Low water levels limit barge traffic on Mississippi River, snarling harvest transports
DES MOINES, Iowa — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads
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Divers recover body of truck driver in Indiana quarry
CAPE SANDY, Ind. — Divers recovered the body of a driver on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the day after his dump truck plunged hundreds of feet
Biden offers support to striking autoworkers, says ‘record profits’ should be shared
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday, Sept. 15, dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing
UAW workers strike simultaneously at Detroit’s Big 3 automakers
DETROIT — Nearly one in 10 of America’s unionized auto workers went on strike Friday, Sept. 15, to pressure Detroit’s three automakers into raising wages
New England, eastern Canada hunker down in anticipation of Hurricane Lee
BAR HARBOR, Maine — New England harbors and fishing villages were being emptied of boats — and some were becoming ghost towns — as commercial
Hurricane Lee to strike weather-worn New England
PORTLAND, Maine — After a deluge of rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes this week, New England is about to face Hurricane Lee. As the Category
Diesel, gas prices pushing up nation’s inflation
WASHINGTON — Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in fuel prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing
Last defendant, a trucker, sentenced in North Dakota oil theft scheme
BISMARK, N.D. —Â The last of four men charged in a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of crude oil in western North Dakota has
CEO of energy giant BP steps down amid questions about personal conduct
LONDON — Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became the latest corporate leader to step
Georgia governor declares ‘legal emergency,’ suspends state fuel taxes again
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor is again suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, declaring a legal emergency over higher prices. Gov. Brian Kemp signed
Biofuels could offer clean energy for trucking — but not yet
BENGALURU, India — India, the current president of the Group of 20 (G20) industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks
Gasoline tanker overturns, burns on Interstate 84 in Connecticut
MANCHESTER, Conn. — A tractor-trailer carrying more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline along Interstate 84 overturned and burst into flames after an accident, shutting down
From strikes to new union contracts, Labor Day’s organizing roots are especially strong this year
NEW YORK — Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots
Relief efforts underway in wake of Idalia
PERRY, Fla. — Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, Aug. 31, leaving a trail
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm
Truck drivers on alert ahead of Hurricane Idalia
TAMPA, Fla. — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday, Aug. 29, threatening to bring deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to Florida’s Gulf Coast after
State of Emergency: Florida waives certain CMV rules ahead of major hurricane
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified
5 dead in Michigan storms
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — At least one tornado touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by winds of up to 75 mph
Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation
AUSTIN, Texas — Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week
UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said on Tuesday, Aug. 22, that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached