Brazilian court rules boy should return to father in NJ on Friday after 5-year court battle

Brazilian court: Hand boy over to father in NJ

In liberal NY and NJ, push for gay marriage legislation loses some momentum after elections

Gay marriage momentum stalls in liberal NY, NJ

NJ teen sues school, says administrators quashed her participation in silent abortion protest

NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school

NJ Gov. Corzine winning money race with huge spending advantage over Republican, independent

Gov. Corzine has a huge money advantage in NJ race

Campbell Soup Co. expecting a more normal economy after a quarter that beat expectations

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — The Campbell Soup Co., hurt lately by rising ingredient prices and a strong U.S. dollar but boosted by shoppers looking for cheap meals, is expecting a more stable economy — and more conventional soup-selling challenges.

Campbell Soup earnings fall 22 percent, but excluding one-time items, they’re up 11 percent

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — The Campbell Soup Co. says its fourth-quarter net income fell 22 percent, but stronger soup sales helped its profit rise 11 percent excluding one-time items.

Campbell Soup Co. earnings due Friday for fourth quarter, when soup sales lowest

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co. reports the results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Sinking economy boosts public construction projects, as contractors lower their bids

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Public construction projects, usually an exercise in cost overruns, are getting cheaper as material prices fall and builders compete for contracts just to stay afloat, a silver lining for cash-strapped governments but a worry to some contractors who risk lowballing themselves out of business.

Families of victims say Scotland erred, appeased terrorists by releasing Lockerbie bomber

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — Some stared at their televisions in disbelief. Others were too furious to process the news.

12 NJ hospitals paying more than 500 doctors to save money in a Medicare experiment

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A dozen New Jersey hospitals are paying doctors as an incentive to save the hospitals money.

Lawyer: Legal concerns led CBS not to air interview with boy in US-Brazil custody battle

Lawyer: Persuaded CBS not to air custody interview

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Two Brazilian family members of a boy at the center of an international custody battle were in the United States on Tuesday to make their case that the boy is better off in Brazil than returning to New Jersey to live with his father.

From fundraising to Facebook, Obama’s methods are tested in governor’s races

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — President Barack Obama sent an e-mail endorsing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds to hundreds of thousands of Obama supporters in Virginia last week, the latest indication that the lessons of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign are playing out in key state races in 2009.

Judge says boy should stay with his American dad, but in Brazil, until custody case sorted out

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.

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.

Twists in NJ man’s quest for custody of son in Brazil put focus on what’s best for the boy

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Under international law, it appears straightforward that a 9-year-old boy who has lived most of his life in Brazil should be returned to his father in New Jersey.

5 killed in NJ Turnpike crash were in their 70s, trapped in burning car hit by tractor-trailer

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Five people killed when their car was struck by a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike and burst into flames this weekend were acquaintances in their 70s, including a married couple, headed to a gathering.

10-vehicle crash on NJ Turnpike, one of nation’s busiest highways, kills 5, injures several

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A 10-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the nation’s most heavily trafficked highways, killed five people in one car and injured several others on Saturday afternoon.