WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? "I don't know," he said. "We'll see." The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week, so it was ...

Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year's surface transportation reauthorization bill is no exception. Supporters describe the House Transportation Committee-passed package as a major safety bill designed to make America's transportation system more ...

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," reads the iconic welcome to the world's oppressed inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. Emma Lazarus, the poet who penned those words, had herself helped Jewish refugees from the anti-Semitic pogroms of Eastern Europe ...

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Payments that are being made for a solar project in Stockton are being adjusted. In 2022, Scinta Solar, LLC was approved to construct a 5 megawatt solar project at 7030 South Stockton-Cassadaga Road (County Road 71). It was to be placed on 26 acres of land. A Payment In Lieu Of Taxes ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland banged the drum to lead Norway fans in the Viking Row that has become a signature part of the World Cup. After celebrating carrying his nation into the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time by scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Brazil on ...