Nation & World

The planned release Friday of thousands of pages of police documents from the investigation into last year's school massacre in Newtown could shed light on the world of the 20-year-old gunman.

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, signed by President Barack Obama on Thursday, includes sweeping provisions dealing with sexual assaults in the military, paves the way for the eventual closure of Guantanamo Bay, and also contains a suicide prevention measure named after a New Jersey reservist.

This year has been characterized by a slow yet steady economic recovery in the United States, but the pace of that trend may be quickening with less than a week left in 2013.

Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren't prepared for the spike.

Whether it's a DVD they already owned, or a sweater that's way too big, the day after Christmas is when people flock to stores to make their returns.

Stores are hoping Americans who've been tight-fisted with their money will get the last-minute itch to buy in the final week of the holiday shopping season.

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says his "mission's already accomplished" after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies.

If you suddenly lose your job or get hurt at work and need money, what would happen?

With gas prices still well above $3-per-gallon in New Jersey, we might want to take another look at how to enhance your driving mileage.

U.S. stock indexes ended up pretty much where they started on Thursday, a day after a powerful surge.