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September 22, 2016

UN calls for stepped up security for planes and airports

Responding to increasing attacks on airports and aircraft, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved its ...

September 20, 2016

1 Air Force pilot dead, 1 hurt after ejecting in California

One American pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in ...

September 17, 2016

Rapper Coolio arrested after loaded gun found at LA airport

Authorities say rapper Coolio has been arrested after a loaded firearm was found in a carry-on bag during security screening ...

September 15, 2016

US regulators: Official recall of 1M Samsung Note 7 phones

U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led ...

September 13, 2016

Feds: Plan addresses impact of ocean noise on marine mammals

The federal government says a new strategy to address the issue of noise in the ocean will better protect the safety of ...

September 11, 2016

Suspicious item found at Albuquerque airport checkpoint

A security checkpoint at Albuquerque airport has been shut down while authorities investigate a suspicious item, leaving ...

September 08, 2016

FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung smartphone

U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or ...

August 29, 2016

Airport scare hard to avoid with cascade of false reports

In the moments before reports of gunshots spread panic at Los Angeles International Airport, police with weapons drawn had ...

August 26, 2016

US wants to force lower speeds on truck and bus drivers

The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation's highways.

August 25, 2016

Auto, technology industries clash over talking cars

Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic ...

August 23, 2016

Traffic fatalities continued to surge in first half of 2016

Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, continuing ...

August 22, 2016

Feds: Ignore that post about banning driver cellphone use

Briefly Monday, it looked like the federal government was going to push all 50 states to ban the use of cellphones and other ...

August 17, 2016

Michael Bloomberg named World Health Organization ambassador

Billionaire philanthropist and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new job — as global ambassador for the U.N.

August 17, 2016

Railroads show little progress on key safety technology

Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly ...

August 16, 2016

European agency proposes tougher medical checks for pilots

The European Aviation Safety Agency on Tuesday proposed tougher medical examinations for pilots, including better mental ...

August 04, 2016

Mexican couple among 4 dead in California bus crash

Fernando Ramirez and Petra Carillo Ruiz were headed from Mexico to Washington to visit a daughter they hadn't seen in many ...

August 03, 2016

4 dead identified as cause of California bus crash probed

A husband and wife traveling from Mexico to see their daughter in Washington were among the four identified Wednesday as ...

August 02, 2016

FAA ignored internal safety recommendations on balloon tours

An internal Federal Aviation Administration report more than three years ago urged greater safety oversight of the hot air ...

August 01, 2016

FAA gives commercial balloon operators little scrutiny

Commercial hot air balloons like the one destroyed in a fireball in Texas this weekend often carry more passengers than ...