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An 18-year-old eyed in a nonspecific but widescale threat against New Jersey synagogues that prompted a public warning from the FBI earlier this month now faces federal charges in the case, prosecutors said Thursday.

BREAKING UPDATE: FBI Identifies Suspect in NJ Synagogues Threat Case The FBI’s Newark office issued a stark warning Thursday as it announced it had received “credible information” about a nonspecific but widescale threat to synagogues in New Jersey. The FBI described the threat, shared by the bureau’s Newark office on Twitter around 3 p.m., as “broad.” However, a senior...

Some frightening moments in the air were captured on video, as a photographer recorded the moments sparks could be seeing shooting out from the bottom of a United Airlines flight that had just taken off from Newark Liberty International Airport.

A family member of Sophia Mason is speaking out after police arrested a man in connection to the Hayward girl’s death.

An off-duty Newark police officer fatally struck a man walking on a highway shoulder then drove around with the man’s body and visited his mother looking for advice, according to charges released Wednesday.

A bank robber accused of making off with thousands of dollars in cash didn’t make it far before a red dye pack thrown in by the bank teller exploded — and it was captured on camera.

New Jersey firefighters on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who had been trapped in her vehicle for days due to snow.

Two women who served alcohol to over 200 people at an illegal “makeshift bar” in New Jersey were arrested over the weekend, according to authorities. Newark’s Department of Public Safety on Sunday said 26-year-old Denisse Tinizaray and 28-year-old Katherine Tinizaray were unable to provide paperwork that proved they had a license to sell alcohol at a warehouse on Libella Court…

When Newark, N.J.-based filmmaker Ayana Stafford-Morris decided to start a pop-up drive-in movie theater, she realized that only a tiny number of the movies available for drive-in venues featured Black directors or casts. So she decided to change that.

Dr. Alexander Salerno is now a buyer on the black market. The New Jersey primary care physician typically places his regular orders through a medical supplier to refill the supplies needed for his offices spread across Essex County. The current shortage triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a growing number of hospitals and other care facilities to turn to…

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Flyers at Newark Liberty International Airport reported unprecedented lines at the TSA security checkpoint Friday morning, decrying “nightmarish” queues and chaos they said erupted with little to no information about the delays.

Officials from the airport said the incident took place on board of American Airlines flight 1060, which was bound for Newark, New Jersey, and was scheduled to leave shortly before 7 a.m.

Travelers at Newark Airport were given an intense scare Monday night, as some on social media said they were told to quickly evacuate.

The incomparable career of Missy Elliott, the rapper-singer-songwriter-producer-dancer whose music videos have moved the needle over the last two decades, was honored at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where Taylor Swift also took center stage with her gay pride anthem, “You Need to Calm Down.” Elliott earned the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and brought her colorful, eccentric and...

New Jersey’s largest city will face off in court again Friday against an environmental group seeking to force officials to expand the distribution of bottled water to more residents facing potentially high lead levels.

Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Shawn Mendes are set to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny, Camila Cabello, J Balvin and Rosalia will also hit the stage at the Aug. 26 event, taking place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Missy Elliott, one of the most iconic players in the history of music videos, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Taylor Swift is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Wednesday that the pop star will hit the stage on Aug. 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Several members of a street gang, known as the G-Shine Bloods, were arrested and are facing various drug-related charges.