Viewer's Guide: 5 candidates vie for validation in 5 states
Five candidates, five states, five very different paths forward. The four men and one woman who would be president all head into Tuesday’s primaries seeking different kinds of validation.
Today's weather: Rain likely, highs near 73
Today will be cloudy with showers likely and highs near 73. Sunny skies can be expected for Wednesday before clouds return to the area Thursday.
Philippine troops hunt down extremists who beheaded Canadian
The Philippine military came under increased pressure Tuesday to rescue more than 20 foreign hostages after their Muslim extremist captors beheaded a Canadian man, but troops face a dilemma in how to succeed and also ensure the safety of the remaining captives.
Fetty Wap ex-associate denies role in shooting of Paterson boy
Justin Pope, a Paterson man who once was affiliated with the rap star Fetty Wap, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges in connection with a shooting in February in which a 7-year-old city boy was wounded with a stray bullet inside his home.
Paramus school board OKs budget with $56 tax increase
The district Board of Education on Monday night adopted a 2016-17 school year budget that will raise taxes $56 on the average home in Paramus, assessed at $535,000.
Elmwood Park man pleads not guilty to selling fatal doses
Eric Somesla seemed headed for a bright future. He had grown up on Dakota Street, in one of Paterson’s safer neighborhoods, and traveled to West Orange as a teenager to attend Seton Hall Prep.
Police: Waldwick man injured in Paramus crash may face charges
A 28-year-old Waldwick man critically injured in a crash on Route 17 Sunday will likely face motor-vehicle summonses, authorities said Monday.
Volkswagen’s Legal Endgame in Emissions Scandal
The news that Volkswagen increased its reserves to $18 billion to cover the cost of penalties, legal claims and recalls in the United States and elsewhere related to diesel emissions cheating means that the company is at the beginning of the end of the …
Volkswagen Seeks to Change the Subject With a New Plug-in SUV
After dropping hints last week, Volkswagen (NASDAQOTH:VLKAY) showed off a new plug-in hybrid SUV in Beijing on Monday. The Volkswagen T-Prime Concept GTE is almost certainly a preview of the next-generation VW Touareg. It follows several other recent VW …
Volkswagen T-Prime Concept GTE is PHEV taste of things to come
On the surface, the new Volkswagen T-Prime Concept GTE crossover concept ostensibly previews a new model to slot in above the Touareg. But there’s more to the T-Prime under its skin. 87 MPGe. 31 miles of electric range. VW’s concept for the Beijing Motor …