A travel alert has been issued by the United States for its citizens to delay or cancel nonessential trips to Japan after the country was hit by a powerful magnitude 8.9 earthquake and a tsunami that engulfed entire towns. The U.S. State Department is warning travelers about water and food shortages as well as power […]
Body scanners used in airports have been subjected to re-testing after transportation officials discovered that erroneous recording of radiation levels were made by some personnel. The move comes after the Transportation Security Administration and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday even allayed fears of the radiation risk from the controversial body scanners. “The amount […]
Honda Civic hybrid cars, Toyota SUVs and Chrysler Jeep Wranglers were the latest vehicles to be recalled by their manufacturers on Monday, underscoring that quality issues are still a problem in the automobile industry. About 35,000 Honda Civic hybrids with 2006-2007 models in the U.S. are being recalled by Honda Motor Co. because of a […]
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 […]
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