Gas prices continue to rise, reaching $3.39 this week. Crude oil prices breached the $100 per barrel level on the world market this Wednesday. The ongoing turmoil in Libya and the rest of the Middle East, coupled with the spike in global demand for oil, can push gas prices higher to as much as $4 […]
A Mazda recall involving 65,000 cars was issued after a fire risk was noted due to yellow sac spider nesting. The spider, common in the United States, is said to be attracted to the smell of gasoline. Mazda said the creatures can weave webs in vent lines that can create pressure in the fuel tank. […]
Bed bugs, not safety issues or a terror scare, were the culprit this time. British Airways grounded one of its 747 jets after a female passenger was bitten repeatedly during her two flights in January and February this year. Zane Selkirk, 28, wrote in a web site that bed bugs were crawling from her inflight […]
Measles symptoms were seen in a female passenger from London who traveled through four U.S. airports on her way home to New Mexico. The woman arrived in February 20 at Washington Dulles International Airport then departed from a Baltimore airport to Denver, and then finally to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The derailed high-speed rail plan in Florida may yet be built after it was revived by two key government officials in charge of the project. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday to talk more about the program . LaHood said in a statement that Gov. Scott “asked me […]
Airline tickets for cheap are more difficult to get these days as airlines take advantage of a spike in travel demand and try to offset rising aviation fuel prices. U.S. carriers have been jacking up airfares at the fastest pace since 2009, and passengers should expect airline tickets to become even more expensive. Domestic airfares […]
Pope John Paul II is set to be beatified on May 1 and the Vatican is now making all the preparations for the ceremony. The Holy See said the coffin of the late pope will be exhumed from the crypts below St. Peter’s Basilica and that pilgrims and faithful will be able to pray before […]
High-speed rail projects in California and Florida are one step closer to fruition with the allocation of $53 billion in federal funding that will supplement the total funding for those rail programs. By providing partial funding from the federal government, the White House is encouraging states to pour in their own funding to get the […]
Japanese carmaker Toyota’s list of safety and quality control missteps is still growing as it recalled 1.7 million cars worldwide on Wednesday due to fuel leaks. Most of the vehicles affected are in Japan, but Lexus IS and GS cars in the North American market are also part of the recall. About 1.3 million vehicles […]
High-speed rail, bridges and highways are the priority transportation projects going forward, President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address today. Obama said he intends to secure more private funding for the infrastructure program which can be a good source of new jobs and can keep the U.S. at par with other […]
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