Congestion pricing = accessible transit
New York City’s public transit system is one of the most impressive in the world, moving millions of people every day. It’s far less impressive, however, for the nearly one…
Banning cell phones would fix a problem that doesn’t exist
Like many states, Pennsylvania is weighing a “bell-to-bell” mandatory ban on cell phones in school. Like a social contagion, these laws have spread despite lack of evidence that they are…
NYC school bus audit: Nearly $43M in penalties left uncollected
New York City public schools left tens of millions of dollars on the table last year in penalties from yellow bus companies, as poor service continues to strand students and…
A statue of a civil rights activist who spent much of her life in Philly now stands in the U.S. Capitol
Back in 1951, a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns led a walkout at her segregated high school in Virginia that would go on to contribute to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark…
Wrestler Mick Foley quits WWE over Trump ties after Reiner comments
Wrestling great Mick Foley has called it quits with the WWE over its cozy relationship with President Donald Trump, he said Tuesday, citing “incredibly cruel comments” Trump made about film…
Authorities say they will release a person of interest detained in the Brown University shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was…
Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though…
Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key…
New York State as weighed by the data
Last week, Gov. Hochul and her GOP challenger, Rep. Elise Stefanik, sparred over affordability in New York. To assess the Empire State’s level of affordability, they both turned to U.S.…
Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University…