Urban avenger: Newark mayor counters Conan O’Brien’s comic insults by expanding ‘ban’

October 12th, 2009 Newark mayor to settle feud on 'Tonight Show'NEWARK, N.J. — Goodbye YouTube, hello "Tonight Show." Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who has garnered national attention for his passionate defense of New Jersey's largest city, is taking his act to the "Tonight Show." Host Conan O'Brien has been engaged in a playful feud with Booker since Sept.

October 9th, 2009 Clinton settles 'feud' between O'Brien, NJ mayorNEWARK, N.J. — The nation's top diplomat has defused the facetious feud between Conan O'Brien and the mayor of Newark.

October 5th, 2009 NJ comedic 'feud' illustrates new media landscapeNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: Television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away.

October 5th, 2009 Booker-O'Brien "feud" rewrites political rulesNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away.

October 5th, 2009 NJ comedic 'feud' ilustrates new media landscapeNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away.

July 23rd, 2009 A view from Comic Con: Costumes, comics, crowdsSAN DIEGO — Every summer, Comic Con brings together thousands of colorful and costumed fans for four days of pop-culture indulgence. Not all of the action is confined to the San Diego Convention Center, where the 40th annual event, which opened Wednesday, runs through Sunday.

July 22nd, 2009 Social networking pioneers link with NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — Silicon Valley is joining the mayor of New Jersey's largest city to create a "blueprint" to organize residents into shared interest groups.

July 21st, 2009 Newark, NJ, mayor says 10 shootings unacceptableNEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey's largest city says a rash of shootings on one day there shows more work must be done to reduce gun violence.

July 21st, 2009 Two shootings in Newark leave 3 dead, 5 woundedNEWARK, N.J. — A pair of shootings in New Jersey's largest city have left three people dead and five others wounded.

July 21st, 2009 3 killed, 7 wounded in Newark shootingsNEWARK, N.J. — A third shooting in six hours in Newark has left two people wounded, making it three killed and seven wounded in a day of violence in New Jersey's largest city.

June 18th, 2009 Plane with dead pilot lands safely in Newark, NJNEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.

May 3rd, 2009 Comedian Robert Schimmel arrested in assault caseCALABASAS, Calif. — Standup comic Robert Schimmel has been arrested on suspicion of beating his wife.

May 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Comic shops in New York have treated readers by giving away free books to mark the annual Free Comic Book Day. The day is scheduled on the first Saturday of May after the release of a major theatrical film adaptation of a well-known superhero property for a huge industry-wide promotion.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer Robbie Williams has gone all "girlie" for a special sketch for Comic Relief. Williams, 35, showed his feminine side on March 6 in the sketch with Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams.

December 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - She may have starred in hit comic capers like 'Namastey London', 'Partner', 'Welcome' and 'Singh Is Kinng', but actress Katrina Kaif says she is yet to do an 'out and out comic role'. 'I think I have yet to do a great comic role.