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December 28, 2016

8-year-old transgender boy asked to leave Cub Scout pack

The family of an 8-year-old New Jersey boy says he was kicked out of Cub Scouts because he is transgender, a move that could open a new front in the debate over discrimination in Scouting.

December 28, 2016

Man armed with knife demands $2 in gas, then flees

Police are searching for a man who tried to hold up a New Jersey gas station for $2 worth of gasoline but fled after the attendant refused.

December 27, 2016

8-year-old transgender boy asked to leave Cub Scout pack, mother says

The family of an 8-year-old New Jersey boy says he was kicked out of Cub Scouts because he is transgender, a move that could open a new front in the debate over discrimination in Scouting.

December 24, 2016

Princeton men's swim team done for year after 'vulgar' posts

Princeton University has officially canceled the rest of the men's swimming and diving team's season after administrators discovered that members had posted "vulgar and offensive" material on the team's electronic mailing list.

December 24, 2016

Man accused of sex assault on flight from India

A citizen of India living in New Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger on an Air India flight that landed at Newark International Airport.

December 23, 2016

Prosecutor: Pastor may have tried to destroy fingerprints

A prosecutor says a church pastor who has been on the run for nearly two years after he was convicted of sexual assault charges may have tried to obliterate his own fingerprints.

December 23, 2016

2 arrested in Lyft passenger's slaying; gunman still loose

Authorities say two women have been arrested as accomplices in the attempted robbery and fatal shooting of a New Jersey woman who was using a Lyft vehicle when she was shot by a gunman.

December 23, 2016

Commercial pilot admits to smuggling $195K in cash into US

A commercial airline pilot has admitted he smuggled more than $195,000 in cash into the U.S. through New Jersey's Newark International Airport.

December 22, 2016

New Jersey alleges Rent-A-Center tolerated racial slurs

New Jersey has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Rent-A-Center, saying the national retailer tolerated racial slurs a manager reportedly used frequently at two of the company's stores.

December 21, 2016

State employee accused of pulling off Muslim woman's hijab

The mayor of New Jersey's largest city is calling for state officials to fire a Department of Labor employee accused of pulling a Muslim woman's hijab off her head and throwing it on the ground.