New Jersey

Hunter, shown at his home in Arlington, Va., says the National Flood Insurance Program doesn't charge homeowners enough in premiums to adequately fund itself.

Business Of Disaster: Insurance Firms Profited $400 Million After Sandy

4:24pm May 25, 2016

by Laura Sullivan

More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, NPR and PBS's Frontline investigate the thousands still not home, the government agencies that failed to help and the companies that made millions.

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Atlantic City Faces Financial Collapse, Cringes At State Takeover

1:59pm March 24, 2016

by Joel Rose

The mayor says his town, known for its boardwalk casinos, will run out of money soon. State lawmakers have a plan to get the city's finances under control, but city leaders say it's a bad deal.

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National

Going For Broke: Atlantic City Falls On Hard Times

1:53pm February 25, 2016

Once a grand seaside destination, Atlantic City now faces the prospect of a takeover by the state of New Jersey. Historian Bryant Simon and reporter Amy Rosenberg discuss the city's rise and fall.

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health advise against eating any fish from the Lower Passaic because it may be contaminated with toxic chemicals. But Owaldo Avad says he's been catching and consuming fish like these

New Jersey River Polluters Fund Toxic Fish Swap — But There's A Snag

7:10pm January 26, 2016

by Sarah Gonzalez

Passaic River polluters are telling local fishermen to trade contaminated catch for healthy tilapia. But there's no disposal plan for the toxic fish, and residents don't want them to be incinerated.

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Governor Chris Christie delivers the Commencement Address at the University of Delaware, January, 2011.

Politics & Government

Where Chris Christie Found His Political Calling

1:52pm December 27, 2015

by Matt Katz

In four years at the University of Delaware, the New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential candidate learned how to build a winning coalition — and found his wife.

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Sports

Shtick On The Sidelines: College Basketball's Most Famous Bench

2:04pm December 23, 2015

by Kevin Leahy

The men's basketball team at Monmouth University has been scoring upset victories. But it's the team's bench players who have been making the highlight reels with their choreographed celebrations.

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Nurse Kaci Hickox speaks to the media last year outside her home in Fort Kent, Maine. Hickox, who sharply protested being quarantined at a New Jersey hospital in 2014 after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, has filed a lawsuit agai

New Jersey Governor Facing Lawsuit From Nurse Quarantined During Ebola Scare

6:29pm October 22, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Kaci Hickox, who was kept in isolation last October after arriving in the U.S. from Sierra Leone where she cared for Ebola patients, is suing Gov. Chris Christie for detaining her.

Comedian Tracy Morgan gives his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. It was the comedian's first major return to television after being seriously injured in an accident 16 months ago.

National

More Than A Year After Near Fatal Injuries, Tracy Morgan Returns To SNL

2:17pm October 18, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

"You may have seen on the news I was in a terrible car accident a year ago. It was awful. But it also showed me how much love and support I have in this world," Morgan said in his opening monologue.

In this photo taken in 2011, worshippers are pictured inside the Al-Iman Mosque after midday prayers in the Queens borough of New York. The NYPD disbanded the special unit tasked with carrying out surveillance of Muslim groups in 2014

National

Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over NYPD Surveillance Of Muslims

3:30pm October 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

A U.S. appeals court compared the police department's program to periods of discrimination against groups of Americans — such as Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Sen. Robert Menendez listens during a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in April.

Judge Throws Out 4 Bribery Charges In Sen. Menendez Case

1:18pm September 29, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Eighteen charges remain against Menendez and an eye doctor, Salomon Melgen. The men are accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving lavish trips and political campaigns.