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BOSTON — Plucking a couple of faces in baseball caps out of a swarming crowd, the FBI zeroed in on two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and shared surveillance-camera images of them with the world Thursday in hopes the public will help hunt them down.
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- Fiscal cliff deal drives Dow up 300 points
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NEW YORK — The “fiscal cliff” compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.
- Christie to strike familiar themes in GOP convention speech
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Viewers watching Gov. Chris Christie’s keynote speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night will hear some familiar Jersey-centric themes.
- Remains of N.J. serviceman missing in action in Vietnam since 1969 to be buried
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Authorities have identified the remains of an Army soldier from Palisades Park, Bergen County, who has been missing in action in Vietnam since 1969.
- NJ budget shortfall could result in smaller tax cuts
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New Jersey residents may be looking at a more modest tax cut than state lawmakers first proposed.
- US applications for unemployment aid tick up
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More people sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that the job market's recovery remains slow.
- U.S. birth rate drops for third straight year
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ATLANTA — Health officials say birth rates for America’s youngest mothers hit new lows last year.
- Gov. Christie signs state of emergency, tells visitors to leave barrier islands by Friday
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EWING, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Irene.
- State considers privatizing highway maintenance
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TRENTON — New Jersey is considering a pilot program to see if it could save money by placing highway maintenance in the hands of the private sector.
- Five convicted in Fort Dix terrorist plot to appeal
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Attorneys for five Muslim immigrants convicted of plotting a deadly strike at a New Jersey military base will challenge the Patriot Act as they appeal the convictions.
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- Christie's health benefits overhaul will make public employees pay a third of their health care costs in three years
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TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie has long called for state workers to pay more of their health care costs, and now proposes a phased-in plan over three years that would require employees to pay about a third of those costs by mid-2014.
- Actress Elizabeth Taylor dead of congestive heart failure at 79
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LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.
- New Jersey braces for more rain and flooding, up to 2 inches of rain expected in southern New Jersey
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Residents of the Northeast nervously watched already-rising rivers Thursday and New Jersey's governor declared a state emergency as heavy rain moved into the region from the South.
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