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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House Jan. 5, 2018.

Fact check: Trump and team make bogus boasts on air safety, vets, pollution

August 22, 2019 at 2:16 a.m.

It's been a week of bogus boasting by President Donald Trump and members of his administration as they took unearned credit for airline safety, pollution cleanup and major advances in...

A commuter’s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car

August 21, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream...

Emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly train wreck in Philadelphia. Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, according to a government report released Friday.

Few railroads likely to meet deadline for installing safety technology that could’ve prevented Philly Amtrak crash

August 18, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed...

A warning placard on a rail tank car carrying crude oil in North Dakota.

Fox Valley leaders give mixed response to new train safety rules

May 22, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Fox Valley leaders have mixed feelings about new safety rules announced Friday designed to reduce the chance of a catastrophic train crash and fire. Rail tank cars used to transport...

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