The Star-Ledger, made famous by “The Sopranos,” is ceasing print editions

Two longstanding New York City area newspapers, including one immortalized in “The Sopranos,” are vanishing from newsstands, leaving Jersey City without printed news as media struggle against nationwide headwinds. Flowers and a copy of The Star-Ledger sit at the booth where the final scene of the final episode of the HBO show “The Sopranos” was

Experts ask why Black Hawk chopper may have been flying above allowed altitude

The military Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport Wednesday appears to have been flying above the permitted altitude, publicly available flight data analyzed by CBS News shows. This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation’s

What to know about Trump’s comments about DEI after plane crash

In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and suggested, without evidence, that diversity initiatives at the agency could be to blame for a deadly crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. “I put safety first. Obama, Biden and the

Doug Burgum confirmed as interior secretary with support from Democrats

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur