The Chinese Hoax: Scientists reported yesterday that Earth reached its highest temperature ever recorded, setting a record for the third year in a row. Periodic spikes in temperature can happen, scientists say, but a trend becomes alarming. The NY Times …

Bridge Collapse: Leaked emails indicate that Gov. Chris Christie’s staff helped engineer a traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge last September in an act of retribution against the Democratic mayor of Ft. Lee, NJ. An Aug. 13 email from …

National: The House yesterday came within seven votes of defunding the National Security Agency’s collection of telephone and Internet records. Some lawmakers who want to restrain the NSA say they are reflecting the concern of constituents who say post 9/11 …