Booker 'won't rule out' US Senate run in 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Booker told theGRIO's Todd Johnson Thursday he would 'never say never' to a potential Senate run in 2014...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker mulls future senate run
NEWARK STAR LEDGER - Mayor Cory Booker is bringing his knack for fund-raising to the national stage, and eying a possible run for the U.S. Senate...
NJ mom accused of starving child pleads not guilty
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The children's 30-year-old mother, Venette Ovilde, stared blankly and answered a judge's questions in a barely audible whisper as she entered her plea...
Viewing to be held for slain Newark police officer
NEWARK - Officer William Johnson was standing at the counter of a fast-food restaurant trying to get a slice of pizza when he was shot along with two other people last Thursday...
Slain cop wasn't target in Newark drive-by
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The acting police director in Newark, N.J., says officials do not believe that a police officer killed in a drive-by shooting was the intended target...
Man gets over 200 years in Newark murders
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Alexander Alfaro was 16 at the time of the 2007 killings that shocked New Jersey's largest city and led to anti-crime reforms...
Feds launch investigation of Newark cops
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Newark has long been one of the most violent and poorest cities in New Jersey...
Newark school competes to get Obama as speaker
NEW YORK - Voters can watch three-minute videos about the schools and rate them from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest...
Starved pit bull is tossed out with trash, revived
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - After weeks of emergency measures the emaciated dog is now gaining weight again...
TheGrio's 100: Dominique Lee, leading the way with teacher-led schools
TheGrio's 100 - Fed up with the troubled bureaucracy of inner-city schools, 25-year-old Teach for America alumnus Dominique Lee decided it was time for teachers to take charge...
