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For those holding out to vote in person on Election Day, you may or may not need to show your ID. It all depends on where you live. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), more than 30 states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of identification at the polls. Nine of those states have what are considered “strict photo ID” laws, and another three have “strict non-photo ID” requirements. What does this mean? It’s simple: some states require an ID with a photo verifying the voter, such as a driver’s license, state-issued identification card, military ID, tribal ID, and other forms. As explained by NCSL, other states accept non-photo identification, such as a bank statement with name and address or other document that does not necessarily have a photo. The states below require a photo ID, according to Ballotpedia: Alabama Arkansas Florida: The ID also needs to have a signature on it Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa: Another registered voter could, however, attest to the voter’s identity, if they do not have an ID with them Kansas Kentucky Louisiana

A 41-year-old man died Monday morning after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to repair his dump truck in Mississippi, authorities said. The victim, identified as Darrell Sheriff, was a private contractor who was picking up a load of asphalt at AJ Materials in Jackson when his vehicle malfunctioned around 10:30 a.m. Sheriff was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when the tailgate opened and asphalt fell on him, the Jackson Police Department said in a statement. Police Chief Joseph Wade said some people at the scene tried to help him to no avail. “It’s very horrific. It’s very tragic,” Wade told reporters during a Monday afternoon briefing. The police chief also offered his condolences to the victim’s family. “I talked to some of his family here on scene. They said he was a good man, a hardworking man, just trying to make a living, and that’s just the synopsis of so many people here in the city of Jackson,” Wade said. “Let’s keep his family uplifted in prayer.” Wade said the investigation is ongoing, but Sheriff’s death appears to be accidental.

Local transit agencies will be providing free rides and other offerings to make voting easier on Election Day. LA Metro will provide free rides on all services, including buses, trains, bikes and the Metro Micro program in an effort to support voter turnout. The free fare initiative, which runs from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, is designed to ensure that transportation is not a barrier to voting on Election Day. L.A. Metro buses in downtown Los Angeles. (Getty Images) Metro’s services will be entirely free, with turnstiles at Metro Rail stations unlocked and fareboxes on buses displaying signage to reflect the no-fare day. Park-and-Ride lots will also be free to use, officials said. Metro Bike Share will offer free 30-minute rides using the promo code “110524.” Riders can enter the code at any Metro Bike Share kiosk, online or in the app. A credit or debit card is required and additional time beyond 30 minutes costs $1.75 per half hour. Metro Micro, the agency’s on-demand ride-hailing service, will be providing free rides. Voters can use the promo code Vote24 when requesting a ride in-app or

From the archives: Music legend Quincy Jones – CBS News Watch CBS News Producer, composer and arranger Quincy Jones died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at age 91. In this “Sunday Morning” report that originally aired on March 9, 2008, correspondent John Blackstone talked with the impresario about his indelible mark on contemporary music – from being hired by Lionel Hampton at age 15, to his collaborations with icons like Frank Sinatra, to spotting the untapped potential of a young Michael Jackson. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Joe Holden, Adam Fox, Brad Nau Updated on: November 4, 2024 / 5:58 PM EST / CBS/AP Philadelphia judge rules Elon Musk’s $1M voter sweepstakes can continue after DA Krasner’s lawsuit Philadelphia judge rules Elon Musk’s $1M voter sweepstakes can continue after DA Krasner’s lawsuit 03:38 A judge in Pennsylvania ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s political action committee’s  $1 million a day voter sweepstakes  can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election. Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta did not immediately offer a reason for the ruling. In court Monday, Musk’s lawyers said the recipients of his giveaway are not chosen by chance but to serve as spokespeople for the super PAC, America PAC. Musk lawyer Chris Gober said the final two recipients before Tuesday’s presidential election will be in Arizona on Monday and Michigan on Tuesday. Gober said the “winners” of the giveaway are chosen based on their personal stories, and they sign a contract with America PAC to serve as a spokesperson. “The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” Gober said Monday. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1

Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp is calling quits on her marriage with Edwin Arroyave. The reality TV star and podcast host filed her petition for divorce Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, The Times confirmed. Mellencamp and Arroyave, a home security executive, went their separate ways last month after more than 13 years of marriage, according to legal documents. Mellencamp, 43, cites “irreconcilable differences” and is seeking physical and legal custody over the three minor children she shares with Arroyave, according to court documents. The “Two Ts in a Pod” co-host announced her divorce on social media over the weekend. “My priority is my children and ensuring that every care is taken with their privacy and wellbeing throughout this new chapter,” she said on Instagram. “Making a public statement is not something I wanted to do but in an effort to protect my family from undue speculation and rumors, I felt being open, honest and vulnerable was the best path forward.” A representative for Mellencamp, daughter of singer John Mellencamp, did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for additional

