Italy investigates deadly cable car crash as lone child survivor recovers

The lone survivor of Sunday’s deadly cable car crash, a 5-year-old Israeli boy living in Italy, remained hospitalized in Turin on Monday with multiple broken bones. Italian officials said 14 people were killed.

NJ Transit settles suits in deadly crash at Hoboken commuter station

NJ Transit has reached settlements in lawsuits filed by the family of a woman killed and several people injured in a 2016 crash when a train slammed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Will the pipeline hack have any impact on fuel in the NY area?

Motorists are finding gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states, but what about in the NY region?

Traffic returns to NYC streets as pandemic recovery continues

With the pace of reopening picking up and thousands of more city workers returning to their offices this week, traffic is back across the tri-state.

Biden pushes $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan during Louisiana visit

President Joe Biden visited the reliably Republican state of Louisiana on Thursday, speaking in the hurricane-battered city of Lake Charles while touting his proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

Massive fire at garbage facility disrupts LIRR service

Firefighters continued to put out hotspots of a five-alarm fire at a garbage facility on Long Island that disrupted LIRR service for several hours.

Deadly Mexico City metro collapse

An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70.

All aboard! Biden visits Philadelphia to help Amtrak mark 50 years on the rails

As a U.S. senator, Biden was a fixture on Amtrak trains between his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., when the Senate was in session. He continued riding Amtrak as vice president. He has sometimes been referred to as “Amtrak Joe.”

U.S. settles age-bias lawsuit with ex-FAA workers for $44 million

The federal government will pay nearly $44 million to settle claims made 16 years ago that it discriminated against hundreds of older FAA workers by outsourcing their jobs to the private sector. 

NYPD says subway crime is at record low, but riders still wary

Despite assurances from some NYPD officials, many straphangers say they don't feel safe in New York City's subways.

Railway employee in India rescues child who fell on tracks from oncoming train

Footage posted by India’s Ministry of Railways shows the moment a railway employee saved a child who had fallen onto the tracks from an oncoming train on April 17. 

Vacant middle seats on airplanes cut COVID-19 exposure risk by up to 57%, CDC study says

Leaving middle seats open and vacant on airplanes may significantly reduce a passenger’s risk of exposure to the coronavirus, a new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests.

MTA toll hike now in effect

Tolls for E-ZPass drivers jumped from $6.12 to $6.55, while the charge for drivers who pay their tolls by mail rose from $9.50 to $10.17.