Bus travel
Bus bail out championed by Collins to start giving aid

By Patrick Whittle Jun. 22, 2021 09:53 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A program to help the U.S.'s bus companies survive the coronavirus pandemic that was championed by a Maine senator is now accepting...

A man walks past a theatre that has been repurposed as a taxi service in Ellenville, N.Y., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Less than 100 miles north of New York City, Ulster County is popular destination for weekenders headed to Woodstock or the Catskill Mountains. Though pretty, there are pockets of poverty. The county is working with the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania on a pilot program funded by private donations. One hundred households making less than $46,900 a year in May began receiving a $500 payment each month for a year. Recipients of the money can spend it as they wish, but will be asked to participate in periodic surveys about their physical health, mental health and employment status. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'It lessens my bills': $500 payments tested in upstate NY

By Michael Hill Jun. 20, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

May. 13, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier’s operations in Canada after...

Thousands of people leaving for their native places to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr crowd a ferry at the Mawa terminal ignoring risks of coronavirus infection in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Festival travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

By Julhas Alam May. 13, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

In this image for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a blackboard at Lindy's Seafood Inc. in Woolford, Md., displays prices for crabs, April 21, 2021. The company relies on temporary workers from Mexico hired through the U.S. Department of Labor's H-2B visa program to help process crabs during high season. The government authorized more than 12,000 H-2B workers nationwide in 2019-20 for jobs at seafood plants. (Carmen Molina Acosta/University of Maryland via AP)
COVID-19 protections not offered to migrant seafood workers

By Vanessa Sánchez Pulla, Trisha Ahmed, Brittany Nicole Gaddy, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Carmen Molina Acosta, Sophia Sorensen And Aadit Tambe/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Bus transportation system to resume collecting fares May 16

Apr. 24, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Baton Rouge's bus system next month will begin collecting fares for the first time in more than a year. The Capital...

Amtrak passenger rail service to return to Vermont in July

Apr. 08, 2021 08:37 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The state of Vermont is preparing to welcome the return of Amtrak passenger rail service and inter-city bus services to the state, the...

Holocaust survivor Fanny Amar wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus holds a rose as she and others attend the yearly Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

A man and a child put on their face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus after taken a souvenir photo near a Year of the Ox statue on display at the capital city's popular shopping mall during the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Festivities for the holiday, normally East Asia's busiest tourism season, are muted after China, Vietnam, Taiwan and other governments tightened travel curbs and urged the public to avoid big gatherings following renewed virus outbreaks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions

Feb. 12, 2021 10:58 PM EST

A spectator dressed up as a rooster stands along the road of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 153 kilometers (95 miles), with start in Pau and finish in Laruns, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Stressful Tour rest day as riders face COVID-19 tests

Sep. 07, 2020 04:52 AM EDT

Crosses, red balloons and Brazilian nation flags are placed in the sand on Copacabana beach in a demonstration organized by Rio de Paz to honor the victims of COVID-19, as the country heads to a milestone of 100,000 new coronavirus related deaths, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Brazil's Serie A already in doubt after infected first round

By Mauricio Savarese Aug. 10, 2020 07:10 PM EDT

New Hampshire investigates taxation of remote workers

By Holly Ramer Aug. 05, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is investigating whether other states are improperly taxing its residents during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Los Angeles Dodgers fans take in the view near Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. By the time Major League Baseball returns in late July, it will have been more than four months since teams last played. The season is now going to be a 60-game sprint to the finish, held in ballparks without fans and featuring some unusual rules. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Summary of Major League Baseball 2020 Operations Manual

Jun. 24, 2020 07:51 PM EDT

NJ Transit's longer-term plans focus on infrastructure

By David Porter Jun. 08, 2020 03:17 PM EDT
New Jersey Transit unveiled a five-year capital plan Monday that would require nearly $6 billion in additional funding to address bus and train reliability and...

This image released by Forest Lake Camp shows campers boating and kayaking on the lake of the camp in Warrensburg, N.Y. Summer camps have begun to notify families that they won’t open due to the coronavirus crisis. Most, however, are in wait-and-see mode as parents who rely on camp for child care as well as child fun try not to panic. (Forest Lake Camp via AP)
Summer camps facing rocky start, uncertain future

By Leanne Italie Apr. 10, 2020 08:34 AM EDT