The Dodgers extended a qualifying offer to outfielder Teoscar Hernández on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. The real news, however, was their decision not to extend the $21 million offer for next year to Walker Buehler, officially making the pitcher a free agent. Had the Dodgers extended an offer to Buehler, he would have had two weeks to decide whether to accept it and return to L.A. for one more year under the $21 million salary, or decline it and become a free agent. If Buehler had declined the offer and then signed elsewhere, the Dodgers would have received draft compensation. However, the Dodgers didn’t give Buehler that chance on Monday, allowing the World Series hero to test the open market. The Dodgers can still re-sign Buehler as a free agent. Before the World Series, Buehler expressed his desire in a return to Los Angeles as well. “I’m very happy to be a Los Angeles Dodger, and I would love to stay here for as long as they’ll have me,” he said. But now

La bisabuela de David Shepard nació en México y su abuela apoyó al Partido Demócrata hasta 2008. El granjero de Porterville, de 31 años y republicano de toda la vida, se postuló para el Senado estatal en 2022 y perdió por 13 votos ante el actual demócrata en una de las elecciones estatales más reñidas en la historia de California. Jessica Millan Patterson fue una de las cinco hijas de padres demócratas devotos, entre ellos su padre mexicano-estadounidense. En 2019, fue elegida presidenta del Partido Republicano de California, un estado donde los demócratas gozan de un monopolio estatal. Henry R. Perea, cuyo padre era un trabajador agrícola mexicano, recuerda el entusiasmo de “Viva Kennedy” de la campaña presidencial de John F. Kennedy en 1960, cuando los mexicano-estadounidenses veneraban tanto al demócrata que colocaron su retrato junto al de su amada Virgen de Guadalupe. Perea, que sirvió en la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno, el Concejo Municipal de Fresno y la Junta de Educación del Condado de Fresno, sigue siendo un demócrata acérrimo, pero ha visto a miembros de su familia pasarse al bando

ATLANTA —  In the final stretch of her battle against former President Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris is counting on female voters as her most reliable path to the presidency. It is a group that has voted, so far, in greater numbers than men. Nationally, women make up 53% of early voters — a turnout rate 9 percentage points higher than men. And the gender voting gap is even more pronounced in some battleground states, such as Pennsylvania, where women lead men by 13 percentage points. “I think women will decide this election,” said Katherine Tate, a professor of political science at Brown University, arguing that women have long voted in greater numbers than men and were strongly against Trump. “Trump’s aggressive style has put off women.” But robust early turnout among women does not guarantee a Democratic victory. Women have registered and voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980, with the gender turnout gap growing slightly larger each time, according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics. Whereas Black women are the Democratic Party’s most loyal voting bloc

Family members have launched a fundraising campaign to help the Los Angeles Dodgers fan who was badly injured while setting off fireworks to celebrate the team’s World Series victory last week. Video of the incident, which was widely shared on social media, shows the fan lighting a firework in downtown L.A. only to have it explode prematurely. He stumbles away from the scene, holding his left hand, the video shows. The fan, identified only as “Kevin,” lost two fingers and also has suffered hearing loss, his sister shared on the GoFundMe campaign website. “After watching the game, he decided to take a walk like many others, to watch the cars and bikes on the road doing tricks and what not. He made a huge mistake of lighting a firework that was handed to him by a stranger,” Gloria Nuno says. “So many people light fireworks but you never once think, this could happen to you. Unfortunately, it happened to my brother. A simple 2 second mistake that will now alter the rest of his life!! It could happen to anyone.” “Kevin,” the Dodgers fan who

Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs, will pay California north of $120 million as part of its $1.37 billion settlement related to the opioid crisis, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday. “The settlement will resolve allegations that the company failed to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its pharmacies,” Bonta’s office said in a news release. Payments on the $122 million will begin arriving early in 2025 and will be used for opioid abatement, the release added. In addition, Kroger pharmacies will be required to “monitor, report, and share data about suspicious activity related to opioid prescriptions.” Deputy caught with 100 pounds of fentanyl was working for El Chapo’s cartel, report says “At the California Department of Justice, we are committed to holding entities, like Kroger, accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic,” Bonta said in the release. “Today’s announcement builds on our commitment in our continued fight for justice and relief. The funds secured in this settlement will allow the state and eligible cities and counties to continue addressing the harms inflicted by this epidemic through comprehensive prevention, treatment and

