Defarra Gaymon, an unarmed credit-union executive, and the officer who shot him, Edward Esposito, both acted out of character, friends say.

While the Newark zone will remain part of this city’s school system, which has been long troubled, its schools will be largely freed from district rules and regulations.

Before the N.H.L. rejected the deal, the Devils wanted to pay Ilya Kovalchuk more than $100 million to play in a city where thousands are still struggling to make a living and keep their homes.

DeFarra Gaymon was shot in a park known as a pickup spot for sex; an officer said he fired in self-defense.

A Virgin Atlantic jet headed to Newark from London was diverted to Hartford because of storms, and sat on the tarmac for four hours with all the passengers aboard.

Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo cited safety concerns and the risk that Carlos Eduardo Almonte and Mohamed Mahmood Alessa would flee.

Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia with the stated intention of joining an Islamic extremist group to kill American troops made a brief appearance in court on Monday.

Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia with the stated intention of joining an Islamic extremist group to kill American troops made a brief appearance in court on Monday.

Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia with the stated intention of joining an Islamic extremist group to kill American troops made a brief appearance in court in on Monday.

Rodolfo Godinez, a Nicaraguan immigrant, was found guilty on all counts.