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Republicans seized the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, giving the GOP a psychological boost heading into next year's midterm elections.

Dede Scozzafava's decision not to back Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman indicates a widening gap in the GOP. Meanwhile, President Obama campaigns for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine.

Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker turned their frivolous feud about the gritty city into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show" on Friday.

A winter storm has brought more than 4 inches of snow in some higher elevations of western Pennsylvania, with lesser amounts in western New York and New Jersey. The National Weather Service says there's 4.5 inches of snow in ...

Police say a 1,400-pound (635-kilogram) bull that escaped from a northern New Jersey slaughterhouse dragged officers with a lasso ...

Two minutes after he cleared a private plane for takeoff and a fateful flight over the Hudson River, an air traffic controller at a New Jersey airport was on the phone with a woman in the airport operations office, joking about barbecuing a dead cat.

Immigration authorities set off international incident -- Bollywood star Shah Rukh "King" Khan's detainment by U.S. immigration authorities in Newark, N.J., over the weekend has set off an international incident.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced legislation Thursday that would allow federally-regulated online poker and other games of skill. Under this bill, gaming companies would have to undergo a thorough review by the Treasury Department including an analysis of the financial condition of the applicant, business record, and background checks.

A mayor in New Jersey is expected to announce his resignation Friday in connection with a corruption scandal plaguing the state.

A political consultant who was one of 44 people arrested last week in New Jersey's massive political corruption scandal has been found dead in his apartment.