The Board of Police Commissioners will meet Tuesday to consider a proposed $507,509 annual salary for former county Sheriff James McDonnell, the anticipated next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. The proposed salary surpasses the $350,000 initially earned by Michel Moore, who retired in February, leaving Dominic Choi to serve as interim chief. If approved by the commission, the proposed salary would require a vote by the City Council. McDonnell’s proposed salary also exceeds that of Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, who earns around $397,340, according to city and county records, and President Joe Biden, who has a $400,000 annual salary. The proposed salary would also surpass that of New York Police Department commissioners, who earn about $243,000 annually, as well as Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling at $260,472 and Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz at $315,000. According to an LAPD report, McDonnell’s nomination may be considered by the City Council as soon as next Friday. The City Council’s Public Safety Committee advanced McDonnell’s nomination on a 4-1 vote last week after discussing his plans for the department and his views on immigration

A group of elected officials, led by Los Angeles County supervisors, urged voters Monday to support Measure G, a proposed initiative they say will reform county government. With Election Day Tuesday, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath, Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis renewed their call for voters to pass Measure G. The proposal would expand the Board of Supervisors from five to nine members, establish an elected county executive, create an independent ethics commission and introduce open budget hearings. Several elected officials and community leaders, including Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Pacoima, AAPI Equity Alliance executive director Manjusha Kulkarni, CHIRLA executive director Angélica Salas, and Nichelle Henderson, president of the L.A. Community College District Board, joined the supervisors. “This morning’s strong show of support for Measure G proves just how committed our communities are to building a better, more accountable Los Angeles County,” Horvath said. “A `yes’ vote on Measure G is a vote for transparency, for equity, and for a government that truly represents all of us,” she added. Currently, 10 million people in the county are represented by five people on the board. By

Apple has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board of trying to prevent employees from discussing pay equity and pressuring an engineer who attempted to circulate an online survey about wages to quit. In a complaint issued last week by the NLRB’s regional office in Oakland, federal labor regulators alleged Apple has unlawfully blocked discussion among workers in corporate offices by enforcing overly broad confidentiality rules and restricting their activity on the Slack messaging app and social media, as well as hampering their conversations with journalists. The complaint alleges the company in 2021 barred employees from creating a Slack channel called #community-pay-equity and prohibited workers from discussing the financial incentives Apple uses to reach sales goals by claiming the topic included “confidential and proprietary information.” Apple has publicly denied the allegations. “We strongly disagree with these claims,” a company spokesperson told Reuters. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Times. According to the complaint, Cher Scarlett, an engineer at Apple, faced reprisals after she participated in Slack discussions about workplace discrimination, helped found a campaign called “Apple Too” modeled

Parents in Los Angeles don’t need to let child care costs prevent them from voting in person Tuesday — especially with the future of child care funding at stake. Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix is teaming up with national and local nonprofits, including the Chamber of Mothers’ Vote Like a Mother project, to offer free child care to parents on election day. In L.A., Brella, a child care center with three locations, is offering a free full day of child care so that parents can get to the polls. And Bumo, an online marketplace with hundreds of partner child care facilities across Southern California, is donating $10,000 in child care services that parents can access with the code “VOTE” at checkout. Election day child care options can be found through Politisit, a national nonprofit that has been providing free child care to voters since 2020, with drop-in sites across the country. In 2022, the group provided more than 1,000 hours of free child care to families. Free child care options can also be accessed at the website electiondaychildcare.com. “Wrangling small children in crowded

The American casual restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday, citing a flawed capital structure and joining a host of its peers that have struggled this year in the face of rising everyday prices and changing consumer trends. The chain — recognized by its red-and-white striped logo and kitschy interior design — has quietly been closing locations since January and shuttered 50 more last week before filing for Chapter 11 protection. The company, based in Dallas, has not disclosed the locations of the store closings. There are five TGI Fridays in California, including one in Los Angeles near Hollywood Boulevard, according to the company’s website. TGI Fridays said it operates 39 company-owned locations and has secured financing to keep the restaurants open during bankruptcy. The bankruptcy will not affect 56 franchised restaurants, which are independently owned and operated. “The next steps announced today are difficult but necessary actions to protect the best interests of our stakeholders,” Executive Chairman Rohit Manocha said in a statement. “This restructuring will allow our go-forward restaurants to proceed with an optimized corporate infrastructure that enables

