Topic: New Jersey

Cloud-sniffing drones soar over Asia

Researchers track China’s plume of pollution. What effect did Olympic hiatus have?

Meet the man who's flying the plane

For kids: what it takes to become a commercial airline pilot.

Longing to grow watermelon in Maine

The climate just isn't right for the fruit that symbolizes summer.

Opinion: In Hannah Montana v. Mets, Dad rules

Exceptions erode order, and there's no room for that in our house.

Sales down, so firms boost morale

Some managers come up with creative tactics to offset the effects of a sagging economy.

A longing to grow watermelon

Maine just doesn't have the ideal climate for his son's favorite summer fruit.

Americans love picnics – except when they don't

Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.

Americans love picnics – except when they don't

Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.

Georgia crisis helps McCain for now

A key question: Will the conflict divert voters' attention from the economy this fall?

Medicaid bears brunt of states' budget crunch

Healthcare cuts in California and New York could affect thousands.

Now playing: a coastal town’s rite of summer

With Cape May’s historic movie theater at a crossroads, supporters race to write a happy ending.

States, cities ready to move on housing aid

The $4 billion in federal money will go for everything from rehab to foreclosure-prevention,

Marriage across the miles

Commuter marriages are on the rise, due to the slow housing market.

When political lawn signs shout too loudly

The size of the political message has become an issue, pitting freedom of speech vs. local codes.

When political lawn signs shout too loudly

The size of the political message has become an issue, pitting freedom of speech vs. local codes.

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Too few low-income college students?

Pressure mounts on colleges to reduce barriers for that pool of talent.

Opinion: Practical – or wasteful – abundance?

It’s a sketchy line between enjoying the material things of this world and saying ‘enough is enough.

Essay: Special agents at the Olympics

Diplomatic Security Service helps keep games safe.

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Warehouse shoppers: Do you save enough to justify the trip?

Bulk-buy spending at food 'clubs' doesn't always lessen your outlay.

Anthrax scientist – and top suspect – dead in apparent suicide

Leading bio-defense researcher Bruce Ivins died Tuesday from an overdose of prescription drugs after learning he would be charged for the 2001 anthrax attacks.

The future of tech in just one word: plastics

Thin, bendable, organic screens of sci-fi movies are almost here.

Four Senate Democrats call for EPA chief to resign

Saying that he had repeatedly bowed to political pressure and had made misleading statements to Congress, four Democratic senators Tuesday called for Stephen Johnson to resign as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Insects beware! These plants want you.

Carnivorous plants are fascinating to the 12-year-old in us all.