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NEW BRUNSWICK -- Bruce Springsteen doesn't share Chris Christie's views on gay marriage and he won't play at the governor-elect's inauguration, but Christie says there's no hard feelings about the Boss' politics or his State Street freeze out. "Obviously, two...

Photo by Scott Gries/Picture Group and courtesy of MTVThe clip that shows MTV "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi getting punched will not air in next week's episode, says a spokesman for the channel.The New York City schoolteacher who...

APAn investor walks past a stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai China. World stock markets were mixed today as investors took profits before year's end and awaited the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the U.S. economy....

Choice of N.J. Democrat signals preference for effectiveness more than partisanship -- Chris Christie's transition

LAKEWOOD -- An unidentified man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in Lakewood earlier tonight, police said. The man was crossing the intersection of Cedar Bridge Avenue and Clover Street at 9:12 p.m. when he was...

A 48-year-old man is accused of making 10 911 calls threatening to kill Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Police said they found a .22-caliber handgun during a police search of Raymond Martinez's home on Friday.

Bryant Gumbel revealed while co-hosting "Live With Regis and Kelly" that he's had surgery for lung cancer.

Authorities say the driver of a car lost control and crashed, killing a fighter pilot who was trimming a tree outside his New Jersey home. READ MORE >>

New Jersey has a new top federal prosecutor. READ MORE >>

Calling him ``an exploitative, opportunistic parasite,'' a New Jersey judge has sentenced a man to more than 27 years in state prison for sexually molesting a young woman outside a bagel shop. READ MORE>>

Authorities in northern New Jersey say four arrests have been made in the killing of a woman found dead in a burning automobile near Newark Liberty International Airport last year. READ MORE>>

Hudson County authorities say they have arrested a homeless man for a stabbing attack that killed a Jersey City woman and critically wounded her 9-month-old son. READ MORE>>

Michael Lohan has been arrested for violating a restraining order in New York, allegedly for trying to phone his ex.

He's the first Asian American that will hold a citywide elected position come January. Senior Correspondent Gabe Pressman sat down with Liu to discuss his life, family, and politics.

Former assistant U.S. attorney and prominent defense attorney Paul Fishman was sworn in as the next U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.

After holding various posts in city government, deLeon publicly announced his HIV status in a NY Times Op-Ed.

Fellow students are defending the two teens arrested in the New Jersey bomb scare.

The holidays can bring out the best in a lot of people, but this time of year can also bring out the worst in some others. From charity scams and shopping fraud to phony Christmas cards phishing for your personal information, CBS 2 has a heads up on some of the biggest scams of the season.

Johan Hedberg was so busy during the game, he deserved the break he got in the shootout. Hedberg made a career-best 46 saves and then was perfect in two shootout rounds to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.

The Newburgh City Police Department is searching for missing 4-year-old Mark A. Bookal. The little boy was last seen at home by a caretaker around 1 p.m. on Monday, but a short time later the front door of the home was found open and the child has not been seen since. He was last seen wearing a red long-sleeve shirt, white Nike Uptown sneakers and gray Rokaware sweatpants.

If you think you're commute is bad now, it could be getting much worse. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has unveiled its latest service cuts -- to plug a $400 million budget gap. Some subway lines would be stopped in their tracks. More than 20 bus lines will be off their routes. Free passes for students and rides for the disabled will become a thing of the past. By Monday evening's ...

There's a controversial new video ad on the Internet aimed at curbing people's cravings for sugary soft drinks. The message has been presented in perhaps the most "tasteless" way possible. It's the latest skinny on those high-calorie, sugary sweet soft drinks.

Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael Lohan, was arrested Monday in Suffolk and charged with violating an order of protection, police said.

A jury Monday convicted a Farmingville man of first degree manslaughter in the summer 2008 death of a Suffolk correction officer in a Southampton bar.

The MTA said it would reduce the number of cars, increase loading standards, and reduce service.

Long Island's poorer school districts will get hit far harder than rich ones this week under Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to withhold $16.4 million in the region's school aid.

The feds should use a Long Island program as its model for a proposed federal effort to upgrade energy-sapping older homes, Schumer said Monday.