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Pickup, SUV revival stalls U.S. automaker fuel economy progress

WASHINGTON - Americans have flocked back to pickups and SUVs as gasoline prices have fallen and that’s slowing U.S. automakers’ progress on fuel economy...

Long lines, police await holiday travelers amid terror fear

If you’re traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, brace yourself. Wait times at U.S. airport security checkpoints were already up this year as passenger counts grew and...

U.S. to delay highway payments as soon as Aug. 1, Foxx...

The U.S. Transportation Department is notifying states that federal reimbursements for highway and transit construction projects will slow down as soon as August. The department...
AN AMTRAK regional passenger train leaves Union Station in Washington.The Connecticut train crash points towards years of deferred maintenance throughout the Washington-Boston rail network. / BLOOMBERG/ANDREW HARRER

Passenger trains bump along with fixes exceeding U.S. funds

WASHINGTON – U.S. investigators looking into the May 17 Connecticut commuter-rail crash haven’t yet found a clear cause. The fact a broken rail became the...

U.S. seeks stricter rules for bus companies after New York crash

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will push for more authority to take action against rogue intercity bus operators in a proposal for stronger safety laws...

Poisonous paper clips escalate dispute at U.S. consumer agency

WASHINGTON - Republicans on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have seized on a symbol of what they call a regulatory agency run amok:...
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