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May 3, 2016

Leader of New Jersey National Guard meets Gov. Christie's deadline after fitness reprimand

The leader of New Jersey's National Guard passed a fitness test, meeting a deadline imposed by Gov. Chris Christie to shape up.

May 3, 2016

Arrested pharma exec Martin Shkreli fired from one of his companies

In barely 24 hours, Martin Shkreli went from an egotistical pharmaceutical boy wonder running two small drug developers and live-streaming his daily activities to unemployed and facing securities fraud charges that could land him in prison for years.

May 3, 2016

Man who told jury to 'vote not guilty' gets life for killing estranged wife in front of kids

A New Jersey man barred from testifying at his murder trial after asking jurors to "vote not guilty" has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his estranged wife in front of their two children.

May 3, 2016

Martin Shkreli resigns as Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO day after securities fraud arrest

Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive arrested Thursday on charges of securities fraud related to a company he previously ran, has resigned as the head of one of the companies he now runs, Turing Pharmaceuticals.

May 3, 2016

NJ rabbi sentenced for role in kidnapping, torture ring

An Orthodox Jewish rabbi was sentenced Tuesday to a decade in prison after admitting to a judge he got caught up in his tough-guy image while leading a ring that coerced religious divorces from recalcitrant men.

May 3, 2016

GOP debate takeaways: Cruz, Rubio mix it up, as do Bush and Trump, who pledged loyalty to GOP

Nine Republican presidential candidates took the stage Tuesday night for a debate that focused almost exclusively on foreign policy.

May 3, 2016

Orthodox Jewish rabbi gets decade in prison for leading religious divorce coercion ring

An Orthodox Jewish rabbi who led a ring that coerced religious divorces from recalcitrant men has been sentenced in New Jersey to a decade in prison.

May 3, 2016

Orthodox Jewish rabbi sentenced for his role in religious divorce coercion ring

An Orthodox rabbi who pleaded guilty to his role in threatening a Jewish man to coerce him into giving his wife a religious divorce has been sentenced to prison.

May 3, 2016

Former student accused of making fake threats against fellow black students enters plea

A former Kean University student has pleaded not guilty to making fake threats against fellow black students at the school.

May 3, 2016

Man, 50, who snapped over childhood sex abuse, stabbed ex-Scout leader gets 5 years in prison

A judge showed sympathy for a northern New Jersey man who said he snapped while watching the sexual abuse trial of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and killed a former Boy Scout leader who allegedly abused him.