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Alexander was among 251 people taken hostage in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. Fifty-eight remain in Gaza.

Federal prosecutors will begin trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades.

Representatives for NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are scheduled to meet Monday in Washington, D.C., called there by federal arbitrators to hash out their differences as New Jersey sits on the brink of its first major rail strike in four decades. The National Mediation Board called for the meeting last week, a sign it’...

Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires.

U.S. stocks are leaping Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. They agreed to take down most of their tariffs that economists warned could start a recession and create shortages on U.S. store shelves. The S&P 500 was 2.6% higher in early trading and back within 5.5% of its all-time high set in Febr...

Travel woes at Newark Airport continued Monday after a weekend featuring another radar outage, a ground stop and dozens of flight cancellations and delays. The FAA announced Newark was operating on a ground delay program, with departures set back an average of 101 minutes across the board as of 1:45 p.m., with a maximum delay of six hours. About 80...

The Animal Care Centers of NYC said 40 Belgian Malinois rescued from an apartment were reportedly living in “filthy” conditions.

New York was 5 for 25 behind the arc and shot 68.6% on free throws — though that was mostly because Mitchell Robinson went 4 for 12 as the Celtics fouled the poor free throw shooter intentionally.

Menendez will surrender 11 days later than previously scheduled in order to attend a family wedding in June.

The exhibit covers Black style over several centuries, but the unifying theme is dandyism, and how designers have expressed that ethos through history.

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, May is typically the time when the Jersey Shore gets ready for the annual big influx of visitors. But this year, the leadup to summer comes with some uncertainty for businesses. There is excitement and stress at Ocean View Resort Campground in Dennis Township. Even though they have been open since the middle of A...

Police are trying to track down thieves they say are wanted in a robbery spree targeting yellow cab drivers. Nineteen drivers have been robbed, some of them pepper sprayed or punched. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports. 

Protests erupted after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and later released last Friday in Delaney Hall. Gaby Acevedo reports with the latest developments.