A recent hoax threatening violence that sent a South Carolina high school into a panic was a false alarm, but it left the Lancaster County School District grappling with real questions about safety.

Mayor Eric Adams announced that a new scanner would search for guns on the subway. Riders who refuse to be scanned, he said, will not be allowed to enter the system. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor Eric ...

New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the ...

There is a 90-day waiting period before the program can start, the city said. New York City plans to test weapons detection technology in the subway system in response to an increase in transit crimes ...