A UPS cargo plane, an MD-11, crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing at least nine people. The victims included three crew members and several ground workers.
Read More Kentucky: Tuesday’s UPS plane crash in Louisville claims at least 9 lives as first responders search for more victims
A shipment of innocent research monkeys met a tragic end this week after a truck carrying the animals overturned on Interstate 59, prompting a chaotic response fueled by false reports that the primates were infected with dangerous diseases — including “hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.”
Read More Mississippi: Innocent research monkeys killed after police ‘mistakenly’ told they were infected with COVID-19 and STDs
A post-pandemic runup in wages, aircraft lease costs and other operating expenses has eroded the cost advantage that low-cost airlines once relied on.
Read More Spirit’s troubles expose limits of premium strategy for low-cost carriers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reaffirmed his decision to remove a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando despite outrage from local Democrats and LGBTQ activists.
Read More DeSantis defends painting over LGBTQ-themed crosswalk in Orlando despite backlash from local Democrats
Union Pacific said it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator.
Read More Union Pacific to reshape US freight rail with $85 billion deal for Norfolk
Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy got into a recent spat with New York Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler over the safety of New York City’s subway system.
Read More Sec. Duffy spars with Dem Rep. Nadler over safety of NYC Subway system