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NC House panel OKs possible 75 mph speed limits
A drive to raise North Carolina's top speed limit to 75 mph moved ahead Tuesday after a House committee recommended a Senate bill despite warnings by legislators that higher speeds will mean more casualties. The House Transportation Committee agreed to the bill approved in the Senate in April that allows ...
Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government
About 50,000 protesters energetically returned to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday night, a demonstration of anger toward what they call a corrupt and inefficient government that has long ignored the demands of a growing middle class. The protests were well organized via social media and mostly peaceful, like ...
Malaysia budget airport launch pushed to May 2014
Malaysia's airport operator says the launch of a new airport for budget carriers has been further delayed by 10 months to May 2014 due to a setback in construction. The four-billion-ringgit ($1.27 billion) airport was originally slated to open mid-2012, but the date was pushed to June this year due ...
Legislators return to Columbia to pass budget
Legislators on Tuesday approved a compromise that could fund $800 million in road and bridge work across South Carolina, paving the way for agreement on the overall budget for 2013-14. The infrastructure agreement was approved 95-11 in the House and 35-5 in the Senate, receiving the necessary super-majority votes. It ...
Groundbreaking held for new Ohio River bridge
The countdown is complete for the start of work on a new Ohio River bridge linking Louisville and Southern Indiana along a key transportation artery. "Let's build those bridges," Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear proclaimed as he marked the official start of construction Tuesday evening. A crane that will hoist steel ...
Possible human remains found in northern Arizona
Construction crews paving a road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk have uncovered what authorities say appear to be human remains. Authorities say a small pile of bones were found near a road's edge Monday. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Deborah Stevens says environmental consultants have been called in to perform ...
Collapsed I-5 Skagit bridge reopens Wednesday
A temporary bridge over the Skagit River will reopen Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed. After the bridge collapsed on May 23, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee set a goal of restoring it by mid-June. He went to Mount Vernon on Tuesday to ...
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. But the recall, which came in an 11th-hour deal between the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers only 1.56 million of ...
NTSB: Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash
An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and even complained that he couldn't distinguish between red and green signals, a doctor ...
False alarm: No explosives found after dog alert
Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials say a dog's suspicions about a piece of cargo proved to be unfounded after triggering a partial evacuation of the main terminal. The false positive finding led to the evacuation of about a third of the McNamara Terminal from 10:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Tuesday. The ...
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