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2 children, 1 adult die in Detroit freeway pileup
It took only seconds for the light snow to turn into a blinding curtain of white. Drivers slammed on their brakes, others swerved to avoid ...
2 children, 1 adult die in Detroit freeway pileups
Blinding snow squalls, high winds and a slick highway led to a mile-long series of crashes in Detroit that left at least three people dead Thursday, ...
Guard lets vessels pass leaking Miss. River barge
The Coast Guard is letting vessels pass through a closed section of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg as it evaluates how traffic would affect ...
Snow falls in Southeast; 1 death linked to storm
A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one ...
French taxi drivers' strike clogs roadways
Taxi drivers across France clogged traffic, slowed access to airports and forced would-be passengers to find alternate transport as they held a strike ...
Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead
The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the ...
Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths
A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes ...
Snow in Midwest leaves some travelers scrambling
The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over slick roads and ...
Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest
A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday
Dancing cop stops holiday traffic in Rhode Island
Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator's ...
High winds, mountain snows hits Northwest
The strongest Northwest storm of the season blew in early Monday on winds that gusted to more than 80 mph on the coast, knocking out power in places ...
Drivers: Kenyan traffic laws increase bribe size
Traffic bribes are a way of life for many Kenyan drivers. One dollar here, $5 there. But the drivers of the rowdy minibuses known as matatus say that ...
NTSB: Use ignition locks for all drunken drivers
Every state should require convicted drunken drivers, including first-time offenders, to use devices that prevent them from starting a car's engine ...
Heavy snow keeps Balkans in deep freeze
Blizzards blocked roads, stranded villages, disrupted power supplies and temporarily shut down an airport in the Balkans on Tuesday, the fourth ...
6 dead as heavy snow hits Balkans
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans, with rescue teams struggling to ...
Snowplow simulator offers rare chance to practice
In an area that gets a mere 3 inches of snow a year, Dallas snowplow drivers live in fear of major winter storms like the one that crippled their city ...
Calif. storm brings intense rain, flood warnings
The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused ...
Noisy city: Cacophony in Caracas sparks complaints
This metropolis of 6 million people may be one of the world's most intense, overwhelming cities, with tremendous levels of crime, traffic and social ...
AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?
Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and ...
New Beltway lanes seek to break gridlock in DC
In a city filled with iconic landmarks, perhaps nothing better symbolizes how metropolitan Washington operates than the Capital Beltway: the physical ...
Toyota tests cars that communicate with each other
Toyota Motor Corp. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed ...
Aging drivers present new transportation challenge
Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Infrastructure
The issue: From bridges to broadband, America's infrastructure is supposed to be speeding along commerce, delivering us to work and piping energy and ...
Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service
Subways started running again in much of New York City on Thursday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy, but traffic at bridges backed up for ...
Mich. police have many obstacles in shooting spree
Clues appear to be few: slugs and bullet fragments embedded in cars, metal casings on roadways, a simple black and white sketch of the shooter and ...