Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike
OMAHA, Neb. — Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday, offering some hope that the
OMAHA, Neb. — Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday, offering some hope that the
ELM CITY, N.C. — The man entrusted with promoting President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan is Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Transportation officials are scheduling a nine-day closure of an Ohio River bridge that connects Indiana and Kentucky. The Interstate 64 eastbound
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off in the morning. This year, dry
OMAHA, Neb. — Businesses across the U.S. are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions rejected their deals, and
KEARNEY, Mo. — One construction worker died and two others were injured Wednesday when a bridge under construction in northwest Missouri collapsed, officials said. Workers
CARY, N.C. — North Carolina state government will develop a rule requiring van, bus and commercial truck manufacturers to sell more zero-emission vehicles in the
OMAHA, Neb. — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with United Parcel Service to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at more than 1,100
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve on Wednesday, Oct. 19, as
STOCKTON, Calif. — A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in Northern California has a criminal
JACKSON, Miss. — Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the weeks ahead, a projection shows, dampening
NEW YORK — The wealthy founder of Nikola Corp. was convicted Friday of charges he deceived investors with exaggerated claims about his company’s progress in
BOSTON — More than 300 truck drivers at New England’s largest wholesale food distributor have gone on strike, raising concerns about disrupted food deliveries to
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed new standards Tuesday that could make it more difficult to classify millions of workers as independent contractors and deny
WASHINGTON — The White House hosted a summit on Thursday, Oct. 13, to help speed up construction projects tied to the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure
DETROIT — A Michigan man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he set 25 fires on semitrailers in eight states over more
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S.’s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers this week, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will call a special session of the state Legislature in December to pass a new
FRANKFURT, Germany — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia have decided to slash the amount of oil they deliver to the global