LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Transportation is slated to fully close the cracked and spalling 61-year-old Vincent Thomas Bridge connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island as soon as next year — stirring fear of traffic nightmares for nearby neighborhoods that breathe some of the region's most polluted air.

Once a tollway, the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Right now, without getting up from your chair or leaving your house, you can search and review court records related to the 2020 Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Minnesota courts provide online access to a plethora of documents such as complaints, arrest warrants and jury verdicts.

But in Maryland, it’s a different ...Read more

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot Monday night on the South Side, sources said.

The officer was shot around 8 p.m. near the intersection of East 82nd Street and South Ingleside Avenue. Additional details of the shooting were not immediately available but sources said the officer was in critical condition.

By 8:30 p.m., squad cars ...Read more

If Americans could choose one word to describe their feelings about the 2024 race, it would be anxious, a new poll found.

The poll, conducted by YouGov on Sunday, asked 4,373 U.S. adults to choose one of 12 words that best describes how they feel about the presidential election. The top word chosen was “anxious,” with 31% of respondents ...Read more

Rutgers University's Institute for Translational Medicine and Science has received a $47.5 million federal grant to develop practical applications for scientific discoveries, the university announced last week.

The funding will support the institute's work to bring the latest medical practices and research advancements to patients in the region...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up 6,000 pounds of cargo on a resupply mission to the International Space Station on Monday night with the rocket booster’s return trip bringing a sonic boom to parts of Central Florida.

A Falcon 9 on the CRS-31 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 9:29 p.m. EST.

The first-stage ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Only 17% of about 2,500 voter registration applications the Lancaster County district attorney was reviewing have been found to be fraudulent so far, county officials said Monday. Another 26% are still being reviewed and 57% were verified as legitimate applications.

Lancaster County announced last month that they were reviewing...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia law enforcement officials said Monday they are prepared for Tuesday's election and issued steep warnings to anyone who may seek to interfere with the democratic process.

"F around and find out," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner repeated three times, referring to people who may try to intimidate voters, ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — A year-old voter identification law in Idaho has made it more onerous for some residents to register to vote, preventing dozens of voters in Ada County from voting in this year’s election so far.

Ada County Clerk Trent Tripple told the Idaho Statesman on Monday by phone that he estimates upwards of 100 people so far in Ada ...Read more

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Japan’s Coast Guard, ratcheting up tensions just hours ahead of the U.S. election.

At least one missile was launched toward waters off its east coast, Japan’s Coast Guard said. The missile likely already fell, it said. Other ...Read more

An explosive new report details the ways in which the private estates of Prince William and King Charles rake in funds by charging charitable organizations and public agencies for use of the duchies’ land and rights of way,

The controversy centers around the Duchy of Lancaster, established in 1399 and owned by King Charles, and the Duchy of ...Read more

HUEHUETOCA, Mexico — In a forlorn stretch of high desert outside Mexico City, a dozen migrants trudged along beside a set of railroad tracks, hoping to jump on a freight train that would take them closer to the United States. They said they were only vaguely aware of the U.S. presidential election — which was a just few days away — and ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, and is forecast to intensify into a hurricane as it heads north toward the Gulf of Mexico.

As of the NHC’s 7 p.m. EST advisory, Rafael was located about 150 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, and 370 miles southeast of Grand Cayman moving north-...Read more

Highlighting the challenges of dealing with disinformation, a new study published last month by Stanford University researchers suggests that partisan bias often outweighs the truth in influencing how people consume news.

While it may seem unsurprising to those who have been paying close attention, the findings published in the Journal of ...Read more

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump’s most devout supporters gathered last week at the inaugural National Faith Summit in Powder Springs to pray for him and for his campaign.

The audience was more diverse than his usual rallies, an indication of the diversity among evangelical Christians that make up a key component of Trump’s base. ...Read more

An Illinois man was arrested after police said he punched an election judge in the face.

Officers responded Nov. 3 at about 11 a.m. to reports of a man “causing a disturbance in the voting line,” at the Orland Park Township Office, according to a Nov. 4 news release from the village of Orland Park.

Police found 24-year-old Daniel Schmidt �...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper Jamelle Demons, known professionally as YNW Melly, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking release from jail ahead of his retrial on charges of murdering two close friends in 2018.

The lawsuit alleges that Demons, 25, ” is being illegally detained under conditions that violate the First, Fifth, Sixth, Eight and ...Read more

FLINT, Mich. — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance rallied hundreds of supporters in Flint on Monday afternoon, saying the state of Michigan "is going to take out the trash in Washington D.C." in Tuesday's election ― a reference to Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Tomorrow, we’re going to say to Kamala Harris, you are fired. Go...Read more

WASHINGTON — The head of the nation’s cyberdefense agency said Monday there is no way a technical hack could change the final outcome of the presidential race, but Americans are facing a “fire hose” of disinformation leading into Election Day.

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said there’s...Read more