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Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Paul Loriquet says five people three men and two women were shot near Newark's Weequahic Park around 1:30 Monday afternoon.

Murdered Ex-NFL Star's Alcohol Level Was Twice Limit

Authorities say former NFL star Steve McNair had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit when his girlfriend shot him to death.

Ex-Follower: Evangelist Asked, 'Think I'm a Dirty Old Man?'

A former follower of evangelist Tony Alamo told federal jurors at his sex-crimes trial Monday that the preacher lashed out at her when she grimaced at the sight of a 9-year-old girl rubbing his thighs.

Watchdog: Bailout Could Reach $23.7 Trillion

Forty Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon

At 4:17 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, the Eagle lunar lander carrying Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin touched down in the Sea of Tranquility.

Commander: U.S. Troops Live in 'Prison-Like Bases'- Gates to Expand U.S. Army by Up to 22,000

Airline Passenger Stung by Scorpion During Flight

Southwest Airlines says an Arizona man was stung by a scorpion that hitched a ride in his carry-on luggage and delivered its sting just before his flight landed.

Report: Iran Guards Marry, Rape Virgins Before Executions

Members of Iran's feared Basij militia forcibly marry female virgin prisoners the night before scheduled executions, raping their new "wives" and making it religiously acceptable to execute them, a self-professed member of the paramilitary group said

Clinton: U.S. Doing All It Can to Free Captive Soldier

Gingrich Says Country Is on 'Edge of Catastrophe'

7 Shot, 3 Killed Near New Jersey Park