Red, yellow, green … and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
DALLAS — As cars, trucks and big rigs get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more
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New storms pummel the South as deadly weather marches on
Updated at 5:15 p.m. central time Thursday, May 9, 2024 COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South on Thursday, May 9,
Severe storms shred Michigan FedEx facility
DETROIT — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, May 8, a day after two reported tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes
Worker killed when Peterbilt crashes through guardrail along California freeway
CHINO HILLS, Calif. — A contract worker was killed and another was seriously injured when a box truck veered onto the shoulder of a Southern
Severe weather alert: Millions at risk of seeing tornadoes, severe thunderstorms
OKLAHOMA CITY — Millions of people in the central United States must brace themselves for powerful storms that may include long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and
I-95 reopens in both directions after fiery Norwalk crash
NORWALK, Conn. — Interstate 95 in Connecticut reopened Sunday after a flaming crash involving a gasoline tanker scorched a bridge and left the roadway closed
I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
NORWALK, Conn. — A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished. A live
Traffic snarled as workers begin removing bridge over I-95 following truck fire in Connecticut
NORWALK, Conn. — Workers on Friday, May 3, began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a
Heavy rain leads to flooding, closed roads in southeast Texas
HOUSTON — Torrential rain caused flooding Thursday, May 2, in southeastern Texas and officials in one county were asking residents to leave. A storm system
Cost to rebuild Baltimore’s Key Bridge could be up to $1.9 billion, completion planned for 2028
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and
All lanes of I-95 in Connecticut shut down following fiery crash involving gas tanker
Update 4:30 p.m. central time, Thursday, May 2: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says I-95 will be shut down until Monday, May 6. HARTFORD, Conn.
Salvage crew finds body of 5th missing worker lost in Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — Authorities said they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Cargo ship that brought down Baltimore bridge to be removed from site by May 10, officials say
BALTIMORE — At the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, crews plan to refloat and remove the grounded Dali container ship within roughly
Feds issue final version of emergency braking rule for cars; big truck rule looms
DETROIT — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement
DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, sources say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned. This would be a
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
PITTSBURGH — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead,
I-40 near Arizona-New Mexico line reopens after train derails
LUPTON, Ariz. — Interstate 40 was reopened in both directions Sunday, April 28, as fire crews continued watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel
Train wreck, fire close parts of I-40 in Arizona
LUPTON, Ariz. — A freight train derailment and fire near the Arizona-New Mexico state line has forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 40.
United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential
Businesses hindered by Baltimore bridge collapse should receive damages, court filing argues
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore publishing company has filed a class action claim arguing the owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down