Townsquare News Network

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s tax returns show the New Jersey Democrat paid $46,850 in taxes last year on a net income of $171,874.

Read More|Comment

John Lennon’s killer was denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board, New York corrections officials said.

Read More|Comment

The 911 call from Chevonne Thomas was rambling and incoherent, but authorities say she made one thing clear: Her 2-year-old son had been stabbed, and she did it.

Read More|Comment

Federal health officials say the current West Nile outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S., with four times the usual number of cases for this time of year.

Read More|Comment

Wall Street ratings agencies are downgrading their ratings for Revel, saying Atlantic City’s newest casino resort hasn’t lived up to expectations and may have a hard time paying off its debt.

Read More|Comment

Gov. Chris Christie says the words “New Jersey Comeback’ will not be part of his keynote speech at the Republican National Convention.

Read More|Comment

Police remain on the scene of what appears to be grisly murder-suicide in Camden.

Read More|Comment

Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation’s top Republicans Tuesday and forged ahead with his besieged Senate bid, declaring the party was overreacting to his comments that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” and by insisting he abandon his campaign.

Read More|Comment

The Air Force will pay more than $83,000 to Barnegat for expenses related to a 2007 Pinelands forest fire that burned 17,000 acres.

Read More|Comment

For all the attention it got, Republican Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama.

Read More|Comment