In another step in the right direction, the E.E.O.C. filed discrimination lawsuits against two companies for denying jobs to people based on criminal records.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian response to protests in Turkey jeopardizes his legacy.

Congress has to end excessive reliance on government contractors for intelligence work.

Congress should determine whether there is significant fraud in asbestos claims before enacting a law that makes it harder to obtain fair compensation.

Bergen County's Democratic committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly chose Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who was raised in Harrington Park, as their top choice to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Frank Lautenberg.

State lawmakers will take up a budget bill during committee meetings Thursday morning after finalizing a deal with Governor Christie on Wednesday, a key legislative leader said.

EXCLUSIVE An Englewood man is accused of beating his wife and holding her captive for six hours over a post on her Facebook page. It was one in a string of domestic incidents city police have dealt with the past several days that have included arrests and medical attention for the victims – including one [...]

Westwood native James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.

The plan to put artificial turf on Geissinger Field has been discussed for years. Now, complain district officials and residents, Tenafly is among the few Bergen County towns that lacks a turf field with lighting.

The borough has reinstated the Fire Department after a two-day suspension, issuing a statement Wednesday evening that the shuttered firehouse would reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday when local firefighters would resume responding to emergencies.

A 40-year-old Palisades Park man who last fall participated in the town’s National Night Out against crime held a secret crime of his own, prosecutors said today He’d been sleeping with a New Milford girl beginning when she was 14. The three-year relationship was discovered by a staffer at New Milford High School, who called [...]

In this ssries of videos some of the great players in New York discuss their place in basbeall. FOXSports.com columnist Ken Rosenthal discusses whether they should be Hall of Famers. David Wright, Robinson Cano and CC Sabathia are featured.