Track Flaws Are Focus of Penn Station Derailment Inquiry, Official Says

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS April 5, 2017 It is the question on the minds of many in the New York City area: Why is a relatively minor train derailment still wreaking havoc on my commute? Two days after a New Jersey Transit train derailed at Pennsylvania...

2 Years After Racial Turmoil, Ferguson Re-elects White Mayor

By JOHN ELIGON April 5, 2017 FERGUSON, Mo. — When a national movement for racial justice flared here two and a half years ago, activists nationwide hoped to upend the political order. Ferguson was one of many predominantly black communities across the...

Kara Swisher: Dear Tech Bros, it’s not a PR problem at Uber (or Yahoo or any of it)

It’s been a bad month for some tech CEOs in Silicon Valley, most particularly Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. When we last checked in with the always pugnacious leader of the car-hailing company, he was getting shaken down by the the mayor of Pittsburgh, seeing...