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  • This photo shows Action Comics #1, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in New York, a copy of a rare comic book that introduced the world to Superman which has been sold for a record $15 million. (Andrew Wilson/Metropolis Collectibles Inc. via AP)Arts & Entertainment

    The ‘Holy Grail of comic books’ that Nicolas Cage bought for $150,000 before it was stolen sells at auction for a record $15 million

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • American Dream MallRetail

    New Jersey town sues American Dream Mall for selling clothes on Sunday under ‘blue law’ that dates back centuries

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Goodyear Blimp is prepared for takeoff, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File)North America

    Goodyear blimp celebrates turning 100 with flight over hometown of Akron. Here’s the history of the iconic dirigible

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • /// Members of the New Jersey Transit locomotive engineers union striking picket outside a rail yard in Morrisville, Pa., on May 17, 2025. (AP photo/Mike Catalini)Success

    New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike that halted NYC routes for 100,000 daily riders

    By Bruce Shipkowski, Christopher Weber, and others
  • An electronic display advises commuters of NJ Transit service disruptions at the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Finance

    New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, stranding some 350,000 commuters

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this Aug. 3, 2018, file photo, a New Jersey Transit train leaves the Bound Brook Station in Bound Brook, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)Workplace Culture

    New Jersey Transit’s CEO clashes with employees over wage hikes: ‘I cannot keep giving money left and right’

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • Ohio state and federal officials during a ceremony at the groundbreaking of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility near New Albany, Ohio, US, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Last month President Biden signed into law a broad competition bill that includes about $52 billion to boost domestic semiconductor research and development, calling it a “once-in-a-generation investment in America itself.” Photographer: Gaelen Morse/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Intel was set to open a multibillion-dollar Ohio semiconductor plant in 2025. It’s now delayed several years thanks to a CEO departure and other setbacks

    By The Associated Press and Bruce Shipkowski
  • FILE – In this image taken from video provided by MartyA45_, several drones appear to be flying over Randolph, N.J., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP, File)

    Trump and members of Congress want drones shot down while more are spotted near military facilities

    By Bruce Shipkowski, Ken Miller, and others
  • FILE – Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Politics

    Mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey should be ‘shot down, if necessary’, Senator says

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • Multiple drones are seen over Bernardsville, N.J., Dec. 5, 2024 (Brian Glenn/TMX via AP)Tech

    Mysterious drones seen near New Jersey military site and Trump golf course are bigger than hobbyist size, Homeland Security says

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • The outside of the American Water headquarters in New JerseyTech

    American’s largest water utility just got hit by a cyberattack

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • Woman entering office lobbySuccess

    Thousands of Philadelphia city workers must return in-person after losing lawsuit to work remotely

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • Profile view of a young redhead woman smoking a cigarette in nature. Copy space.Politics

    Ohio judge tells government to keep its grubby paws off the people’s flavored cigs

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
  • Marijuana dogPolitics

    Ohio’s legalization of marijuana is putting nearly 400 police dogs out of work who can’t unlearn the smell of weed

    By Patrick Orsagos, Bruce Shipkowski, and others
  • Electric vehiclePersonal Finance

    New Jersey’s EV rebate program is so popular that all the money is gone

    By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press