N.J. aunt of Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting suspect: ‘He lost his mind’ in Iraq  —  Esteban Santiago with his newborn son.  (Family photo)  —  UNION CITY — The suspect in the Fort Lauderdale shooting was a U.S. military veteran who “lost his mind” after a tour of duty in Iraq, his aunt said Friday.

Trump, Putin, and the Big Hack  —  Vyacheslav Molotov, Stalin's foreign minister, once remarked while on a trip to Berlin in the early days of the Cold War, “The trouble with free elections is that you never know how they will turn out.”  —  On the morning of November 9th, Molotov's grandson …

Dems try to voice objections as Congress certifies Trump's win … Several House Democrats tried to raise objections as a joint session of Congress met to formally count the Electoral College results certifying Donald Trump  —  's presidential election.  —  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) …

New York City needs Hillary Clinton to run for mayor  —  It seems unlikely — but the idea's been floating around for several days now, and so far she's not rejecting it.  For what it's worth, Secretary Clinton, we'd love to see you run for mayor.  New York City needs you.

Putin Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says  —  The public version of the intelligence report on the investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. elections concludes that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the “influence campaign.”

Rand Paul: Trump ‘fully supports my plan to replace Obamacare’  —  Sen. Rand Paul on Friday said President-elect Donald Trump “fully supports” his plan to simultaneously repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  —  “I just spoke to [Trump] and he fully supports my plan to replace Obamacare …

Trump Nominees' Filings Threaten to Overwhelm Federal Ethics Office  —  WASHINGTON — Rex W. Tillerson owns more than $50 million of Exxon Mobil stock, has earned an annual salary of $10 million and holds a range of positions — from director at the Boy Scouts of America to the managing director of a Texas horse and cattle ranch.

Hill Republicans embrace building of border wall, despite cost  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill say they don't need to wait for Mexico to make good on President-elect Donald Trump's central campaign promise: building a southern border wall.  —  In fact, they are happy to underwrite the wall themselves …

Sex Attacks Up 62 Percent in Greenpoint as Most Cases Remain Unsolved  —  GREENPOINT — There has been a 62 percent jump in sex attacks reported in Greenpoint over the last year with the majority not resulting in arrests, police statistics show.  —  In 2016, the NYPD was told about 13 rapes …

US DESIGNATES ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE AS ‘CRITICAL’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing increasingly sophisticated cyber bad actors and an election infrastructure that's “vital to our national interests,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Friday that he's designating U.S. election …

Hackers Tried To Break Into DNC Computers Right Before New Year's Eve  —  Officials told BuzzFeed News that hackers had been trying to infiltrate the DNC as recently as five days ago.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI alerted the Democratic National Committee as recently as New Year's Eve that hackers …

Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn From Local App Stores  —  WASHINGTON — Smartphone users in Russia can no longer download the LinkedIn app on iPhone or Android devices, following a similar move in China to block The New York Times app on iPhones.