New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, making it the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states with its biggest city being Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.
Gas emissions are prompting flooding around New Jersey, according to a report by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers.
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Here's the latest for Thursday December 12th: Impeachment hearing nears vote, Officials investigate New Jersey shooting as domestic terrorism.
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The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week's deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and state law..
Investigators are probing the deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store earlier this week as an act of domestic terrorism motivated by anti-Semitism and hatred of law enforcement, state..
Investigators are not sure why two shooters launched a deadly attack at a New Jersey kosher grocery store, federal and state officials said on Wednesday.
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At least six people, including one police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in New Jersey in an hours-long standoff, according to police. Jillian Kitchener has more.
The Mayor of Jersey City Steven Fulop said on Tuesday that one police officer was fatally shot and multiple people were found deceased inside of a building as an active shooter situation was underway.
A New Jersey-based food producer has recalled nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products. According to UPI, the recall comes after at least 17 people have been infected with E. coli in eight states. Missa..
Maricruz Abarca is one of roughly 660,000 people, dubbed âDreamers,â covered by DACA, which was created to protect immigrants who entered the United States illegally or overstayed a visa as..
U.S. college athletes can profit from brand sponsorships and endorsement deals under a new rule approved on Tuesday by the governing board of the NCAA, the organization that regulates U.S. collegiate..
A small plane crashed in Colonia, New Jersey, on Tuesday morning, local media reported, causing a fire that emergency responders battled to contain. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A New Jersey parent found a suspicious looking item in her childâs Halloween-event haul. According to Newser, the parent found what appeared to be heroin. The item was placed in a plastic baggie with..
Musician and director of the film, Bruce Springsteen introduces his new album-based film "Western Stars" in New York. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Surging U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren came under repeated attack on her healthcare and tax policies in a debate on Tuesday, as moderate rivals pushed her to explain how she..
A fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey this week is now being treated as an act of domestic terrorism and the FBI will oversee the investigation, federal and state law.. Reuters - Published
Members of New York's Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community gathered for funerals for Moshe Deutsch and Mindel Ferencz, two victims of Tuesday's shooting at a grocery in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Dec... USATODAY.com - Published
The New Jersey Attorney General said the two Jersey City attackers who stormed a Jewish market are also the prime suspects in the death of a man whose body was found in a car trunk over the.. USATODAY.com - Published
Federal prosecutors said the defendants operated BitClub Network, a bogus investment scheme that they promoted as âthe most transparent company in the history of the worldâ and âtoo big to.. NYTimes.com - Published
Investigators are not sure why two people launched a deadly attack at a New Jersey kosher grocery store, state officials said on Wednesday, but a federal law enforcement source said the incident did.. Reuters - Published
This week's deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store does not appear to be an act of organized terrorism in the eyes of U.S. federal investigators, a law enforcement source said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
A pair of armed people targeted a New Jersey kosher grocery in an attack that killed six people including the shooters, though the motive of the attack remains unclear, public safety officials said on.. Reuters - Published
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said there are no known threats linked to Tuesday's deadly shootout that left two suspects and four others dead. Jersey City's Mayor tweeted that authorities believe a.. USATODAY.com - Published
Police waged an hours-long gunfight with two men armed with high-powered rifles on Tuesday in and around a New Jersey cemetery and kosher market, leaving six people dead, including one officer and both.. Reuters - Published
Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle in Jersey City. (Dec. 10)
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Six people, including a police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in an hours-long shootout that unfolded on Tuesday afternoon near a cemetery and a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New.. Reuters - Published
Police officers were shot Tuesday in the Jersey City standoff that left a neighborhood, including a school, on lockdown, authorities said. (Dec. 10)
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A proposal to bring back mandatory cursive lessons has now drawn support from the ranking Democrat in the New Jersey State Assembly.
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Omoyele Sowore, imprisoned in his home country of Nigeria since August, has been freed from government custody, but still has to stand trial.
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"I think reflecting on (how things went in the Tennessee coaching search) just shows (New) Jersey people are a little sharper," Greg Schiano said.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's administration has sued New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, accusing the fellow Democrat of dumping his city's population of homeless people on New Jersey's biggest city. Reuters - Published
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's administration has sued New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, accusing the fellow Democrat of dumping his city's population of homeless people on New Jersey's biggest city. Reuters - Published
A mosque in New Jersey is home to a growing community of Latino Muslims, many of them converts from other religions. Here's why.
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New Jersey Democrat Jeff Van Drew, who knows Donald Trump, said voters should decide next year whether to remove the president, not lawmakers.
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A 3 million-square-foot mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will have a lot more than stores behind its walls when it fully opens. CBS News - Published
As a winter storm continues east and disrupts holiday traffic, a nor'easter is set to dump heavy snow from New Jersey to Boston.
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Almost 1,700 stores inside malls closed in 2018, according to Bank of America, and so far this year, closings have reached more than 4,000. But one company believes it has found a way to reverse the.. CBS News - Published
The National Retail Federation expects about 165 million people will hit stores or shop online between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste joined "CBSN AM" from a Best.. CBS News - Published
The Black Friday shopping frenzy is officially underway. Some shoppers lined up for hours on Thanksgiving night to take advantage of the doorbuster deals. Johny Fernandez joined CBSN AM from the Best.. CBS News - Published
Toys R Us opens its first new store at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. A location also opens soon in Houston.
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A New Jersey woman is facing up to 10 years in prison after being convicted in a groundbreaking case. She was texting while driving and slammed into a car that killed a pedestrian. Meg Oliver reports. CBS News - Published
Rescued in Japanese-occupied China, she sought out her saviors a half-century later. In New Jersey, she turned a youth detention center into a national model. NYTimes.com - Published
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi made a career out of filling stadiums with cheering fans, and now he's using that appeal â and his own financial resources â to help feed the homeless and needy through his JBJ.. CBS News - Published
While renovating his Keyport, New Jersey house this past September, Ron Lewert found a stash of Gilbey's Dry Gin â 12 bottles â hidden in a crawlspace in the roof. The gin was as old as the house,.. CBS News - Published
A former New Jersey landfill may hold the grave of the former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared from a restaurant on July 30, 1975.
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Steve Rogers has been a GOP operative in North Jersey for more than 30 years. He calls the Garden State a 'sleeping giant' for 2020.
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A dish, perfect for Thanksgiving, from singer and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi, whose restaurants help feed the homeless and needy in New Jersey CBS News - Published
A 10-year-old boy who was shot at a New Jersey high school football game has died. Micah Tennant was one of three people shot at a Pleasantville-Camden High School football game Friday night. Four men.. CBS News - Published
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