New Jersey

Three more states — Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma — have been added to the growing list of states under the tri-state quarantine order as New York and New Jersey investigate new travel-related outbreaks amid the U.S. virus surge. As of Tuesday, travelers to the tri-state area from 19 hotspot states are told to isolate for 14 days. In addition to…

Nail salons and spas, along with massage and tattoo parlors and other personal care businesses reopened in New York City for the first time in nearly four months Monday as the five boroughs entered Phase III of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening plan. Indoor dining, which the rest of the state resumed when it took that step, remains off the...

The U.S. State Department says an American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to the United States.

When San Benito, Texas, school leaders learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in their small town near the U.S.-Mexico border, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers, mobile classrooms and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment resemble one of his schools. While a government contractor...

A caught-on-camera dispute between neighbors over work being done at a northern New Jersey home this week sparked a brief anti-racism protest march after video of the confrontation gained widespread attention on social media. Fareed and Norrinda Hayat, who are Black, say they were confronted by a white woman outside their Montclair home on Monday about noon. They say the…

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dina Manzo’s ex-husband and an alleged member of an organized crime family were charged by federal prosecutors Tuesday with conspiring to assault Manzo’s then-boyfriend in an incident in 2015. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey said Thomas Manzo and John Perna faces multiple charges over the assault on her now-husband, David Cantin...

A mother and grandfather who drowned in their backyard pool in New Jersey a week ago were trying to rescue an 8-year-old girl who had fallen in, police said.

Laura Bustamante’s job involves helping members of her New Jersey community access affordable housing, despite not making enough money to afford rent herself. Bustamante, who works for the Jersey City Council, walks host Satchel Lee through specific local policies that can help communities across the country facing a housing crisis.

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said Wednesday they will implement a mandatory quarantine on visitors to their states from viral hotspots, part of a coordinated effort to sustain low local infection rates as coronavirus cases surge to two-month highs across nearly half of the country. The order, which went into effect at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday,…

A couple helped run an international romance scam that used bogus profiles on dating websites to woo dozens of victims into giving up more than $6 million, federal prosecutors said. Martins Friday Inalegwu and Steincy Mathieu, both of Maple Shade, New Jersey, were charged Tuesday with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Inalegwu, 31, made his initial court appearance…

Three people, including two children, died Monday after drowning in a backyard swimming pool, law enforcement sources said

New York City got more “back to normal” Monday than it has in three months as it entered Phase II, reopening long-restricted restaurants to outdoor dining, stores to in-person retail, playgrounds and more services with strict limitations. Mayor Bill de Blasio described Phase II as the five boroughs’ “biggest step forward” yet as the city looks to recover from the…

Darius Brown, 12, has two big passions: bow ties and animals. So the Newark, New Jersey, resident helps shelter pets dress for success by donating his one-of-a-kind bow ties to rescue organizations across the country. “It helps the dog look noticeable, very attractive,” he told TODAY. “It helps them find a forever, loving home … I love everything about dogs and cats.”

New Jersey entered Stage 2 of Gov. Phil Murphy’s reopening roadmap Monday, opening up outdoor dining at all times of day or night, in-person retail and child care services with restrictions in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread. Libraries also reopen for curbside pickup starting Monday, while drop-off and pick-up services resume at New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission…

In 2013, the city of Camden, N.J. was facing a budget crisis and spike in violent crime. So they disbanded and remade their police force. Here’s how they did it.

New York’s Mid-Hudson region, home to the lawyer who would become known as “patient zero” of the state’s COVID outbreak, saw the National Guard deployed in New Rochelle in March to assist in early containment efforts. Three months later, it opened for outdoor dining and hair care, among other services, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave it the green light...

The mayor and police chief of Franklin Township, New Jersey, said they were “appalled and saddened” by the incident.

Back in 2013, the city did away with the police department, with a renewed focus on community service. Now with protests raging across the country, people are asking: Has the experiment worked?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday New York City is on track to start its reopening process on June 8, a week from Monday, as he gave five regions that opened when the statewide shutdown ended May 15 the green light to enter Phase II — effective immediately. The city still has two of Cuomo’s seven criteria left to meet before…

With New York City expected to begin its reopening process in the next two weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a first detailed picture Thursday of what that could look like — one that involves up to 400,000 people returning to work. That’s the high end of the estimate, but the mayor expects at least 200,000 to start heading back…