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Opinion

Pay attention to ‘lame duck’ session in state Legislature

Editorials

The Legislature has entered its so-called “lame duck” period, the period between Election Day in November and new lawmakers taking their oath of office in early January. This year, Democrats — who have controlled both chambers of the Legislature for the past two years — are racing to ...

FBI Director Wray says he’ll resign

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the ...

Trump, Biden teams insist they’re working together on foreign crises

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump doesn't think much of Joe Biden's foreign policy record. The Republican president-elect frequently casts the outgoing Democratic president as a feckless leader who shredded American credibility around the world during his four-year term. But a funny thing ...

President Trump should swear off lawfare in his second term

Columns

Jack Smith is on his way out, and we don’t need another one. While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent, and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential ...

Suspect’s gun matches shell casings, police say

Columns

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The gun found on the man charged with killing United Healthcare’s CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City’s police commissioner said Wednesday as authorities scrutinized evidence and the suspect's experiences with the victim's ...

Mysterious drones investigated

Columns

The large mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks appear to avoid detection by traditional methods such as helicopter and radio, according to a state lawmaker briefed Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on the social media platform X, ...