Transportation

Report points to lapse in key data in Mississippi bus crash

More than a year after a train slammed into a bus stuck on a railroad crossing on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and killed four people, investigators report that local officials and the railroad, CSX Corp., were well aware the crossing was a trouble spot, but the information does not appear to have been reflected in the GPS mapping program the bus driver used.

Inflation, gas prices, tariffs squeeze consumers

A can of Coca-Cola, a package of Pampers and plane tickets will likely cost more in the coming months, as consumers feel the impact of rising fuel prices, higher raw-materials costs and a range of new tariffs.