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The New Jersey city has surpassed its previous record for murders. City officials, who say the unionized police force has too many perks, turn to the county to provide a larger and cheaper force.

In Texas, there’s a tight race brewing between two Latinos. Two years ago, Francisco Canseco was swept in congress as part of the national Tea Party wave. His challenger is Peter Gallego, a Democrat who has served in the legislature for 22 years. This vast congressional district is majority Latino. Observers are watching to see how that voting bloc may or may not influence the election and what it spells for future Texas politics.

The City Council's District 9 didn't exist a year ago. The Redistricting Commission drew it up last year when adding a ninth district, creating a second Latino-majority district. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's a Latino-controlled district.

The journalist Juan Williams is out with a new book this week. In it, he makes the case that his acrimonious termination last fall by NPR is part of a larger and ominous pattern of suppressing undesired voices.

After San Diego residents along the coastline complained of faulty garage door openers and car alarm technology gone amok, the U.S. Navy issued a statement neither claiming nor denying responsibility, but they did offer an explanation.

Fall is right around the corner and full of possibilities. Culture Lust contributor Alex Morales shares her top 10 arts and culture picks for the month of September.

After several air traffic controllers were found sleeping on the job in April, the Federal Aviation Administration issued new rules that extend the required time off between shifts. The air traffic controllers' union has endorsed the changes, but critics argue the FAA should implement an organized napping system to prevent fatigue.

Massive projects are moving ahead along San Diego’s waterfront but not as part of a cohesive plan. With so much at stake, inewsource zeroed in on the North Embarcadero to find out how it developed and what lessons might be learned.

Critical Condition Free Screening

Books, movies, television, things to read — we look back at 50 of the great things that entered our field of vision in 2014.