Senate rejects bill making concealed gun permits valid in other statesWASHINGTON — In a rare win for gun control advocates, the Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state. Hotel shuttle, bus collide in early morning crash at Newark airport, killing 1, injuring 3NEWARK, N.J. — A hotel shuttle and a bus carrying FedEx employees have collided at Newark Liberty International Airport, killing a driver and injuring three passengers. Social networking pioneers link in with Newark turnaround effortsNEWARK, N.J. — Silicon Valley is joining the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city to create a “blueprint” to organize residents into shared interest groups. Mayor of NJ’s largest city bemoans gun violence, says 10 shootings in 1 day unacceptableNEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city says a rash of shootings on one day there shows more work must be done to reduce gun violence. Gunfire erupts in Newark; 3 dead, 7 others wounded in three shootingsNEWARK, N.J. — Three shootings in Newark on Monday have left three people dead and seven wounded in the latest outburst of violence in northern New Jersey. Gunfire erupts in Newark; 3 killed, 7 wounded in three incidentsNEWARK, N.J. — A third shooting in six hours in Newark has left two people wounded, making it three killed and seven wounded in a day of violence in New Jersey’s largest city. Gunfire erupts in Newark; 3 dead, 5 others wounded in separate incidentsNEWARK, N.J. — A pair of shootings in New Jersey’s largest city have left three people dead and five others wounded. Discount airline JetAmerica folds wings without ever leaving the nestNEWARK, N.J. — JetAmerica, a fledgling discount airline that garnered attention with $9 promotional fares, has folded without ever getting off the ground. Executive of company in ‘05 Teterboro crash admits fraud, using unqualified pilotsNEWARK, N.J. — An executive of a charter jet company involved in a crash at a small New Jersey airport in 2005 has pleaded guilty to fraud. FBI accuses former Goldman Sachs worker in New Jersey of stealing trade secretsNEWARK, N.J. — Federal authorities have charged a computer programmer in New Jersey with stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Goldman Sachs. Authorities: TSA agent arrested for avoiding screening before boarding plane at NJ airportNEWARK, N.J. — A Transportation Security Administration agent was arrested at a New Jersey airport after authorities say she avoided a pre-flight screening and boarded a plane. Discount carrier JetAmerica delays launch, cites problems obtaining landing slots at NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground. Transformer explosion causes underground fire, power failure in NJ’s largest cityNEWARK, N.J. — A utility spokeswoman says power has been restored to most of downtown Newark after a transformer explosion that injured three people. NJ blogger accused of threatening 3 Chicago federal judges denied bailNEWARK, N.J. — A judge denied bail Thursday to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges. Judge denies bail for NJ blogger accused of threatening 3 Chicago federal judgesNEWARK, N.J. — A judge denied bail Thursday to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges. White supremacist NJ blogger accused of threatening 3 Chicago federal judges due in courtNEWARK, N.J. — A white supremacist blogger is due in a New Jersey court on charges he threatened to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges. Not so fast, mister! Ex-race horses helping police chase down bad guys on America’s streetsNEWARK, N.J. — Broadway Kevin waited in the auction holding pen, a successful harness horse whose life was now worth less than the cost to take care of him. Co-founder of Fla. charter jet company admits running commercial flights without licenseNEWARK, N.J. — The co-founder of a Florida-based charter jet company that operated a plane that crashed on takeoff at Teterboro Airport in 2005 has admitted that the company flew for a year without proper certification. Wife of Continental pilot who died mid-flight says he was healthy, crew thought he was asleepNEWARK, N.J. — The Continental Airlines pilot who died on a trans-Atlantic flight from Brussels to Newark was in “perfect health” and fellow crew members initially thought he had just fallen asleep, his wife told a Houston television station. Passengers on trans-Atlantic flight didn’t know pilot had died until plane landed in NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — The passengers on Continental Airlines Flight 61 didn’t know anything was wrong with their trans-Atlantic crossing until they landed and were met by fire trucks, emergency vehicles and dozens of clamoring reporters. Pilot dies in middle of Brussels-to-Newark flight; passengers unaware, but plane lands safelyNEWARK, N.J. — The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark died over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, but the jet landed safely with two co-pilots at the controls. The 247 passengers aboard Flight 61 weren’t told of the pilot’s death and flight attendants continued serving snacks, though the crew did ask for the help of any doctors aboard. Pilot dies at controls of US-bound passenger jetWASHINGTON - A Continental airlines pilot died at the controls of a plane en route from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, according to media reports. Continental flight whose pilot died in mid-flight lands safely in Newark, NJNEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J. Continental pilot dies mid-flight over Atlantic; 2 co-pilots to land in NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — Continental Airlines says a pilot who died in mid-flight was a 61-year-old man with more than 20 years of service to the airline. FAA says Continental pilot dies mid-flight over Atlantic; 2 co-pilots to land in NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman has confirmed that a Continental Airlines pilot has died in mid-flight. Families of 2 children put on wrong planes while traveling alone angry over Continental mix-upHOUSTON — The parents of two young girls who were each placed on wrong flights while flying alone over the weekend are demanding that Continental Airlines make sure such mix-ups don’t happen again. Continental Airlines apologizes for sending 10-year-old girl to Newark instead of ClevelandBOSTON — Continental Airlines is apologizing for sending a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl flying alone to New Jersey instead of Ohio. Jonathan Kamens said he brought his daughter, Miriam, to Logan International Airport in Boston on Sunday. She was to fly to Cleveland to visit her grandparents. Judge clears way for release of NJ man after his murder convictions from 1988 are overturnedNEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of a New Jersey man who has been imprisoned for more than two decades on a double-murder conviction. Judge clears way for release of NJ man after his murder convictions from 1987 are overturnedNEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in Newark, N.J., has cleared the way for a man convicted of two murders more than two decades ago to be freed from prison. Child abductions, parental custody battles increasingly crossing international bordersNEWARK, N.J. — It was a globe-trotting romance: a handsome American working as a model in Italy falls in love with a Brazilian beauty studying fashion design in Milan. They marry in 1999, settle in the tony New Jersey shore town of Red Bank, and have a son. |