With the Associated Press' reports about the NYPD's large-scale surveillance of Muslims in not just New York City but across the Eastern seaboard came the revelation that the NYPD has been spying on Muslims in Newark. That upset Newark Mayor Cory Booker as well as NJ Governor Chris Christie, who spoke out against the NYPD last night. more ›

The ongoing feud between Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker ended last night with Booker appearing on the show and Conan donating $100K to Booker's charity (video 1, 2). Conan also set up a "Newark Joke Jar" and promised to add $500 any time he made a joke at the city's expense, the Star-Ledger liveblogged (really). The feud began when Conan made a joke about health-care in Newark—"The health-care program would consist of a bus ticket out of Newark"—and resulted in his being banned from Newark Airport. And thus ends the scandal that never really was because Letterman had to go and ruin everything. more ›