Pilot dies in middle of Brussels-to-Newark flight; passengers unaware, but plane lands safely

NEWARK, 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.

Continental flight whose pilot died in mid-flight lands safely in Newark, NJ

NEWARK, 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 Newark

NEWARK, 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 Newark

NEWARK, N.J. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman has confirmed that a Continental Airlines pilot has died in mid-flight.

Lawyer in US-Brazil custody case: Boy should not have to decide where he wants to live

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Lawyers in the U.S. and Brazil are preparing to respond to the latest court order in an international custody case giving a 9-year-old boy’s American father some custody rights.

Atlantic City, NJ, casinos fight back against union ad campaign in drive to unionize dealers

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, some Atlantic City casinos sat silently while the United Auto Workers battered them with print, billboard and radio ads claiming the gambling houses are refusing to negotiate contracts with dealers and other workers.

Drugmaker Wyeth sets July annual meeting for shareholders to vote on acquisition by Pfizer

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Wyeth has scheduled a meeting for the drugmaker’s shareholders to vote whether to approve its pending acquisition by drug giant Pfizer.

Police in NJ seek driver in hit-and-run, release video of truck hitting pedestrian

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A Jersey City man on his way to meet his wife at a mall is clinging to life after being struck by a pickup truck, and police are seeking the public’s help to locate the driver who sped away from the scene.

4 charged in shooting that killed girl, 13, at stop-the-violence block party in NJ’s capital

TRENTON, N.J. — Four people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl at a stop-the-violence block party in New Jersey’s capital.

Tastes great but less filling leads to $5K fine for NJ casino that mislabeled beer kegs

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ever wonder what the difference is between “tastes great” and “less filling?”

Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries

TRENTON, N.J. — French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis plans to donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in poor countries, Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher said Wednesday.

Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries

TRENTON, N.J. — The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries.

Explosions heard before 13 school buses damaged or destroyed in suspicious fire at NJ depot

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Thirteen yellow school buses have been damaged or destroyed in a suspicious fire at a New Jersey yard.

NJ man is freed after convictions in 1983 double murder of Florida couple are overturned

BRIDGETON, N.J. — A New Jersey man who spent more than 20 years in prison before his murder convictions were overturned says he wants some good to come from his ordeal.

Donald Trump wants to regain control of casino company he once ran

CAMDEN, N.J. — As the casino company that bore his name sank deeper and deeper into the red this year, Donald Trump went head to head with bondholders trying to buy it and take it private — and lost.

Drugmakers Merck, Schering-Plough set special shareholder meetings to approve their merger

TRENTON, N.J. — Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. will hold special meetings in August for their stockholders to approve their pending merger, which would make the combined company the world’s second-largest prescription drugmaker.

Judge clears way for release of NJ man after his murder convictions from 1988 are overturned

NEWARK, 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 overturned

NEWARK, 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 borders

NEWARK, 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.

Largest deployment of NJ National Guard soldiers since WWII returns home, welcomed at parade

TRENTON, N.J. — Little Jewel Moore thought her daddy lived inside the computer. That’s because since she was 3 months old, he did.

Cleared of vehicular homicide, NJ trooper pleads guilty to traffic violations, fined $678

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — A New Jersey state trooper who was acquitted of vehicular homicide charges in a crash that killed two sisters has been fined for traffic violations stemming from the accident.

Sold! Icahn group gets Atlantic City Tropicana at bankruptcy auction for 80 percent off

CAMDEN, N.J. — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is back in the Atlantic City casino business for what amounts to at least 80 percent off.

Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Atlantic City Tropicana to Icahn-led group at 80 percent off

CAMDEN, N.J. — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is back in the Atlantic City casino business.

Former NJ mortgage executive admits $139 million fraud that bankrupted his company

NEWARK, N.J. — The former president of a New Jersey mortgage company has pleaded guilty in a $139 million fraud scheme that bankrupted his firm.

New Jersey mom on ‘Wife Swap’ accused of stabbing husband, calls it self-defense

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey mother once featured on the reality show “Wife Swap” has been accused of stabbing her husband.

Biden off track on purpose of new rail tunnel into NYC, saying it’s for ‘automobile traffic’

TRENTON, N.J. — Vice President Joe Biden is off track about the nation’s largest transportation project.

Police: 2 men made pipe bombs in northern NJ for ‘kicks’; had led to evacuations, closed roads

WAYNE, N.J. — Police say they think three pipe bombs found in a northern New Jersey town were made for “kicks.”

NJ state trooper acquitted of death by auto in crash that killed 2 sisters on way to store

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — A New Jersey state trooper has been found not guilty of death by auto for a September 2006 crash that killed two teenage sisters on their way to a store to buy milk.

Groundbreaking launches $8.7 billion tunnel into NYC, the largest US transportation project

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Construction began Monday on the nation’s largest transportation project, an $8.7 billion tunnel that’s expected to double the number of rail commuters it can shuttle between New Jersey and Manhattan during peak rush periods.

3 pipe bombs found in wooded area of NJ; several homes evacuated, but no injuries reported

WAYNE, N.J. — Three pipe bombs found in a northern New Jersey town spurred numerous evacuations and road closures but caused no injuries.