39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
LONDON — Investigators were trying to piece together the movements of a large cargo truck found Wednesday containing the bodies of 39 people in one
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Arkansas begins working on I-49 construction projects
HIWASSE, Ark. — Arkansas started working on multimillion-dollar construction projects to complete its section of Interstate 49. Highway Commissioner Phillip Taldo said when I-49 is
At 0.3% dip, September retail sales drop by largest amount in seven months
WASHINGTON — Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having
U.S. economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief
DALLAS  — The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is
EPA set to end California’s ability to regulate fuel economy
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to revoke California’s authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the power
Democratic Michigan governor, GOP leaders will proceed on budget without road fix
LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders said Monday that they will work to enact a state budget without including a
Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s efforts
Traffic congestion in Massachusetts reaches tipping point
BOSTON — Traffic congestion in Massachusetts has reached a tipping point as the state’s existing transportation infrastructure bumps up against a surging economy. That’s according
Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests at Mississippi plants
MORTON, Miss. — U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at
FedEx to Amazon: Take your freight and shove it
NEW YORK — FedEx says it will no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon as the online shopping giant builds its own fleet and becomes
Big rig causes 100-year-old bridge to collapse in North Dakota
NORTHWOOD, N.D. — Sheriff’s officials say an overweight semitrailer loaded with dried beans caused a more-than-century-old bridge to collapse in North Dakota. Grand Forks County
Mexican officials uncover smuggling ring using truck disguised as freight companies
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Monday they have uncovered an industrial-scale migrant smuggling ring using tractor-trailer rigs disguised as freight deliveries for major companies.
Oil price rises on Mideast tensions, stock markets cautious
BANGKOK — The price of oil rose on Friday after the U.S. said it had destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf, where a
R.I. governor signs bill to crack down on bridge toll violators
PROVIDENCE, R.I.  — Rhode Island’s governor has signed legislation aimed at cracking down on people who repeatedly fail to pay their bridge tolls. Democratic Gov.
Big rig overturns, dumps 60,000 pounds of garbage on Interstate 89
WARNER, N.H.  — New Hampshire troopers say a tractor-trailer hauling 60,000 pounds of garbage overturned on I-89, sending trash across the highway in Warner. “I
23 governors join California in opposing Trump mileage standards
WASHINGTON — Citing climate-damaging tailpipe emissions, 23 governors signed a pledge Tuesday backing California leaders in their showdown with the Trump administration over its plans
Potential tolls for Alabama highway project spark opposition
MOBILE, Ala. — City officials in Mobile say they’re confident the state of Alabama will reduce toll amounts for the proposed Interstate 10 Mobile River
Number of deficient bridges in Oklahoma down from 1,170 to 132
OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials say the number of structurally deficient bridges in Oklahoma has dropped from about 1,170 in 2004 to 132. Transportation Secretary Tim
State mapmaker brings creativity, whimsy to Ohio road maps
COLUMBUS, Ohio — If your summer travel plans involve traveling through Ohio and you’re still a fan of paper maps, it’s time you met Bruce
Is administration moving to ease driving time rules for truckers?
OPAL, Va. — Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania. He’d reached the maximum