Deadly crashes spur calls for tractor-trailer side guards
Auto safety advocates are calling for updated regulations to prevent gruesome deaths caused by cars slamming beneath tractor-trailers in highway crashes.
Sri Lanka, China sign long-delayed $1.5 billion port deal
Sri Lanka's government has signed a long-delayed agreement to sell a 70-percent stake in a $1.5 billion port to China in a bid to recover from the heavy burden of repayment of loans obtained to build the port.
Sewage system failures plague Mexican tourist destinations
Sewage breakdowns in Mexico City's "floating gardens" of Xochimilco and in the country's Yucatan peninsula resort of Isla Holbox have officials warning of threats to residents and tourism.
Sewage system failures plague Mexican tourist destinations
Sewage breakdowns in Mexico City's "floating gardens" of Xochimilco and in the country's Yucatan peninsula resort of Isla Holbox have officials warning of threats to residents and tourism.
Court: FAA must reconsider regulating airline seat size
An appeals court panel says federal officials should reconsider whether to regulate the size of airline seats in the name of safety.
Court: FAA must reconsider regulating airline seat size
An appeals court panel says federal officials should reconsider whether to regulate the size of airline seats in the name of safety.
Clarification: California High-Speed Rail story
A California Supreme Court decision Thursday could help speed up construction of a $64 billion bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco by allowing the project to sidestep a strict environmental law.
Clarification: California High-Speed Rail story
A California Supreme Court decision Thursday could help speed up construction of a $64 billion bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco by allowing the project to sidestep a strict environmental law.
The Latest: Wisconsin Foxconn deal waives regulations
The Latest on the Foxconn plant announced for Wisconsin (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
Institute wants to create transplant organs for injured vets
A bio-research and manufacturing institute that hopes to develop transplant tissues and organs for injured American soldiers and other patients has opened in New Hampshire.
Institute wants to create transplant organs for injured vets
A bio-research and manufacturing institute that hopes to develop transplant tissues and organs for injured American soldiers and other patients has opened in New Hampshire.
Arizona targets wrong-way driving with unique tech program
Arizona transportation officials are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation pilot program that will use thermal camera technology to curb the wrong-way driving problem plaguing the state.
Arizona targets wrong-way driving with unique tech program
Arizona transportation officials are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation pilot program that will use thermal camera technology to curb the wrong-way driving problem plaguing the state.
The Latest: 'Pharma Bro' jury to begin deliberations Monday
The Latest on the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli (all times local): 4 p.m. Jurors at the securities fraud trial of "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli will begin deliberations on Monday.
American Airlines profit falls amid higher fuel, labor costs
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) shares fell slightly in trading Friday after higher fuel and labor costs caused second-quarter profit to drop 15%, even as revenue increased.
American Airlines profit falls amid higher fuel, labor costs
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) shares fell slightly in trading Friday after higher fuel and labor costs caused second-quarter profit to drop 15%, even as revenue increased.
Thousands of North Korean laborers in US-allied Gulf nations
Thousands of North Korean laborers work in four U.S.-allied nations in the Persian Gulf, earning hard currency for Pyongyang despite international sanctions as pressure grows over its nuclear weapons program.
Samsung ends Intel's 2-decade-plus reign in microchips
Intel's more than two decade-long reign as the king of the silicon-based semiconductor is poised to end Thursday when South Korea's Samsung Electronics elbows the U.S. manufacturer aside to become the leading maker of computer memory chips.
Things to know about Foxconn plant coming to Wisconsin
Foxconn Technology Group's manufacturing plant in Wisconsin wlll be the first U.S.-based facility for the Taiwan-based electronics giant.
Intel's 2Q results top analyst views, lifting stock
Intel Corp. more than doubled its second-quarter profit as sales of its personal computer chips strengthened and the company made further inroads in promising new areas of technology.










