Nov 02 Touring rehab, Obama calls for 2nd chances after prison By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. -- President Barack Obama toured a drug rehab and met with former inmates Monday in the rough-and-tumble city of Newark, calling on the nation to ensure those regaining their freedom get a second chance instead of a return… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 7:37 In Newark school reform efforts, gains come at a price By PBS News Hour Five years ago, Gov. Chris Christie, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former Mayor Cory Booker launched an ambitious plan to remake Newarkâs schools by creating a network of charter schools that would operate almost like a business -- a model… Continue watching
Oct 21 Chris Christie wants to stop flights from New Jersey to Cuba By Kamaria Roberts New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is hoping to stop all flights leaving from Newark, New Jersey, to Havana, Cuba, until Assata Shakur -- a Black activist and former member of the Black Panther Party -- is returned to the United… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:14 What the New Jersey bridge scandal has to do with an airline CEO By PBS News Hour The CEO of United Airlines resigned amid a government investigation into favors he may have done for the former head of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Scott Mayerowitz of the Associated Press and… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 27:28 Watch Chris Christie announce his candidacy for U.S. president By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 'It's hard to hate someone you know': Teen's website battles bias By Larisa Epatko As people all over the nation grapple with issues of racism and discrimination following the most recent mass shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, one teenager is making room for the voices of young people. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:27 'A genius of a different kind:' Princeton colleague reflects on John Nash's legacy By PBS News Hour John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician whose life story was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film "A Beautiful Mind" died Saturday in a taxi crash. Nash's colleague and friend Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in… Continue watching
May 10 Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops By Andrew Mach The U.S. Department of Defense paid the NFL more than $5 million in taxpayer money between 2011 to 2014 to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans at games, an investigation revealed this week. But instead of purely heartfelt salutes to the… Continue reading
Apr 12 Nearly half of Spain's electricity came from renewables last month By Carey Reed In March, 47 percent of Spain's electricity came from renewable sources. Continue reading
Apr 02 Potential hurdles await prosecutors in Menendez case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The federal indictment against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez turns in part on prosecutors' ability to show that the lavish gifts and political favors at the center of the case amount to outright bribery rather than reflections of a… Continue reading