New Jersey

Guatemalan man dies after medical emergency in NJ ICE detention facility, DHS says

The DHS said Chajon-Raxon was "released from ICE custody on July 22" but did not provide more details on that. The DHS statement did not mention when Chajon-Raxon died.

The brother of Salvadoran man Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died in custody a week ago after suffering what ICE called a medical emergency, is consoled by the funeral officiant as he cries during his brother’s funeral at the Hillside Cemetery in Plainfield, New Jersey, US August 8, 2026.
Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US, August 4, 2026.

NORAD intercepts two unauthorized aircraft as Trump watches LIV golf tourney in New Jersey

People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error

 Neta Plotkin takes on the role of baroness.

'The Baroness Rothschild': A moving tribute to jazz and friendship - review


NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks

In April 2022, Dion Marsh perpetrated a series of attacks against Orthodox Jews in and around Lakewood, a city in central New Jersey that is a hub of Orthodox Jewish life.

 A man wearing a “Nationalist Social Club 131” (NSC 131) shirt shows his swastika tattoo during a pro-police rally, following weeks of protests against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. June 27, 2020.

Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout

The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into a New Jersey school district that has come under fire for what Jewish parents allege is an antisemitic climate since October 7.

 Teaneck High School

The duffel bag brigade: A New Jersey group helping Israel's war effort

A New Jersey ad hoc group springs into action with supplies for Israel’s war effort.

 ONE NIGHT’S load of duffel bags awaits processing at Newark International Airport.

Bomb threat at New Jersey mall forces Black Friday shoppers to evacuate

"The New Jersey State Police is investigating a bomb threat at the American Dream Mall," Governor Murphy said in a post on the X social media network.

 American Dream mall is pictured after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy closed indoor shopping malls, to avoid the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., March 18, 2020.

Grenade found strapped to utility pole near synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey

Police continue to investigate the incident although currently no information has been released to the public as to the perpetrators or their intentions.

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Presidential candidate Chris Christie visits Israel, vows to share atrocities witnessed

Christie urged protestors to “come to Israel and see it for yourself.” • “If you don’t understand the stakes after seeing this, then you’re lost.”

 Ruby Chen, the American father of a hostage held by Hamas shows a dog tag with the words "Bring them home" on it to the former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv, Israel November 12, 2023

US Senator Menendez rejects calls to step down from Congress

Menendez has stepped down temporarily from his role as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S. July 30, 2020

Israeli citizen killed in New Jersey helicopter crash

Local news outlets confirmed the time and location of the crash in South Brunswick, New Jersey.

 Robinson R22 helicopter.

NJ township to pay $575,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit against Orthodox Jews

Jackson is now required to notify the state of any decision or regulation that would affect local religious land use or practice.

 Cassville Crossroads Historic District, Jackson Township, New Jersey, NJ, Sept. 9, 2012

US court rules against woman fired by Catholic school over pregnancy

The art teacher was engaged at the time her pregnancy was announced, leading to the school firing her.

 Pregnant woman suffers from depression (Illustrative)