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Ford recalls 4.5 million vehicles on fire threat

CHICAGO (AFP) – Ford Motor Co. has recalled another 4.5 million vehicles due to a fire threat caused by a problem with the cruise control mechanism, federal regulators said Tuesday. This is the eighth recall since 1999 related to the faulty cruise control deactivation switch
10 14 2009 7:32PM (...more)

Japan, US reach 'open skies' deal

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Japan and the United States have reached an "open skies" deal removing restrictions on flights, opening the way to lower fares across the Pacific and to shake up alliances among airlines. The agreement, reached late Friday after five rounds of
12 15 2009 2:12PM (...more)

Deadly epidemic of distracted driving sweeping US: official

WASHINGTON (AFP) – An epidemic of distracted driving is sweeping the United States, claiming thousands of lives and injuring half a million people last year, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
10 1 2009 6:06PM (...more)

The Starting Point: Violence overseas & vacations in space

The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo!
12 14 2009 2:38PM (...more)

Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration reached out Thursday to the nation's airlines and their unions for solutions on how to restore health to the ailing industry, which is losing billions of dollars, shedding jobs and blamed for using a business model critics say undermines safety.
11 14 2009 7:59AM (...more)

At summit, calls for more states to ban texting while driving

San Francisco – It's seems like a no-brainer: texting while driving can be deadly. So why haven't more states banned the practice? Some in Congress and US transportation officials are wondering the same thing. In the two-day Distracting Driving Summit, which began Wednesday,
10 3 2009 4:00AM (...more)

US official inspects French TGV, finds it on strike

PARIS (AFP) – US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood inspected France 's ultramodern high speed rail network
06 26 2009 9:34PM (...more)

New snag for Continental antitrust-immunity bid

DALLAS – Continental Airlines' bid to work closely with United Airlines and others on trans-Atlantic service has hit a new snag, with the 06 23 2009 7:56AM (...more)

Controllers Get Raise After ‘Unconscionable’ Bush Cut

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. air-traffic controllers beginwork under a new contract today after mediators appointed by President Barack Obama ’s administration reversed Bush-era paycuts they said were “bordering on the unconscionable.”
10 2 2009 4:13PM (...more)

Cash for clunkers to end Monday

The Obama Administration announced Thursday that it will end the hugely popular cash-for-clunkers auto rebate program on Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time – and it’s urging consumers and dealers to finish their deals in time to get their paperwork in by that deadline.  “This
08 22 2009 2:45AM (...more)