‘I’m walking here!’: Jaywalking legalized in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council last
Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday. More than a year after the September 2023
Family releases video showing final moments before Black man’s death in Missouri prison
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Newly released prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards shows almost 10 minutes passed after he stopped moving before a nurse checked on him. A lawyer
With 1 week to go, Harris heads to Washington and Trump stumps in Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. One week out from Election Day, Harris’ address
Man who threatened Georgia prosecutor and sheriff over Trump gets nearly 2 years in prison
ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer because he was angry over an investigation into former President Donald Trump was
The Associated Press’ role in calling races and polling voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of news organizations, readers, listeners and viewers will look to the The Associated Press Decision Desk on Nov. 5 to learn dozens of election results. Some have already been looking to the AP
Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse seeks to blame others as liability case takes shape
BALTIMORE (AP) — As a sprawling liability case takes shape following the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, the owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to deflect responsibility and
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options, a sharply divided federal
Trump’s social media company is now worth more than Musk’s X after recent surge in stock price
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now worth more than Elon Musk’s X, thanks to a recent run-up in the shares of the parent company of the former president’s social media platform. Trump Media
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election. A woman who was shown in a video shouting at a young girl in a stroller outside the Houston rally for Vice