1 In Tuesday’s election, voters in Los Angeles city and county will decide on several charter amendments and ballot measures. While these proposals are not getting as much attention as the presidential race or the fight for L.A. County district attorney, they will affect how local government is run. Here is what you need to know: 2 Charter Amendment DD: L.A. city redistricting Charter Amendment DD would take the process of drawing L.A. City Council district boundaries out of the hands of the council, turning it over to an independent panel of citizen volunteers. Under the ballot proposal, the independent redistricting commission would be made up of 16 members and four alternates. City elected officials would not play a role in selecting those commissioners. Instead, the city clerk would randomly draw the names of eight applicants, each from a different section of the city. 3 Charter Amendment ER: Ethics reform Charter Amendment ER would strengthen the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission by boosting its budget, increasing penalties for wrongdoing and giving it the power to hire its own lawyer, at least in some cases. The

In honor of its 25th anniversary (and seeking some political solace), I spent the last two months rewatching “The West Wing” in its seven-season entirety. At least I thought I was rewatching. In its early years I was a devoted fan of the Josiah Bartlet administration and am on record as such. Yet as I made my way through the sixth and seventh seasons of the Emmy-winning NBC drama, I began to have a sneaking suspicion that I was watching these episodes for the first time. I have no memory of giving up on “The West Wing,” though when it began I had just had my first child and by the time it ended I had three. Something had to give and apparently that was it. So there was joy in discovering “new” storylines, many of which revolved around the final months of Bartlet’s (Martin Sheen) presidency and the campaigns of Congressman Matt Santos (D-Texas), played by Jimmy Smits, and Sen. Arnold Vinick (R-Calif.), played by Alan Alda. But there was much bitterness and sorrow too. Imagine a world in which the two candidates for

It’s the end of an era for Southern California auto racing. After 25 years of high-speed thrills, monster trucks and demolition derby-style events, officials recently announced the Irwindale Speedway just east of Los Angeles is shutting down for good on Dec. 21, 2024. The track opened in 1999, and it quickly became the go-to spot for all things racing. From NASCAR events to Thursday night drag races, the Speedway packed in crowds every season with a mix of pro and amateur events. “Irwindale has been more than just a track—it’s been a home and gathering place for racing enthusiasts worldwide,” said Tim Huddleston, Irwindale Speedway’s president. “We’re grateful for every moment and memory we’ve shared as a community.” IRWINDALE, CA – MARCH 25: Todd Gilliland, driver of the #16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota and Chris Eggleston, driver of the #99 NAPA Filters Toyota, lead the pack at the start of the K&N West Series Napa Twins 100 at Irwindale Speedway on March 25, 2017 in Irwindale, California. (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images) IRWINDALE, CA – JULY 02: A general view of the start of the NASCAR K&N

A man from Azusa was arrested last week after he allegedly broke into a home in San Marino, ransacked it and then spent the night while the homeowner was away. Andrew Rene Morales Devery, 25, faces charges for burglary, drug possession and trespassing after he was arrested last Thursday, according to the San Marino Police Department. Devery was arrested after police responded to a report of a suspicious person walking with a backpack in a residential area. Police took a detailed description from the first caller, and while investigating, received a second call from a homeowner on the 1200 block of Belhaven Road, who reported finding a man in their backyard. The suspect, who police determined matched the earlier description, fled after being discovered by the homeowner. The unoccupied home appeared to have been broken into and burglarized with evidence suggesting the suspect had stayed overnight, authorities said. Police searched the area and located Devery around the block on Huntington Drive. The victim positively identified him as the person who was in their backyard. During the arrest, officers found a white bag of suspected methamphetamine

Some election officials encourage Americans to be patient as they tally up votes, which varies from state to state because of different vote-counting laws. In 2020, some states experienced a “red mirage,” in which former President Donald Trump appeared to be ahead on election night. Still, as more votes were counted, President Joe Biden closed the gap and eventually overtook the lead. Trump often uses this instance to falsely claim that the election was stolen from him. Election 2024: California’s 10 ballot measures explained After polling sites have closed, states publish unofficial results that news outlets use to project winners. States don’t declare the winners until all votes have been counted and certified, typically weeks after election night, according to the Washington Post. In 2020, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada were among the states that took the longest to count votes and are expected to do so again. If the race is close, more states could join that list. Do you have to fill out the entire 2024 election ballot? Here’s what to know Here’s what you need to know: Arizona Despite Fox News and The