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August 4

Fire under NJ train sends passengers fleeing; multiple treated for smoke inhalation

Several people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire erupted under an eastbound PATH train at Newport station, suspending Hoboken and JSQ lines.

August 4

NFL employee shot in lobby by gunman warned colleagues upstairs before calling 911

Four victims died in a Midtown Manhattan office shooting as an NFL employee called colleagues to warn about the gunman targeting the Blackstone building.

August 4

Democratic senator defends working with Trump after Booker's 'complicity' accusation

One Democratic senator responded to Sen. Cory Booker accusing them of being complicit in the harm of the Trump administration because of their support for police legislation.

August 3

Fighter jets scrambled after civilian aircraft violates Trump airspace at New Jersey Bedminster

NORAD aircraft used flares to escort civilian planes out of restricted airspace near Trump's Bedminster golf club after five unauthorized incursions occurred.

August 3

Boat collision with whale sends passenger overboard, kills 20-foot marine mammal

A boat collision with a whale off the Jersey Shore left the 20-foot-long animal dead and sent a passenger overboard. The person is believed to be OK following the incident.

August 3

Inside the deadly 'suburban nightmare' that shattered a Connecticut family's world

Five years after Jennifer Dulos vanished, a new examination reveals financial motives behind her death and the devastating impact on her five children.

August 3

Brian Walshe murder trial: Prosecutors say husband dismembered wife Ana to dodge prison in art fraud case

Brian Walshe faces a murder trial for wife Ana's death, and the prosecution and defense presented contrasting motive theories involving an art fraud conviction and an alleged affair.

August 2

Illegal migrant with DUI rap sheet facing vehicular homicide charges after head-on crash kills mom, daughter

ICE lodges detainer against suspect charged with vehicular homicide in Lakewood crash that killed woman and her daughter, citing prior DUI arrests.

August 2

Maryland high school teacher awarded half a million in defamation lawsuit over racism allegation

A Maryland jury awarded a high school teacher over half a million dollars in a defamation case stemming from a 2023 "hate bias incident" email.

August 2

Bill Maher on possibility of Mamdani as New York City mayor: 'We’ve never had someone this radical'

Comedian Bill Maher defends criticism of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's "Marxist" views during debate with Democratic congressman on "Real Time."