http://www.mail.com/subjects/306-transportation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/306-transportation.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic hub, at least 65... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html 2013-06-18T03:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2155036-pope-blesses-hundreds-harley-davidsons.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer's 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather. Thundering Harley engines nearly drowned out the Latin recitation of the "Our Father" prayer that accompanied Francis as he greeted... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:26:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2155036-pope-blesses-hundreds-harley-davidsons.html 2013-06-16T15:26:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2154010-chicago-joins-growing-club-bike-sharing-cities.html CHICAGO (AP) — The newest piece of Chicago's vast transit puzzle will not rumble between skyscrapers on its 100-year-old elevated rail lines or utilize its fleet of hybrid buses. The city is turning to thousands of shared bicycles to send commuters and visitors zipping on their way. Chicago joins New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco this year in catapu... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2154010-chicago-joins-growing-club-bike-sharing-cities.html 2013-06-15T15:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2153496-nj-transit-probes-bizarre-bus-trip-york.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some New Jersey bus commuters apparently have gotten an unexpected tour of the New York metro area they'd rather forget. New Jersey Transit is investigating why a trip that normally takes about 45 minutes took nearly two hours more Thursday when the driver took a circuitous route into Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal. ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2153496-nj-transit-probes-bizarre-bus-trip-york.html 2013-06-15T01:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2152036-bridge-opens-bulgaria-romania.html VIDIN, Bulgaria (AP) — A new bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River was opened Friday with hopes that it will spur growth in one of Europe's poorest regions. But skeptics argue that dilapidated infrastructure on both sides of the river will turn it into "a bridge to nowhere." The long-delayed bridge linking Vidin in Bulgaria with Cala... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:32:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2152036-bridge-opens-bulgaria-romania.html 2013-06-14T14:32:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151380-2-die-philippine-ferry-sinks-54-rescued.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two people died early Friday after their ferry sank in Philippine waters, but 54 passengers and crew were saved when rescuers pulled them to safety. The ferry was going from Albay province in the center of the Philippines to the nearby province of Masbate when it sank. Coast guard and navy vessels and helicopters were searching ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:07:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151380-2-die-philippine-ferry-sinks-54-rescued.html 2013-06-14T10:07:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150962-rescue-philippine-ferry-sinks-with-60-aboard.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ships and helicopters were scouring seas in the central Philippines for survivors of a ferry that sank early Friday with about 60 people aboard. Two people have died, and 41 have been rescued, officials said. The inter-island ferry left Pio Duran port in Albay province and sank three hours later at about 5 a.m. near Burias Islan... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:13:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150962-rescue-philippine-ferry-sinks-with-60-aboard.html 2013-06-14T03:13:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149108-argentine-train-wreck-kills-3-injures-hundreds.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A speeding commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in suburban Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and injuring more than 300 on a line that has been under government control since a deadly crash last year. The state-run train agency dismissed possible brak... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149108-argentine-train-wreck-kills-3-injures-hundreds.html 2013-06-14T02:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148564-massive-storm-system-hitting-mid-atlantic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages, flash flooding and extensive flight delays, but largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. The severe weather was also blamed for two deaths. The storm came and went in the ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148564-massive-storm-system-hitting-mid-atlantic.html 2013-06-14T02:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The grim estimate reflects the growing sectarian nature of the bloodshed as the regime of President Bashar Assad scores a series of batt... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-13T23:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148580-france-hit-train-strike-airport-action.html PARIS (AP) — After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job Thursday to protest a reorganization of the national rail and train companies. Up to 70 percent of train journeys in France were canceled on Thursday. The action began Wednesday night, affecting overnight international travel, and ends Friday morning. Com... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:23:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148580-france-hit-train-strike-airport-action.html 2013-06-13T13:23:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148684-egyptian-pilots-protest-22-flights-delayed.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian pilots working for the national carrier staged a 10-hour sit-in protest on Thursday, delaying 22 flights in an effort to press their demands for management changes and bonus payments. It was the second protest involving the Cairo International Airport this month. Egypt has been hit by a wave of street rallies and strikes in the two y... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:01:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148684-egyptian-pilots-protest-22-flights-delayed.html 2013-06-13T13:01:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148830-chinese-doubt-police-explanation-fatal-bus-fire.html BEIJING (AP) — Soon after a fire on a crowded commuter bus killed 47 people and injured 34, Chinese authorities offered an explanation: One of the dead had written a suicide note, boarded the bus during the evening rush and set it on fire. After doubts were raised online, police said they found pieces of the burned cart and woven bag the arsonist used to ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148830-chinese-doubt-police-explanation-fatal-bus-fire.html 2013-06-13T12:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148398-2-officers-injured-obama-motorcade-florida.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Miami police officers were injured Wednesday while participating in President Barack Obama's motorcade in Florida, police said. Neither of the injuries was life-threatening. The Miami Police Department said Sgt. Rufus Devane III, 42, and Sgt. Santiago Cruz, 49, were traveling on Interstate 95 when they were involved in a crash while ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148398-2-officers-injured-obama-motorcade-florida.html 2013-06-13T05:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2147388-victim-texas-parade-crash-accused-lying.html ATLANTA (AP) — An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple Heart medal and was arrested Wednesday, Cherokee County sheriff's officials said. Former Holly Springs police officer Shane Ladner, 40, was never awarded a Purple Heart and is charged with four... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:49:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2147388-victim-texas-parade-crash-accused-lying.html 2013-06-13T00:49:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2147756-rail-crossing-signs-faded-md-crash-site.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Stop signs at a rail crossing where a train and trash truck crashed in a Baltimore suburb were faded and one was hung upside down and facing away from the road, according to a preliminary report on last month's derailment and explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board released the report on the May 28 derailment in Rosedale on We... