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Calling all soccer fans in the tri-state area! FIFA is looking for volunteers for the 2025 Club World Cup. Volunteers are tasked with helping people find their seats, carrying flags, supporting the media and preparing accreditation passes, among other duties. Volunteers even get the chance to meet and greet soccer legends. FIFA issued a call Wednes...

A prosecutor repeatedly referred to Nadine Menendez as the “partner in crime” of her husband — former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez — while asking a jury in a trial’s closing argument Thursday to convict her of bribery charges.

New Jersey state police are focusing on strengthening their state police training program. NBC News 4 New York’s Ted Greenberg reports. 

Girl Scouts know the good feelings their cookies bring, that’s why those cookies are at the heart of a 20 year tradition in which their boxes of treats get delivered to troops overseas. NBC News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Franklin Diaz is talking about a February collision that killed his 23 yo son Justin. Prosecutors blame Michael Pena, a firefighter. They say he was drunk and high on cocaine and marijuana and driving 83 miles per hour. A judge enforces charges that have him facing 15 years behind bars. NBC News 4 New York’s Erica Byfield reports. 

In the wake of the Trump Administration’s illegal order to stop construction of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Congressman Dan Goldman will be joined by City Councilmember Alexa Avilés and labor and climate advocates for a press conference to slam the Administration’s attempt to cut more than a thousand local jobs and stifle New York’s clean...

With so much economic uncertainty on the horizon and college graduates about to enter a competitive job market, these students are putting on their hard hats here at Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn and getting the hands-on training to launch their careers. NBC News 4 New York’s Melissa Colorado reports. 

People were rushed to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in Brentwood. Investigators said a malfunction inside a home caused the toxic gas to spread. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

In New Jersey, a city council meeting descended into chaos. Tempers flared in Paterson, resulting in two councilmembers trading words that almost turned physical. It also has sparked debate over what exactly was said. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Prosecutors said Nadine Menendez was a partner in her husband’s crimes, helping to collect payoffs from three New Jersey businessmen in a wide-ranging scheme. The defense argued some of the gold she received was not bribes, but rather were passed down from her family or were gifts from businessmen who were longtime friends. NBC New York&#8217...

Social media safety is a familiar concern for parents. Most know to limit time spent on devices and to monitor who their children are engaging with, but a new documentary is shining a light on a danger kids “Can’t Look Away” from. It follows grieving parents who’ve lost children to suicide or drug overdose and believe harmful cont...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams called out one of his challengers, Andrew Cuomo, saying the former governor’s campaign copied his housing plan. The mayor said when the Cuomo campaign used artificial intelligence to help put together a housing plan, what they ended up with was Adams’ housing plan. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo report...

Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the “hell hole” he calls Rikers Island were granted by the judge. The former Hollywood power broker will be transferred from the infamous New York City lockup to Bellevue Hospital, a judge ruled Thursday. Weinstein will b...