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A judge on Friday denied a request for a special prosecutor to be appointed in a criminal misconduct complaint against Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.…
Federal regulators want all U.S. train operators tested for sleep apnea after the engineer in September’s deadly New Jersey commuter-train crash was found to have the fatigue-inducing disorder. The Federal…
Keys to the New Jersey lab where Thomas Edison invented the phonograph go up for auction in Dallas this weekend, along with some of the lightbulbs that he perfected. A…
The New York City Police Department has announced plans to expand its fleet of Smart cars to replace the three-wheeled scooters that officers utilized for decades. The New York Times…
Police in New York City raided two warehouses in Brooklyn that yielded three arrests and the seizure of more than $10 million worth of counterfeit electronics. Authorities say Thursday night’s…
Researchers who played a critical role in the discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan, drinking water say tests reveal another rise in water quality. Virginia Tech says lead wasn’t detected…
Stocks are mostly higher Friday thanks to gains for companies that pay large dividends. Real-estate and phone companies are rising. Banks are slipping after a huge rally over the last…
The House has approved a $611 billion defense policy bill that rejects a number of President Barack Obama’s proposals for managing the nation’s vast military enterprise. Lawmakers passed the legislative…
The death toll from wildfires that ravaged the Great Smoky Mountains has risen to 13, including a person who appears to have had a heart attack while fleeing the flames.…
Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the U.S. military, choosing retired Gen. James Mattis, who will be the first career officer to lead the Pentagon since…
U.S. employers added a solid 178,000 jobs in November, reflecting the steady economy President-elect Donald Trump will inherit. The unemployment rate hit a nine-year low of 4.6 percent, though mainly…
German police say the wrought iron gate to the Nazis’ Dachau concentration camp that was stolen two years ago appears to have been found in western Norway. Bavarian police said…
Thursday’s major rainstorms were not sufficient to remove all marks of last week’s wave of wildfires – and for residents of Beit Meir in the Yerushalayim Hills, the rain has not…
Austria holds presidential elections on Sunday in a contest pitting a left-leaning contender against a right-winger supported by a populist anti-immigration party. Beyond the contest for the largely ceremonial office,…
Because of contractual obligations, the state is stuck paying NIS 6 million per year for “reserved parking” in a parking lot that everyone else can use for free. In a statement,…
Michigan’s elections board on Friday will consider President-elect Donald Trump’s request to block a hand recount of all 4.8 million ballots cast in the state he won by about 10,700…
Israelis have the travel bug – and even a substantial number of those considered “needy” manage to get out of town once in awhile. A poll by the Tourism Ministry…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the Senate’s vote to extend sanctions against the Islamic Republic for 10 years violated a historic nuclear deal reached between the country and…
The Islamic State terror group is likely to carry out new attacks in the European Union in the near future, probably targeting countries that are members of the U.S.-led coalition…