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Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed 'drone' image
Unmanned aircraft have helped rescue stranded hikers, worked to contain wildfires and gathered data at nuclear accidents. One helped a Russian tanker find its way through Arctic ice to bring oil to a stranded Alaskan community. These remote-controlled planes have many more potential peacetime uses. But unmanned aircraft have an ...
Report: MBTA bus maintenance costs are excessive
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could save $250 million over six years by bringing the cost of maintaining its bus fleet in line with other transit agencies around the country, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pioneer Institute. Citing figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation's transit database, ...
Diverted United 787 passengers resume Tokyo trip
Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue resumed their trip Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. The airline put about 200 passengers in hotels Tuesday night and they took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday morning on another 787, ...
Mich. Senate OKs off-road vehicles on more roads
All 83 Michigan counties could choose to allow off-road recreation vehicles on road shoulders under legislation nearing final approval in Lansing. Current law lets eight counties in the Lower Peninsula and every county in Upper Peninsula authorize off-road vehicles on road shoulders. A bill approved 27-11 along party lines Wednesday ...
Police arrest Metairie moving company owner
Mandeville Police have arrested a Metairie moving company owner following an investigation into an incident in which his company allegedly withheld a woman's property when she would not pay an extravagant bill. The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/16Kh3Jh) 45-year-old Dundwoodie McDuffie, of Metairie, has been booked in to the St. Tammany Parish ...
Picturesque Ohio village on endangered places list
A national group on Wednesday named a picturesque Ohio village as one of the nation's most endangered historic places and is calling on state authorities to scrap a transportation plan that village leaders and preservationists say could permanently scar the area. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Village ...
A guide to the life and mystery of Jimmy Hoffa
The FBI has spent this week digging up a field in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. He was last seen outside a restaurant about 20 miles from the digging site where he was to meet with a New ...
'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit
Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level — even higher than a bird or a plane. The studio enlisted Christian-focused firm Grace Hill Media to promote "Man of Steel" to faith-based groups by inviting them to early screenings and creating trailers that highlight the film's ...
Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet
Airbus raked in orders Wednesday for its new A350, announcing 59 sales of the wide-body jet that flew for the first time last week. Singapore Airlines ordered 30 A350-900s, with an option to buy another 20 of the 900s or the larger 1000 model. The airline had already ordered 20 ...
Raw: Car Jumps Curb in NYC, Injures 8
Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, after a car jumped a curb and slammed into a Manhattan store. Witnesses say the driver lost control about a block away and plowed through everything on the sidewal...
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