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Scandal-hit Rutgers names first female athletic director
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Rutgers University picked a woman to head its athletic programs on Wednesday, as New Jersey...
Lauryn Hill pays $900,000 tax debt ahead of sentencing
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Hip hop artist Lauryn Hill, on the eve of her scheduled sentencing on federal tax evasion char...
NJ governor backs Rutgers president in coaching scandal
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday said the president of Rutgers University made a m...
Pressure builds on Rutgers after coach fired over abuse
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Thirty-one Rutgers University faculty members have demanded the resignation of the college'...
Rutgers basketball coach fired after abuse video surfaces
(Reuters) - Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired on Wednesday after coming under scrutiny for a video that ...
Undercover agent with mock bomb breaches airport security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two security ch...
Powerful blizzard takes aim at northeast
BOSTON (Reuters) - The northeastern United States braced on Friday morning for a blizzard that could drop up to three feet (n...
NJ Governor Christie heavy favorite to win re-election
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three-quarters of New Jersey voters approve of Governor Chris Christie's job performance and nearly ...
Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday and the dea...
Obama hits campaign trail as storm cleanup gathers pace
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to resume campaigning on Thursday after a pause caused by the U.S. east coast...
Travelers, cargo stranded as airports, rails assess damage
(Reuters) - As rail, transit, airline and port workers dug through debris, dealt with power outages and assessed damage on Tu...
Ohio man snorts drugs in jail lobby, asks to be arrested
NEWARK, Ohio - For most people, jail is a place to avoid. For one man, it was a place to sleep.A 34-year-old Newark, Ohio man...
Has Teach for America betrayed its mission?
(Reuters) - When Wendy Kopp, just out of Princeton, founded Teach for America in 1989, she dreamed of recruiting 500 elite co...
Amtrak plans 37-minute train from New York to Philadelphia by 2040
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Amtrak announced a $151 billion improvement plan on Monday that includes 37-minute trips from Ne...
New Orleans swoop on power forward Davis
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - U.S. college player of the year Anthony Davis was taken with the number one pick of the 2012 N...
Pink-haired student invited back to school
(Reuters) - A school that barred a sixth grader after she dyed her hair pink with her parents' blessing to celebrate her ...
Airport security to passengers: Please leave grenades home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most airline passengers pack a toothbrush and fresh underwear in their luggage, while others carry land ...
Newark airport briefly shut after emergency landing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport was briefly closed on Monday after a passenger pla...
Stars mourn Whitney Houston at rousing funeral
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited Baptist funeral service at her...
Stars mourn Whitney Houston at hometown service
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited funeral service at her hometow...
Houston funeral security tight, fans told stay home
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Police on Thursday said they plan to lock down streets near Saturday's private funeral for...
Whitney Houston's medical records sought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials investigating the death of singer Whitney Houston have issued subpoenas for her medical rec...
Private funeral planned for Whitney Houston
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A private funeral for Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday in her hometown of Newark, New ...
Whitney Houston's Funeral Confirmed
Whitney Houston's funeral will take place on Saturdayat her former childhood church in New Jersey.The I Will Always Love ...
Whitney Houston's Body Arrives Home in New Jersey
By Dan Whitcomb and Jonathan AllenLOS ANGELES/NEWARK (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New ...
Coroner confirms Whitney Houston found in bathtub
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coroners on Sunday completed their autopsy on the body of singer Whitney Houston and confirmed that s...
Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunda...
Violent crime falls, murders up in Northeast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violent crime in the United States dropped sharply in 2010 for the fourth straight year, but the murde...
Flight 93 families at burial of remains
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Family members witnessed the burial on Monday of unidentified human remains recovered at the crash sit...
Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in PA
SHANKSVILLE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as the nat...
Weather disasters costing U.S. billions this year
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.The first eight months of 20...
New saggy jeans designed to improve mobility
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men who like to sag their jeans down low but fear they could end up around their ankles may be intereste...