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2147756-rail-crossing-signs-faded-md-crash-site.html 2013-06-12T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146272-strike-eu-plan-disrupts-european-flights.html PARIS (AP) — A strike by air traffic controllers forced cancellations of more than 60 percent of flights around France and disrupted travel elsewhere in Europe on Wednesday, as workers protested a plan to simplify the continent's patchwork airspace. Over 2,000 flights were canceled in France as more workers joined the second day of the strike, according t... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:16:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146272-strike-eu-plan-disrupts-european-flights.html 2013-06-12T17:16:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146212-voice-operated-dashboard-technology-risky.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found. Automakers have been trying to excite new-car buyers, especially younger ones, with dashboard infotainment systems that let drivers use voice... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:41:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146212-voice-operated-dashboard-technology-risky.html 2013-06-12T16:41:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145888-seatbelts-prevented-3-boston-u-deaths.html ROTORUA, New Zealand (AP) — Three Boston University students who were killed last year in New Zealand when their minivan rolled might have survived if they were wearing seatbelts, police said Wednesday. Constable Tina Mitchell-Ellis told a coroner's court that the three who died and a fourth who suffered brain trauma in last May's accident weren't wearing... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:32:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145888-seatbelts-prevented-3-boston-u-deaths.html 2013-06-12T05:32:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145152-multiple-injuries-reported-kentucky-bus-crash.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A bus carrying students on a college campus visit veered out of control and crashed on a Kentucky interstate Tuesday, and nearly three dozen people were taken to hospitals, authorities said. Thirty students from Waggener High School in Louisville were taken to hospitals with various injuries, along with four adults aboard the bus — ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:56:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145152-multiple-injuries-reported-kentucky-bus-crash.html 2013-06-12T01:56:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145268-90-year-old-lobsterman-survives-sinking-maine.html HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) — A 90-year-old lobsterman is eager to get back on the water after surviving the sinking of his boat by swimming to a nearby island through the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine. Philip Tuttle, of the Great Island community of Harpswell, is on the mend, but his boat needs more work to ensure the engine is OK and the electronics are re... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:58:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2145268-90-year-old-lobsterman-survives-sinking-maine.html 2013-06-11T22:58:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2144330-27-car-nev-sandstorm-pileup-kills-1-hurts.html Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously injuring several other people and sapping already thin emergency resources, officials said. Humboldt County sheriff's dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire work... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:51:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2144330-27-car-nev-sandstorm-pileup-kills-1-hurts.html 2013-06-11T22:51:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144120-eu-nations-battle-air-traffic-control-plans.html PARIS (AP) — A massive battle is taking place in the skies over Europe — and airplane passengers across the continent are feeling its effects. A plan to simplify the European Union's patchwork air traffic control system and open up more air traffic duties to private enterprise has sparked strikes and job actions by controllers that began Tuesday in France... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:48:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144120-eu-nations-battle-air-traffic-control-plans.html 2013-06-11T19:48:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143656-taliban-bomber-kabul-kills-17-supreme-court.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber struck outside Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing 17 people in the deadliest attack in Kabul in over a year and a half. It was also the second consecutive day of attacks in the Afghan capital, undermining the ability of Afghan forces to keep security without help from NATO troops. The attacke... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143656-taliban-bomber-kabul-kills-17-supreme-court.html 2013-06-11T17:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2144192-news-summary-civilian-planes-shot-manpads.html Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is now thought to possess the SA-7, a surface-to-air missile in the category of MANPADS, or man-portable air-defense systems. Since 1975, 40 civilian aircraft have been hit by MANPADS, causing at least 28 crashes and more than 800 deaths around the world, according to the U.S. State Department. Here are some incidents involving commercial planes. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:33:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2144192-news-summary-civilian-planes-shot-manpads.html 2013-06-11T15:33:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143508-french-strike-leads-protest-eu-air-travel-plan.html PARIS (AP) — Air traffic controllers in France kicked off a series of strikes against a European plan to overhaul their industry, forcing the country's main airports to cut their flight timetables in half on Tuesday. The Civil Aviation Authority said some 1,800 flights were cancelled at Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse an... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143508-french-strike-leads-protest-eu-air-travel-plan.html 2013-06-11T13:00:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137186-correction-nicaragua-canal-story.html MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — In a story June 8 about Nicaragua's plans to build a canal, The Associated Press misidentified the university where Jason Bittner is director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research. It is the University of South Florida, not the University of Southern Florida. A corrected version of the story is below: Nicaragua canal fa... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:08:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137186-correction-nicaragua-canal-story.html 2013-06-10T21:08:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2142420-ex-nba-star-jail-charged-fatal-ga-crash.html JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta. Blaylock is also charged with driving on a suspended license, making an improper lane change and crossing the median in the head-on crash that killed a 43-year-old woman in Jonesboro on May ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2142420-ex-nba-star-jail-charged-fatal-ga-crash.html 2013-06-10T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141002-afghan-taliban-boldly-attack-kabul-airport.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven Taliban fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns launched a rare assault on NATO's operational headquarters at the military section of Kabul's international airport on Monday. All seven militants were killed. Their failed attack showed that despite an asphyxiating security blanket around the capital, Afghani... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141002-afghan-taliban-boldly-attack-kabul-airport.html 2013-06-10T15:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141496-france-warns-mass-disruption-airport-strikes.html PARIS (AP) — France's main airports are asking airlines to cut their flight timetables in half ahead of three days of strikes by air traffic controllers that begin Tuesday in France and spread throughout Europe on Wednesday. The Airports of Paris on Monday warned of massive travel disruptions this week as air traffic controllers protest plans to centraliz... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141496-france-warns-mass-disruption-airport-strikes.html 2013-06-10T13:36:13Z