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‘Torso Killer' Pleads Guilty in 1974 New Jersey Cold-Case Murders
A New Jersey serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” pleaded guilty Tuesday to two 1974 murders, finally closing the cold-case deaths of teenage friends who had left home for a trip to the mall and never returned. Richard Cottingham, 74, is currently in state prison on a life sentence for other murders. He has claimed he was responsible for up...
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American Airline's Workers Can't Sue as Class in Pay Dispute: Court
American Airlines workers at Newark’s airport who claim in a lawsuit they’ve been shorted on overtime pay can’t sue as a class, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The three-judge panel’s decision published Tuesday reversed a New Jersey judge’s ruling that would have allowed the lawsuit to go forward and include all non-exempt hourly workers employed at Newark...
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‘Melrose Place' Actress to Serve More Time for Fatal Crash
A former “Melrose Place” actress was sentenced Friday to more prison time for a fatal 2010 auto accident by a judge who appeared at times reluctant to follow the guidelines set by an appeals court that had ruled her initial sentence and a second sentence were too lenient. Amy Locane was given five years behind bars, but likely will serve...
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How a Few Pieces of Wood Wrecked Travel Throughout the Northeast
The disruptions and delays to rail service up and down the northeastern U.S. this week apparently were caused by a few pieces of timber sitting under a piece of track in New York’s Penn Station, a stark reminder of how one small glitch can send an entire region’s commute into something approaching purgatory.
