Hundreds of N.J.’s heavily traveled bridges badly need repair. Will Trump help?

Work on those spans -- the parkway's Mill River and Third River bridges -- has been completed and they won't be showing up on any bad list any time soon. But hundreds of other Jersey bridges remain structurally deficient, according to Federal Highway Administration data analyzed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, a Washington-based industry group.

Lana Del Rey stalker arrested for trying to kidnap singer from Upstate NY

Musician Lana Del Rey poses for photographers upon arrival at the MTV European Music Awards 2017 in London, Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2017. ( Orlando police say they arrested a Florida man who was stalking singer Lana Del Rey and attempted to kidnap her.

Elizabeth Warren bellows rallying cry atactivist event: – We march in pink pussy hats!’

Progressive Texans burst into applause on Friday as Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a women's rights speech with the following rallying cry: "We march with pink pussy hats!" Annie's List, a group that aims to recruit progressive women for office in the Lone Star State, turned to the Massachusetts senator this year to energize its members. Ms. Warren's speech ran the gamut of issues addressed at a nationwide series of Women's March protests held Jan. 20-21.

States seek more help on opioids

President Donald Trump heads to Ohio on Monday to make Cincinnati-area stops focusing on the new tax overhaul -- though some in a state with one of the nation's highest overdose rates would rather hear more about his plans for the drug crisis. In Newtown, outside Cincinnati, Police Chief Tom Synan said he found Trump's comments on opioids in his State of the Union address to be "much of the same.

In drug crisis hotbed, hoping for action on Trump’s words

President Donald Trump heads to Ohio on Monday to make Cincinnati-area stops focusing on the new tax overhaul - though some in a state with one of the nation's highest overdose rates would rather hear more about his plans for the drug crisis.

Trump’s fight with his law enforcement agencies intensifies

Trump on Saturday falsely claimed that the memo "totally vindicates" him in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe into whether his campaign colluded with Russia. House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, the California Republican whose committee drafted the memo, promised Friday on Fox News that more memos critical of US government agencies are coming.

Minnesota couple raises awareness for unborn child’s defect

Jordan See and Austin Benz - garbed in matching shirts depicting a sweet little cow with a Band-Aid on her tummy and pink bow on her head - chat on a recent day about an uncommon condition of which they are becoming experts: Omphalocele. When the young couple, expecting their first child, initially heard the term, "I could barely pronounce it," said See, now 28 weeks pregnant, at their Mountain Iron apartment.

Dems on House Intelligence Committee clash over Nunes memo

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee countered claims made in a highly disputed memo alleging political bias within the highest ranks of the FBI. The document, assembled by Rep. Devin Nunes , asserts abuses by top officials in obtaining surveillance warrants and anti-Trump bias.

Wisconsin Senate candidate attacks GOP rival over pay raises

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson is attacking rival Leah Vukmir for taking some pay raises, calling her a hypocrite for not always returning them over her 15 years in the Legislature. Vukmir, a state senator, has been in the Legislature since 2003, first in the Assembly and now in the Senate.

Rand Paul voices support for memo, citing privacy rights

Senators voted 37-0 on Friday in ... - Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky who recently was attacked by a neighbor while working on his lawn, said he believes the anger and polarization around the country fueled the assault. "With the whole idea of the country being angry, over your yard or even the guy that shot us in the ball field There's just some people so angry," said the senator, who was on a baseball field over the summer when a gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA, and three others.

Carson calls for HUD inspector general to review his family’s role at the department

Eureka Garden tenant's association president Tracy Grant shows Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio her apartment at the troubled complex during Carson's visit to Jacksonville, Fla., on April 11, 2017. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has called on his department's inspector general to "review" the role his family members have played there, tweeting Friday evening that he has been "under attack."

Video Editorial: Is the Days Inn building a landmark?

Mayo Foundation has one of the largest portfolios of investment assets of any nonprofit health care and education-related foundation in the country. A few years ago, Harvard University was at The late and not-so-lamented 2017, with its political conflicts, natural disasters, refugee crises and the threat of nuclear war, is now in the rearview mirror.

Lawmakers Make Progress on a Spending Deal

With less than a week before government funding runs out, it appears Congress will consider another short-term spending package, although negotiators reportedly are close to a long-term deal. If lawmakers do not act before midnight Feb. 8, federal agencies will shut down for the second time in as many months.