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The Big Apple’s long and winding road to charging drivers a congestion fee is approaching the final straightaway with a series of public hearings kicking off Thursday on a plan more than two decades in the making. (Feb. 29) (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey) Photos Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day],...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor.Ruth Gottesman announced the gift and its purpose to students and faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Monday, bringi...

A U.S. government investigation into steering problems with more than 334,000 Tesla electric vehicles is a step closer to a recall.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that it upgraded a 2023 investigation to an engineering analysis.The probe was opened in July of last y...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.The ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick comes more than five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted Tes...

When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. Suddenly, the rest of her high school experience was threatened: being student council president, her role as debate team captain and walking at graduation. Even her college scholarships were at risk....

The United Airlines CEO says he is “disappointed” in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max.United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday that Boeing need...