Man opens fire on busy Bronx sidewalk

The NYPD is searching for the man who opened fire on a busy Bronx sidewalk. 

Walmart teams up with GM's Cruise to test grocery delivery with self-driving cars

Walmart announced Tuesday that the company has joined forces with self-driving car company Cruise to test out autonomous grocery delivery in Arizona.

Off-duty NYPD officer shoots carjacker

An off-duty NYPD officer shot a man overnight who allegedly was trying to carjack him in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.

NYC mental health workers, not cops, to respond to some 911 calls

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says mental health workers will replace police officers in responding to some 911 calls in 2021.

Trump's false claims of voting fraud thrive online

President Donald Trump and his supporters are pointing to debunked claims on social media as a reason to not accept that Democrat Joe Biden won the election. Tweets and retweets with terms such as "steal," "fraud," "rigged" and "dead" referring to the election spiked more than 2,800% from Nov. 2 to Nov. 6.

Two teens charged in Bronx woman's murder over online photos

Two 15-year-olds stabbed a woman to death in a Bronx apartment building over online photos, according to police.

NYPD to allow religious headgear in mug shots after federal lawsuit

The New York Police Department will stop making people who have been arrested remove their religious headwear for mug shots as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.

Police: Woman posing as FBI agent demanded free food at Chick-Fil-A

Police have jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her a complimentary bite.

Armed robbers target Brooklyn deli

The NYPD wants to find an armed robber and an accomplice who threatened workers at a deli in East New York.

Feds: NYPD cop was a lookout for a cocaine ring

A New York City police officer has been charged with aiding drug traffickers who smuggled hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. 

NYPD: Robber assaults 89-year-old woman in Bronx home invasion

The NYPD is looking for a man who allegedly assaulted an 89-year-old woman inside of her own home during a home invasion robbery in the Bronx on Saturday morning.

Google Trends reveals most popular Thanksgiving side dish by state

“We examined over 20 Thanksgiving classics. Some controversial decisions were made, including counting gravy as a side,” Zippia wrote.

Man wanted for string of armed robberies in subway system

Police in New York were warning the public about a man wanted for several armed robberies on subway trains in Manhattan.

Election 2020: Twitter, Facebook kick efforts against disinformation into overdrive amid vote count

“We’re seeing exactly what we expected, which is not enough, especially in the case of Facebook,” said Shannon McGregor, an assistant professor of journalism and media at the University of North Carolina.

Walmart lays off shelf-scanning robots for humans

Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves.