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Things to know about the Trump administration order on miles per gallon for cars and pickups
DETROIT (AP) — Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it regulates air pollution and addresses climate change. Duffy...
Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation
Shipments of uranium ore from a revived mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with the mining company, clearing the way for trucks to transport the ore across the largest Native American reservation in the...
Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 people on board are evacuated
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The Airbus plane operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was preparing to leave for Hong Kong...
Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in helping President Donald Trump cut regulations and fix the nation's infrastructure. The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for...
At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the southeastern state of Enugu after the tanker, laden with gasoline, lost...
The man pushed onto New York's subway tracks says he will ride again
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train said that in spite of the physical and psychological trauma, he eventually plans to make his way back to the train. “This city is my home,” Joseph Lynskey told The New York Times in an...
US Air Force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East, a Cypriot official told The Associated Press Thursday. Cyprus, which is only 184...
Union Pacific and CSX both deliver solid results while preparing for possible impact of tariffs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Both Union Pacific and CSX delivered solid results in the fourth quarter as the railroads prepared to deal with whatever challenges President Donald Trump’s administration or the economy might present this year. Trump's threat to impose tariffs on America's two...
Front of NYC bus left hanging near a Bronx overpass after accident
NEW YORK (AP) — No injuries were reported after a Friday morning accident left a New York bus hanging precariously over a 12-foot (3.7-meter) drop near a Bronx overpass. No riders were on the Manhattan-bound bus at the time of the accident, which happened at about 8:30 a.m.,...
US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines. The agency said the U.S. District Court lawsuit it filed in California on Wednesday alleges that Southwest illegally...
