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Big Takeaways From Tuesday's Election
Big Takeaways
From Tuesday's
Election
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 5, 2025 6:42 AM CST

Big Takeaways From Tuesday's Election

Victories in key races signal shifting voter sentiment in favor of Democrats

(Newser) - Democrats scored sweeping victories across major states in Tuesday's elections, signaling a sharp backlash to President Trump's policies and offering their party new momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms. Voters turned out in "extraordinary" numbers for an off-year contest, per the New York Times , delivering wins for...

Democrat Sherrill Wins New Jersey Governor's Race

Congresswoman fends off Trump-endorsed Jack Ciattarelli

(Newser) - Democrats have gone two for two in Tuesday's governors' races. The second win came in New Jersey, where Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated former GOP state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli, reports the AP , which called the race about 90 minutes after polls closed at 8. Sherrill's victory came after Abigail...

Bomb Threats Disrupt Voting in New Jersey

All were hoaxes, but they caused havoc as people tried to vote

(Newser) - New Jersey officials had to deal with an unexpected wrench on Election Day: Emailed bomb threats sent to polling sites across the state. All were eventually deemed to be hoaxes, reports the New York Times , but they caused some polling stations to temporarily close in the morning. In other cases,...

Obama Doesn't Quite Endorse in Call to Mamdani

Former president offers counsel in New York mayoral race

(Newser) - Barack Obama quietly reached out to Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, offering a rare gesture of support days before New York's mayoral election. The former president's 30-minute phone call, described by people familiar with the conversation, was not an endorsement, the New York Times reports, but Obama praised Mamdani'...

The States With the Highest 'Top 5%' Income

Connecticut is No. 1 on GOBankingRates list, with average household income of $637,673 for top 5%

(Newser) - How much does it take to count oneself among the top 5%? It differs per state, but in Connecticut, the top contender in GOBankingRates' ranking , the average household income for this elite demographic exceeds $637,000, while the median household income across the entire state just cracks $93,000. In...

Police Say AI Hoax Behind Monkey Reports in Newark

No roaming primates were found in Jersey city, as authorities blame viral AI images

(Newser) - Police in Newark, New Jersey, say reports of monkeys roaming city streets this week appear to be a hoax fueled by AI-generated images. Officers responded to calls about loose monkeys at the Georgia King Village apartment complex on Thursday morning, following similar reports the day before, reports PIX11 . One image...

State Democrats Object to DOJ Sending Election Monitors

Administration says Republicans in California, New Jersey asked for federal observers

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Friday it will send federal election observers to California and New Jersey to monitor their Nov. 4 elections. The Trump administration said it's responding to requests from the states' Republican Party organizations, the Guardian reports, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying the goal is to...

In 2 High-Stakes Governor Races, Obama Hits the Trail

Former president will campaign with Spanberger in Virginia and Sherrill in New Jersey

(Newser) - Former President Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively. Spanberger's and Sherrill's campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates at Nov. 1 rallies...

Waves Lash East Coast as Nor'easter Heads North

High winds, flooding may hit from North Carolina to New Jersey

(Newser) - A nor'easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast braced for excessive rain, lashing winds, and coastal flooding. "The greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding potential, especially for...

Teen Charged With Running Down Girl He Was Stalking, Friend

17-year-old facing 2 charges of first-degree murder after hit-and-run in Cranford

(Newser) - A New Jersey teen is facing two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly plowing his vehicle into two girls riding an e-bike, one of whom had reportedly taken out a restraining order against him. A black 2021 Jeep Compass struck the victims on a residential street in Cranford around...

Prosecutors: Shooting Hoax Was Effort to Bond at Work

Malika Brittingham allegedly wanted to 'trauma bond' with her colleagues

(Newser) - A scare about a supposed shooting that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey's largest military base was a hoax caused by a civilian employee who wanted to "trauma bond" with her colleagues, according to federal prosecutors. Malika Brittingham, a civilian who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center...

Feds Uncover 200K More SIM Cards in 'China-Linked Plot'

Network found in NYC area had potential to take down 'every cell tower in the nation's largest city'

(Newser) - Last week, Secret Service agents announced they'd unearthed a huge secret telecommunications network in the New York tristate area, complete with 100,000 SIM cards and hundreds of servers found in various locations not far from United Nations headquarters. Now, an added layer: Law enforcement sources say that Homeland...

A 14th State Gives the OK to Composting Dead Bodies

New Jersey becomes the latest to legalize it

(Newser) - New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation, the AP reports. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation on Sept. 11. It authorizes a practice called natural organic reduction, which involves putting a body into a large...

Gary Busey Sentenced to Probation for Groping Fan

Actor was accused of touching several women at horror convention in New Jersey

(Newser) - Gary Busey has been sentenced to two years of probation for groping a woman at a horror convention in New Jersey in 2022. The actor, who was accused of inappropriately touching at least three women at the Monster Mania Convention, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual contact in...

Nurse Says She Was Fired After Reporting Baby Switch

She says newborns were given to wrong mothers before her shift began

(Newser) - A veteran nurse at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey says she lost her job after reporting a major mix-up—two newborns were handed to the wrong mothers and breastfed before the mistake was caught. Joyce Fisher, a labor and delivery nurse with seven years at the hospital and...

New Jersey Cops Seek Humpty Dumpty Bandits

Statue of nursery rhyme character was stolen from Cape May mini golf venue, dumped in street

(Newser) - Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case. A colorful statue of the nursery rhyme icon was forcibly removed from a structure at a miniature golf course in Cape May, New Jersey, on Sunday and dumped down the street. Local police now say...

NBA Star's Sister Gunned Down in NJ
NBA Star's Sister
Gunned Down in NJ
Sep 8, 2025 10:20 AM CDT

NBA Star's Sister Gunned Down in NJ

Boyfriend charged with killing Toraya Reid, sister of Timberwolves' Naz Reid

(Newser) - The family of Minnesota Timberwolves star Naz Reid is grieving after Reid's sister, 28-year-old Toraya Reid, was shot and killed Saturday in New Jersey. Reid's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside the exit of a Jackson Township apartment building, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's...

Vast Jersey Mall Sued for Flouting 'Blue Laws'

Paramus officials' complaint says shopping complex is violating county 'blue laws' by selling on Sundays

(Newser) - On any given Sunday, the massive American Dream shopping mall in New Jersey allows visitors to hit an indoor ski slope, surf an artificial wave, ride roller coasters, or shop for a new outfit at dozens of big-name retail stores. One of those things is a problem, argues a new...

Judge Rules Alina Habba Lacks Legal Authority as US Attorney

Ruling disqualifies Trump's former lawyer from handling New Jersey cases

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that Alina Habba, whom President Trump appointed as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor by using a loophole, has been acting without legal authority—throwing the state's federal courts into deeper turmoil. "Because she is not currently qualified to exercise the functions...

NJ State Trooper Is a Suspect in Double Murder

Prosecutors say Ricardo Santos killed himself after murdering ex-girlfriend and her partner

(Newser) - Prosecutors in New Jersey say a state trooper killed his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, a volunteer firefighter, before taking his own life. Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos, who once served on Gov. Phil Murphy's security detail, was found dead in a Mercedes SUV around an hour away from...

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