A statewide campaign finance reform group will launch a second effort for a tough Bergen County pay-to-play law in January, after the new Freeholder Board is sworn in. The Citizens' Campaign, a government accountability group based in Metuchen, didn ...

More than 10,000 bowling tournaments are conducted around the world each year. They range from preteens rolling for thimble-size trophies to the world's best shooting for almost life-size hardware and checks above the six-figure mark. But all ...

Nov. 20, 9 p.m.: Devo, JP Inc, Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, New York Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.: Winter Wonder Slam, Toys For Tots benefit with TobyMac, Relient K, B. Reith, Stephanie Smith, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York Nov. 20, 8 p.m.: Ned Sublette ...

Airlines are experiencing widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide because of a problem with the FAA system that collects flight plans. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the ...

Corrections budgets were on the chopping block in at least 26 states as the recession forced lawmakers around the country to close prisons and lay off correctional officers, cut back on inmate rehabilitation programs and, in some cases, release ...

TRENTON - With election season over, lawmakers arrive in the state capital today for the final legislative sessions before new terms begin. With less than two months before Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine is replaced by Republican Gov.-elect Chris ...

Charlie Ergen has stepped down from his role as chief executive of EchoStar Corp. and named Michael Dugan as his replacement, Reuters reports. Dugan, who is a senior advisor and an EchoStar board member, will now be president and CEO. Ergen remains ...

Intense public anger at cheating bankers is nothing new, this macabre souvenir created to mark the hanging of the 'Bernard Madoff of the 19th century' shows. The reworked George III penny was fashioned as a memento to the hanging of Henry Fauntleroy ...