Gov. Cuomo hires former Obama and Clinton staffers

Gov. Cuomo announced 27 new hires on Tuesday, including a dozen people who were out of work thanks to President Trump. The dozen either worked for President Barack Obama, the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign or elsewhere in the federal government, and their hirings come as Cuomo is being talked up as a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2020.

News 13 mins ago 1:23 a.m.Report: Former VP Joe Biden’s son dating late son’s widow

Former Vice President Joe Biden's son is dating the widow of his other son, the late Beau Biden, according to a report. The New York Post reports that Hallie Biden and Hunter Biden began dating after Hunter separated from his wife.

Joe Biden calls attacks on media ‘dangerous’

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act in the South Court Auditorium, next to the White House, Dec. 13, 2016 in Washington. The bill speeds up the approval process for new drugs and medical devices and expands funding for medical research, including the cancer moonshot initiative led by Vice President Joe Biden.

King letter and statement criticize Sessions prosecution

This photo provided by Armstrong Williams shows Senate Judiciary Chairman Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., posing for a photo with Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and then Thurmond staffer Armstrong Williams, right, in this undated photo. A letter sent by Coretta Scott King saying Jeff Sessions would be a bad choice for a lifetime federal judgeship is receiving new attention after Sen. Elizabeth Warren was rebuked Feb. 7, 2017, for quoting King's letter on the Senate floor.

Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general

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Nation briefs: Biden starts programs at 2 universities

Now that he's left the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden will split his time between programs at the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania. Officials announced Tuesday that Mr. Biden will establish a new domestic policy institute at the University of Delaware and will head a foreign policy institute for the University of Pennsylvania.

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Lackawanna County Court Notes 2/4/2017

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Police investigate armed robbery in Scranton

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