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NEWARK, N.J. — Closing arguments in U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial are set to begin Thursday after a federal judge Wednesday finished instructing jurors on the laws to consider in reaching a verdict. U.S. District Court Judge William H. Walls also warned Wednesday that a verdict could be delayed by a juror’s long-scheduled vacation.

The FBI and New York Police Department have confirmed 29-year-old Uzbek national Sayfullo Saipov is the main suspect in the Manhattan truck attack. The two bodies are jointly leading the investigation. They said Saipov rented the vehicle on the day of the incident, but had been putting plans into place for weeks. “Recovered in and

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The USS Cole case judge Wednesday found the Marine general in charge of war court defense teams guilty of contempt for refusing to follow his orders and sentenced him to 21 days confinement and to pay a $1,000 fine. Air Force Col. Vance Spath also declared “null and void”

ryan nash nypd The young officer who took down Tuesday’s terror suspect in Manhattan has been identified as 28-year-old Ryan Nash. He was responding to a report of a suicidal 17-year-old girl when he found himself in a situation that he’ll undoubtedly remember for the rest of his life. He was at the high school

Former first daughter speaks at NCJW event Jenna Bush Hager reads an excerpt from “Sisters First,” her collection of reminiscences coauthored by her sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, about growing up as the twin daughters of President George W. Bush. Photo by Robert Wiener Jenna Bush Hager looked up from her new book, cowritten with her

The terrorist who committed the deadly ramming attack in lower Manhattan on Tuesday showed no remorse and even bragged about his murderous deed Wednesday, NBC News reported. Investigators who came to interview the terrorist reported that he was rejoicing at having murdered many innocent people. A note written in Arabic praising the ISIS terrorist organization