Hours before opening fire on two high school principals, a Nebraska teenager accepted a suspension, then went home to speak with his father, giving no hint of turning violent.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon surrendered Monday to police and was jailed in the northern Dominican Republic town of Puerto Plata after being accused in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man on New Year's Day.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law the most-sweeping overhaul of America's food safety system since 1938 after he returns to Washington on Tuesday from a family vacation in Hawaii.
Authorities in Argentina's capital are searching for at least three people who allegedly broke into a bank through an underground tunnel, state media reported.
Like a big-budget sports team on a free-agent acquisition binge, the car industry has been rapidly acquiring new players. Here are 10 rookies to look out for.
Wintry skies darkened over Switzerland on Tuesday morning, but Romanians were treated to a pinkish ethereal light and Swedes to a beautiful sunrise, as a partial solar eclipse that began over the Mideast extended across much of Europe.
A new year has brought new resolve for airport managers who are fed up with the Transportation Security Agency.
"The TSA has grown too big and we're unhappy with the way it's doing things," said Larry Dale, president of Orlando Sanford International Airport. "My board is sold on the fact that the free enterprise system works well and that we should go with a private company we can hold directly accountable for security and customer satisfaction."
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YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korea fired artillery in a 90-minute drill from a front-line island Monday and launched fighter jets to deter attacks after North Korea warned of catastrophic retaliation for the maneuvers.
CLINTON TWP. - Somebody stole the headlights, fog lights and washer bulbs, with a total value of around $3,300, from two vehicles at the Hunterdon BMW dealership on Route 22 West. In addition, the front bumper to one of the cars was cut and the windshield weather stripping was removed from the other, police reported today. The theft took...
A Raritan Township man should have been able to withdraw his guilty plea on a charge of spitting on a police officer, the Appellate Division of the State Superior Court ruled today. On Dec. 16, 2006 Matthew Pappas, then 34, was charged with drunken driving after a motor vehicle stop. Pappas was also charged with aggravated assault on an...
EAST AMWELL TWP. - Emergency crews rushed to a property off Rocktown Road here late this afternoon for a report of a man pinned under a large tree. According to initial scanner radio reports, the man's head was under the tree and he was unconscious but breathing. Amwell Valley Rescue Squad was dispatched, along with paramedics from Hunterdon Medical...
RARITAN TWP. - A middle-of-the-night fire at Hunterdon Central High School caused some smoke and water damage but no injuries, township police reported Friday. Wednesday around 3:30 a.m. police and the Raritan Township Fire Company responded for an activated fire alarm and found that there had been a small fire in an office in the cafeteria that was extinguished...
Hunterdon residents who fear that recyclables and trash are being mixed together in the same Premier Disposal truck are mistaken, according to the company's president. Michael Dinardi said his company, which purchased Kasper Disposal earlier this year, has received some complaints from residents who think recyclables are disposed of with trash. "That absolutely would not be the case," he said....
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Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey JournalNicquan Scott of Jersey City was acquitted of murder late yesterday. A 22-year-old Jersey City man was acquitted yesterday of the execution-style murder of a father of four, officials said.Nicquan Scott, aka "Beans,'' of Bergen Avenue, was...