Grenade-shaped cologne stops rush-hour traffic in BrazilSAO PAULO — Talk about making a stink. Bombings harshly interrupt Baghdad’s summer of optimism, bring back memories of past carnageBAGHDAD — Some worshippers stayed away from mosques Friday, offering their traditional prayers at home. Markets had fewer-than-usual shoppers. Parks were strangely uncrowded — unusual for a hot August day. Man causes traffic jam when drivers stop to scoop cash tossed onto Los Angeles-area freewayGLENDORA, Calif. — California authorities say a man caused a traffic jam when he threw money onto a Los Angeles-area freeway and people dashed into the lanes to grab the cash. Rail union set to strike Monday, potentially crippling San Francisco Bay area commutesOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area’s commuter rail system said Thursday it would go on strike Monday. Rail union plans to strike Sunday, potentially crippling San Francisco Bay area commutesOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area’s commuter rail system says it will go on strike Monday. Taliban says it will disrupt Afghan elections which it calls ‘American process’KABUL — The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to stay away from the Aug. 20 elections, threatening to block the roads to polling stations and dismissing the balloting as an “American process.” NY police probe for cause of wrong-way crashes that killed 8 people, including 4 young cousinsBRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — Authorities are trying to determine how a woman driving a minivan carrying two of her children and three young nieces got onto a suburban parkway heading in the wrong direction, leading to a fiery crash that killed eight people and left a 5-year-old boy severely injured. In China, the bicycle kingdom, e-bikes beat traffic and take the sweat out of pedal-pushingSHANGHAI — It’s a simple pleasure, but Xu Beilu savors it daily: gliding past snarled traffic on her motorized bicycle, relaxed and sweat-free alongside the pedal-pushing masses. NTSB: 4 killed when helicopter crashed on Md. highway were returning from charity eventHAGERSTOWN, Md. — One of four people killed when a helicopter crashed on a Maryland highway told his son he was delaying his flight home because of foul weather. Helicopter crashes on Md. highway, killing 3 flight instruction company workers, passengerSMITHSBURG, Md. — A helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland interstate highway and burst into flames, killing three employees of a flight instruction company and a passenger, the company said Friday. Helicopter crashes and bursts into flames onto Md. highway, killing all 4 aboard; No cars hitSMITHSBURG, Md. — Three employees of a helicopter instruction company and a passenger were killed when their aircraft crashed onto a western Maryland interstate highway and burst into flames, the company said Friday. Life in LA’s fast lane to cost between 25 cents and $1.40 per mile, depending on trafficLOS ANGELES — Solo commuters looking for a faster drive through Los Angeles during rush hour will have the option of using toll lanes late next year for a fee. Cleanup, inspection start where tanker blast leveled bridge over busy highway near DetroitHAZEL PARK, Mich. — Smoke filled the air Thursday above the collapsed bridge where a tanker carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel crashed and exploded a day earlier, and crews started clearing the rubble on the major Detroit-area freeway. Fall deadliest time for driving, while wintry March 16 percent safer, new research findsDETROIT — Icy winter roads and vacation-clogged summer highways might seem the most dangerous for motorists, but new research says fall is when driving is at its deadliest. Massive power outage hits west Los Angeles, triggers traffic jams
Traffic congestion dips in many metros as Americans alter driving habits in economic downturnWASHINGTON — Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute. US metropolitan areas with most congestion, measured by wasted hours in peak-hour trafficSome of the most congested metro areas in the nation, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. Listed are the average number of hours drivers waste in peak-hour traffic delays per year. Nationally, drivers wasted an average of 36.1 hours in 2007, down from 36.6 hours in 2006 and a 25-year high of 37.4 hours in 2005. These streets were made for parking? Maybe not in Newport, which mulls trolley systemNEWPORT, R.I. — Scott Greenberg reached the breaking point of frustration when he was slapped with a $25 ticket for unwittingly leaving his Honda Accord in a spot reserved for Newport residents. 9 killed in northeast Oklahoma highway wreck; final victim found in wreckage hours after crashMIAMI, Okla. — Hours after a tractor-trailer slammed into stopped traffic on a northeast Oklahoma turnpike, tow trucks dislodged the rig from a crushed car to find the body of a ninth victim inside the mangled wreckage. 9 dead in northeast Okla. turnpike wreck, motorists stranded in heat for hoursMIAMI, Okla. — Two survivors of an Oklahoma traffic wreck that killed nine people when a tractor-trailer slammed into stopped cars were in critical condition Saturday. Rescue crews find 9th victim in car caught under tractor-trailer, hours after Okla. wreckMIAMI, Okla. — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a ninth fatality in a northeast Oklahoma turnpike wreck has been confirmed after crews found another body in a car that had been caught under a tractor-trailer. At least 8 dead in northeast Okla. turnpike wreck, motorists stranded in heat for hoursMIAMI, Okla. — At least eight people died Friday when a tractor-trailer slammed into a line of cars stopped on a northeast Oklahoma turnpike by an earlier accident, leaving twisted metal and debris strewn about the highway and stranding miles of traffic in scorching heat for hours. Rebels kill 9 police as hundreds of Indian soldiers head to areas taken over by Maoist rebelsPIRAKATA, India — Suspected Maoist rebels killed nine policemen in a land mine attack in eastern India on Thursday, as hundreds of soldiers moved to confront the guerrillas in a neighboring state. Administration, congressman collide on how to remake federal highway, transit programsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration and the House’s top Democrat on transportation policy agree on the need to improve highways, cut traffic congestion and get people out of their cars by providing better transportation alternatives. Burglary suspect cornered, captured in storm drain under LA freeway after resisting for hoursLOS ANGELES — Police say a burglary suspect has been captured after holing up for hours in a storm drain under a busy freeway. Chain-reaction wreck in So. California fog injures motorists on mountain passSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — About 30 vehicles piled up in chain-reaction crashes in heavy morning fog on a Southern California mountain highway Wednesday. At least 15 people were injured, and wreckage was scattered for a half-mile. Highway shoulders, medians grow shaggy as cash-strapped states mow less during recessionHAGERSTOWN, Md. — America’s highways are taking on a shaggier look for the peak travel season. Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as states cut back on mowing to save money. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Obama administration warns senators: The highway construction fund will go broke in AugustWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is warning lawmakers that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of as much as $7 billion. AP News in BriefIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitions |
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