http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/transportation/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Transportation from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usThu, 26 Nov 2009 10:43:31Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:43:31Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/toyota_11-25.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:00 ESTToyota recalled four million cars to fix or replace acceleration pedals that could get jammed. Jeffrey Brown reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/othernews_11-25.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:00 ESTIn other news, airlines are experiencing a 25 percent decrease in holiday travel this year as more people are opting for trains and buses. Also, weekly jobless claims dipped below 500,000 for the first time since January.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec09/holder1_11-13.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:02:00 ESTThe Justice Department on Friday announced plans to try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court. Ray Suarez reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/opel_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTIn a surprise reversal that has left politicians across Germany fuming, General Motors' board has voted to abandon a deal to sell its European operations to car-parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Russian bank Sberbank.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/ford_11-02.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2009 10:19:00 ESTFord Motor Co., the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy this year, posted a surprise $997 million profit in the third quarter and said it expects 2011 to be "solidly profitable." The report sent Ford's shares up 8.3 percent in premarket trading.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/sully_10-23.htmlFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:00 ESTJeffrey Brown speaks with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger whose emergency landing of a United Airways flight in New York saved the lives of 155 people.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/north_america/july-dec09/other_10-23.htmlFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:13:00 ESTIn other news, House speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Friday that the House of Representatives' compromise health reform bill will include a public option, and the National Association of Realtors announced a jump in sales of pre-owned homes.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/cartalk_10-15.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2009 18:43:00 ESTAs new evidence emerges about the hazards of driving while talking on a cell phone, more states are pushing to ban the practice. KCET's "SoCal Connected" takes a closer look.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/transportation/july-dec09/texting_10-01.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 15:46:00 ESTDistractions on the road are plentiful, but as cell technology continues to creep behind the wheel, drivers sending phone text messages are creating a new danger on the roads.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/texting_09-30.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:37:00 ESTText messaging while driving has been found to increase the odds of a crash by 23 times. Now, lawmakers and transportation experts are trying to find a way to stop the dangerous practice. Ray Suarez reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/bridge_09-29.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:00 ESTPolitical wrangling can often get in the way of critical infrastructure improvements Case in point: The rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Spencer Michels reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec09/unclimate_09-18.htmlFri, 18 Sep 2009 18:43:00 ESTAhead of a U.N. conference on global warming this December in Copenhagen, the organization's top climate negotiator speaks with Margaret Warner about the outlook for a global pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law/july-dec09/lockerbie_08-20.htmlThu, 20 Aug 2009 11:11:00 ESTAbdel Basset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing, has been released from prison in Scotland and sent home to Libya on compassionate grounds.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/volt_08-11.htmlTue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 ESTGeneral Motors announced Tuesday that its long-awaited Chevrolet Volt hybrid, a battery- and gas-powered electric vehicle, can get 230 miles per gallon in city driving, dwarfing every other car on the market in fuel efficiency.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/blueprint_08-10.htmlMon, 10 Aug 2009 18:44:00 ESTAs part of an ongoing series of reports on the nation's infrastructure, special correspondent Rick Karr examines a dispute in Alabama over a nearly 50-year-old federal highway program. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/north_america/july-dec09/namericasummit_08-10.htmlMon, 10 Aug 2009 18:07:00 ESTFrom drug violence to H1N1 flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/clunkers_08-06.htmlThu, 06 Aug 2009 18:34:00 ESTThe government's popular "cash for clunkers" incentive program -- aimed at replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient vehicles -- nearly exhausted its $1 billion budget in just days. Analysts look at who benefits from the program and its effects on the troubled U.S. auto industry.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/stimulus_08-05.htmlWed, 05 Aug 2009 18:16:00 ESTAmid the continuing debate over the effectiveness of the federal stimulus funds, President Obama unveiled new grants that he said can help rebuild the economy. A ProPublica reporter discusses how some hard-hit areas are getting more money, but others are not.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/white_house/diplomatic_missions/index.htmlTue, 04 Aug 2009 21:10:00 ESTFormer President Clinton's visit to North Korea illustrated how ex-presidents can continue their diplomacy. Since Herbert Hoover, such efforts have been largely humanitarian, though Jimmy Carter has commented on foreign agendas and advocated for global causes. Historian Richard Norton Smith discusses their unique roles.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/government_programs/july-dec09/clunkers_08-03.htmlMon, 03 Aug 2009 10:03:00 ESTThe government's "cash for clunkers" program helped prop up sagging auto sales in July, but the popular program is almost out of cash and the Senate is considering a $2 billion infusion by the end of the week.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/driving_07-28.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2009 18:47:00 ESTA series of new studies and reports shows that drivers making a phone call or text messaging are more of a danger than previously thought. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/othernews_07-16.htmlThu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:00 ESTIn other news, Wall Street advanced on tech stocks, and House members introduced a proposal that would force GM and Chrylser to restore franchise agreements with auto dealers. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/07/simon-johnson-on-the-future-of.htmlThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:40:14 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/july-dec09/othernews_07-15.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2009 18:09:00 ESTIn other news, large gains in the banking and tech sectors led markets higher, and a passenger plane crashed in Iran, killing all 168 people on board. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/gmceo_07-09.htmlFri, 10 Jul 2009 18:02:00 ESTAfter the announcement that General Motors Corp. had completed its 40-day stay under bankruptcy protection, CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to Judy Woodruff about the company's goals for remaking the struggling auto maker.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/jan-june09/auto_timeline_03-30.htmlFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:50:00 ESTReview some of the key developments and coverage of the auto industry's troubles over the past year in this timeline.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/gm_07-09.htmlFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:10:00 ESTGeneral Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson announced Friday that the company emerged from bankruptcy and now begins the task of remaking the struggling American carmaker that was once the world's largest and most powerful.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/07/why-does-the-london-tube-charg.htmlWed, 08 Jul 2009 10:45:15 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/gmsale_07-06.htmlMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:18:32 ESTA New York judge has approved General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy sale in a move that will allow the company's most-profitable assets to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection under government ownership.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/othernews_07-02.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 18:11:00 ESTIn other news, California began issuing IOU notes after the governor failed to reach a deal on the state's budget, and Vice President Joe Biden visited troops in Iraq.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june09/metrocrash_06-23.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2009 18:23:00 ESTFederal investigators on Tuesday worked to discover what caused two trains to collide yesterday in the nation's capital, killing nine people and injuring more than 75 others. Kwame Holman reports.