Recep Karaca
Position: Chief Editor Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Rutgers University, New Jersey Master’s Degree in Media Studies, Columbia University, New York Career: Began as a political reporter for The Star-Ledger in Newark. Worked as an editorial director for NJ Spotlight News. Joined DailyNewsEn in 2021 as Chief Editor, leading the newsroom with a focus on impactful reporting. Expertise: Politics, investigative journalism, and policy analysis. Notable Achievements: Awarded the New Jersey Press Association Medal for Outstanding Editorial Leadership.
Cosmos controversy: The universe is expanding, but how fast?
There is a crisis brewing in the cosmos, or perhaps in the community of cosmologists. The universe seems to be expanding too fast, some...
Old farmstead's history runs from John Brown to James Brown
DARGAN, Md. — From John Brown's raid to James Brown's wail, a stream of hot-blooded American history runs through a 19th century farmstead in...
Readers Write (Feb. 24): Congressional town halls, immigration policy, transgender policy, University of Minnesota...
My husband and I attended U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer’s town hall meeting Wednesday evening in Sartell, Minn., on the condition that we would behave...
Illegal immigrants: We may pay a steep price for this craziness
Now begins the latest chapter in our new president’s dissembling.Before cheering crowds in Florida last weekend, President Trump declared his resolve to deport “gang...
Plymouth meeting without U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen draws hundreds
Frustrated by a lack of town hall meetings on U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen’s calendar, some of his constituents set up a gathering of their...
As U.S. signals reversal on private prisons, Minnesota facility is back in play
Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the federal government’s continued use of private prisons — reversing a late-Obama-era directive to...
Challenges abound in Twins camp as first Grapefruit League game arrives
FORT MYERS, Fla. – In the past five years, Craig Breslow has twice come to a major league training camp with a minor league...
Resiliency is serving Gophers hockey team quite well
Despite the dire situation, Justin Kloos saw no hint of anxiety or resignation among his teammates. They reacted just as the Gophers captain expected...
Obituary: Warren Frost was ‘Twin Peaks’ doc, plus a mentor to Twin Cities actors
Best known for playing the small-town physician on “Twin Peaks” — a show co-created by his son — former Twin Cities actor and director...
Trickle of refugees fleeing the U.S. to Canada could become a deluge in the...
OTTAWA – As desperate asylum seekers continue to flee the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown by crossing into Canada, concern is growing here over whether...
Inside Uber: An aggressive, unrestrained workplace culture
SAN FRANCISCO – When new employees join Uber, they are asked to subscribe to 14 core company values, including making bold bets, being “obsessed”...
Many people keep taking prescription opioids during addiction treatment
The grip of opioid addiction is so strong that many people who undergo treatment relapse repeatedly. Now a study by Johns Hopkins University researchers...
Cleveland high today could be warmest ever in February: Cleveland weather forecast Friday, Feb....
Cleveland February records.National Weather Service CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today's high temperature could be the hottest in February recorded history,...
Craigslist photo shows missing car in background: Fairview Park Police Blotter
FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio - Petty theft, Lorain Road: A theft was reported in progress Feb. 13. Officers stopped a...
Traffic stop nabs two wanted robbers: Solon police blotter
Wrongful entrustment, SR 91: At 1:40 p.m. Feb. 18, police received a call about an erratic driver on eastbound...
Google-bred company accuses Uber of self-driving car theft
CaptionCloseSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A self-driving car company founded by Google is colliding with ride-haling service Uber in a court battle revolving around allegations...
Vote expected on hotly contested New Jersey pipeline project
CaptionCloseCHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey regulators are set to vote on whether a natural gas pipeline should run through the state's federally...
Rep. Reichert defends refusal to meet with constituents
Protesters gathered outside Rep. Dave Reichert's office in Issaquah Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Some of Reichert's constituents in the 8th District say...
Kozlowski family puts Forestville property on the market
The Kozlowski Farms family, known for its legendary pies and specialty food items that have been a staple of the natural foods realm for...
Catalina Island adding adventure, amenities at Two Harbors by summer
Two Harbors, a rustic outpost on the western shore of Catalina Island, will see major upgrades by summer, Catalina Island Co. announced this week.The...
Inside the fishy world of NYC’s aquarium obsessives
Around midnight the auctioneer threw up his hands in dismay.“Tough crowd!” he shouted. “Where are my saltwater people? Unbelievable!”On the block, a stupefied yellow...
Love tattoos? This exhibit has 300 years of ink
Dorothy Parker had one. So did Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill’s mother and my father, a Navy man.I’m talking tattoos, the vivid subject of a...
Meet the undercover spy who’s also a folk singer
‘Patriot” is not your average spy series.Ostensibly, it’s the saga of John Tavner (Michael Dorman), a folk-singing undercover US intelligence officer embedded with a...
Congress would be insane to override New York’s gun laws
Manhattan DA Cy Vance is right again: It would be an enormous “mistake” for Congress to de facto nationalize US gun laws at the...
Why all your news now comes with a heap of condescension
BEDFORD, Pa. — While efficiently running the elegant hotel dining room, Traci Smithmyer briefly glances at the stacks of newspapers available for patrons to...
Hal Steinbrenner and A-Rod talk Yankees personnel
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez met with Hal Steinbrenner on Thursday, a get-together that the Yankees’ managing general partner called “a good meeting.”A-Rod, a guest...
Tycoon says wife destroyed masterpieces worth millions
When a Manhattan socialite lost the key to the safe in her Paris pied-à-terre, she channeled her inner burglar and had the lockbox blowtorched...