Where to get away for Labor Day weekend
Labor Day travel
Feds: Land eyed for PawSox stadium must be sold for market value if not kept as open space
Federal highway regulators have told state officials that if the Pawtucket Red Sox build a stadium on land that was supposed to be a park, the land will have to be sold at fair market value first, a requirement that could add millions to the bottom line.
With eye on future foreign flights, Las Vegas airport to double international gates
Airport officials say they're doubling the number of international gates in Las Vegas with the expectation that foreign travel to the destination will climb.
States raising taxes, fees, and debt to pay for backlog of highway and bridge improvements
While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren't waiting around.
Pilots' labor group at Republic Airways opposes vote on company's 'last' contract offer
The Teamsters group representing pilots at Republic Airways is balking at allowing a vote on the company's contract offer, deepening the rift between labor and management at the regional airline.
Nike fights subpoena in federal lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
Athletic apparel giant Nike Inc. is fighting subpoenas for documents and witness depositions in the federal government's lawsuit against former cyclist Lance Armstrong.
US court upholds cash for lawyers who sued Southwest while passengers got only drink coupons
A federal appeals court has upheld a settlement in which Southwest Airlines passengers got free drink vouchers but lawyers who sued the airline got $1.65 million in cash.
FAA site shows flight delays of 15 minutes or less after widespread technical issue resolved
Air traffic was snarled and passengers' tempers frayed on Saturday as many flights to and from airports throughout a large swath of the Northeast stretching from New York down to the Carolinas were delayed or cancelled.
Despite looming crisis, New York's Cuomo reluctant to dig deep for Hudson River rail tunnel
He committed billions of dollars to overhaul LaGuardia Airport and build a new Tappan Zee Bridge — but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken a wary approach to building a new Hudson River rail tunnel, even though the stakes could be even higher for the state and the nation.
At least 44 dead, hundreds injured as huge warehouse blasts strike Chinese port of Tianjin
Huge explosions in a warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day, killing at least 44 people and injuring hundreds in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday.
The traveler's Holy Grail: When's the best time to buy airline tickets?
Travelers dream of the perfect trick to find the cheapest airfare every time, every trip.
US report: Controller sent pilot in fatal NY crash to nonexistent runway at closed airport
A preliminary accident report indicates a pilot killed when his plane crashed at a railroad crossing this month in New York had been directed by an air traffic controller to a landing strip that no longer exists at a closed airport.
Fire chief critical of CSX in 2014 oil train derailment in Virginia, documents say
The fire official who led the response to a 2014 oil train derailment in Lynchburg, Virginia, criticized CSX Transportation, saying it took two hours for the company's representative to arrive at a command post after the wreck.
Train passes for pope's visit being sold at Philadelphia stations; lottery left 20,000 unsold
Commuter train passes for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia are being sold at select stations after an online lottery left about 20,000 unsold.
A painful summer, and hope of a $20 billion fix, for NJ commuters who rely on rails to NYC
A summer of rail commuting misery is forcing transportation officials to confront a longstanding problem: the decrepit state of the train tunnels between New York City and New Jersey.
How are lower oil prices changing transportation costs?
The two sides of falling oil
Cuba plans for boating boom as US luxury ships head to Havana under Obama loosening of embargo
A $3 million yacht left Key West this week with two barbeque grills, 250 channels of satellite TV and a just-in-case plan for rescuing stranded Cuban rafters encountered in the Florida Straits.
Chinese-led consortium starts preliminary work to salvage sunken South Korean ferry
A Chinese-led consortium began preliminary work Wednesday to salvage a South Korean ferry that sank last year, killing more than 300 people, officials said.
Federal officials say US Airways jet hit runway lights before landing in NC, plane damaged
Federal safety officials are investigating an incident in which a US Airways jet struck runway lights while attempting to land after the pilots reported wind shear.
CEO of restructured Polish airline LOT resigns unexpectedly after overseeing reform
The CEO of Poland's national airline, who is widely credited with turning around the company, has resigned unexpectedly.






