Transportation

Traffic on United Airlines was flat in February, as small gains on international routes were offset by slightly less flying within the U.S.

A portion of the Houston Ship Channel has been shut after two 600-foot ships collided in the fog, causing some leakage of a flammable liquid.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.61 or 1.4 percent, to $43.78.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.17 or .4 percent, to $44.22.

A Delta plane has skidded off a runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport and has crashed through a fence.

Winter could have at least one more blast for much of the U.S. after the late-season snow stops falling: Record low temperatures are in the forecast for dozens of cities.

First, smoke was reported on an American Airlines flight after landing in Denver.

The first set of lawsuits stemming from the crash of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco two years ago have been settled, but dozens of additional cases remain after the accident that killed three Chinese teenagers and injured nearly 200 people.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.63 or 1.4 percent, to $45.15.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.41 or .9 percent, to $45.37.

Airlines continue to tinker with their frequent-flier programs, sometimes in ways that help business travelers but make it harder for occasional fliers to earn a free trip.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.92 or 2.0 percent, to $44.86.

Target Corp. plans $2 billion in cost cuts over the next two years through corporate restructuring and other improvements.

More than 70 passengers aboard an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed in San Francisco two years ago have reached a settlement in their lawsuits against the airline.

The Scottsbluff airport has joined airports in Kearney and North Platte in reaching new, one-year agreements with Great Lakes Airlines for government-subsidized flights.

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday that a key revenue measure fell 1.5 percent in February mostly because the strong dollar reduced the value of international ticket sales.

A French company that operates Massachusetts' commuter rail system has been fined more than $434,000 after nearly two-thirds of trains were late or canceled during the heavy snowfalls that pounded the region last month.

Authorities say an SUV driven by an elderly woman has been hit by a train at a crossing in New York, about 40 miles south of a fatal crash last month that killed six.

When Alison Norris couldn't find work in Detroit, she searched past the city limits, ending up with a part-time restaurant job that's 20 miles away but takes at least two hours to get to via separate city and suburban bus systems.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $1.51 or 3.3 percent, to $44.52.