travel
Hurricane Earl caused problems for Labor Day weekend travelers in New England.
Amtrak suspended train service between New York and Boston from Friday until Saturday morning. The rail carrier had planned to stop service by 4:30 p.m. Friday, but trains were stopped earlier when a tree fell across electrical lines in New London, Conn.
Continental Airlines had canceled about 60 flights by Friday afternoon, and some other regional carriers had done the...
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Search Suspended For Second NJ Victim of Rough Surf
Authorities suspended a search Friday for New Jersey's second victim of rough surf caused by Hurricane Earl and its predecessor.
High winds and looming rains forced the Coast Guard to suspend a search for 20-year-old Pardip Singh of Carteret around midday. State police hoped to resume searching for Singh by boat.
Singh entered the ocean Thursday night with a group of people in Belmar but did not emerge. His disappearance came on the same day that...
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Hurricane Earl Brings Few Problems to NJ
Hurricane Earl is gone from the area after bringing about a half-inch of rain to most of the New Jersey shoreline and winds of 30 to 35 mph, with higher gusts.
Some low-lying neighborhoods in Atlantic City experienced knee-deep flooding, but no serious problems were reported statewide.
The storm's huge waves still delighted New Jersey surfers, but officials continued to caution swimmers and surfers about strong rip currents and rough surf....
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