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NJ prosecutor dismisses 185 drug cases following criminal probe of Camden police officers. Charges have been dropped or convictions vacated in 185 drug cases in one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities because information gathered in a criminal investigation of five police city officers suggests evidence could have been tainted, a prosecutor announced Friday.

History under fire: NY and Pa. historic sites face closing, cutbacks as state budgets tighten. State budget cuts in tough economic times are falling on historic sites, from George Washington's Continental Army encampments to a World War II Holocaust refugee center.

Supporters defend Mo. hog farm giant Premium Standard, tout company's economic impact. Uncertainty about the future of a key employer in northern Missouri brought more than 1,000 supporters of Premium Standard Farms to Trenton to rally behind the corporate hog giant.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday outlined plans to close a budget gap that he described as a "grand canyon" by slashing spending on pensions, schools and cities, while amending the constitution to cap future increases.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is a former nuclear plant worker under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a sweep of al-Qaida members, authorities said Thursday.

Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a sweep of al-Qaida members, authorities said Thursday.

Ordinary Americans reveal deep emotion in condolence letters to President Kennedy's widow. Excerpts from letters published in "Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation," by Ellen Fitzpatrick. (HarperCollins 2010, $26.99)

Md. man sentenced to 25 years for hijacking shuttle bus, threatening to blow up NJ casino. A Maryland man who hijacked a shuttle bus in 2007 and threatened to blow up a New Jersey casino unless he was paid $3 million has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.

PRINCETON, New Jersey (Reuters Life!) - There can be few more historic towns in America than Princeton, which for four months in 1783, was capital of the fledgling United States.

Philly, NYC prepare _ again _ for big snow, high winds; more than a foot expected in areas. A fresh storm began dropping snow in the path of morning commuters in the Philadelphia area Thursday, winter's latest offering in a region that has already had its snowiest season on record.

NJ's Lautenberg, nation's 2nd-oldest US senator, has lymphoma of stomach, but is not resigning. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, at 86 the nation's second oldest U.S. senator, has curable lymphoma of the stomach, his office said Friday. Doctors for the Democrat found B-cell lymphoma that will require treatment over the next few months, spokesman Caley Gray said in a news release. He will not be resigning, Gray said.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, at 86 the nation's second oldest U.S. senator, has curable lymphoma of the stomach, his office said Friday.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a better shot at fixing the state's severe budget problems than some of his predecessors because of his forceful style and a public recognition that something radical is needed to fix chronic and deepening deficits, experts say.

Police: Man stole goods from NJ police headquarters, caught trying to sell them at Taco Bell. Police in Trenton, New Jersey say a man sneaked into police headquarters and stole a police radio, a computer monitor and a sergeant's attache case.