Opinion

We got a kick out of an old chestnut among conspiracy theorists — whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and whether any of those a...

AUBURN (TNS) — Growing up in rural Western New York, we saw industries leave and good-paying jobs go with them. If you wanted to stay, you didn't have...

ALBANY — At a hearing in Albany last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lobbied state lawmakers to help him balance the city’s finances with a 2...

Most New York public school lunches consist of room-temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Islan...

If 2026 is the year of affordability, energy cost is the most important driving force. Consumers rightfully want to know that the energy they need wil...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Attorney General Pam Bondi took one of the most radioactive political issues in the country — the Epstein files — and detonate...

We’re one year in, and President Donald Trump’s second term has already produced a parade of problematic historical analogies. Critics have invoked Ki...

It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.” Just turn on any political podcast or c...

President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — I can't recall another time when my grown kids have called their mom the political journalist to talk about political news. But my ...

Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...

Eleven state and local governments that received a collective $45 million from the federal government to remove lead from houses were never flagged as...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — This week's controversy in the world of sports involved some U.S. Olympic athletes saying they are struggling with some of the thin...

The Environmental Protection Agency “did not follow standard operating procedures” for reviewing its spending and underestimated its improper payments...

Despite the robust growth of state revenues in recent years, many of New York’s elected officials are pushing to further increase the tax burden on th...

What a difference a single year makes. The once-dominant push to radically reshape society in hopes of averting climate catastrophe has collapsed. Loo...

We need to talk about ICE. Many have tried pointing out the cruelty of recent immigration enforcement. Appeals to humanity often fall on stubborn ears...