Transportation

The U.S. economy is improving, and African-Americans have made inroads since the Great Recession, but there is more work to be […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department says former Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx has been sworn in as President Barack Obama’s new transportation secretary…

OPINION – So much wasted in time and resources, so little achieved, and so many people of color victimized over stereotypes…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Foxx told a jammed Senate confirmation hearing that he will look for ‘partners’ in local and state government to help find creative ways to finance air, rail and highway improvements…

theGRIO REPORT – When Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx said that he would not run for the third term he was almost guaranteed to win easily, most folks in town figured something big was in his future…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at the center of Washington’s fiscal fights…

theGRIO REPORT – Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx will be nominated Monday by President Obama to become the new Secretary of Transportation, according to a White House official…

Airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, and cruise lines are adding new fees, according to reports. But there are actually ways to get a few free things the next time you travel. We lay out a few of the opportunities.

VIDEO – A 6-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer one block from his school in East Harlem Thursday morning while the crossing guard was taking a break, according to a law enforcement official…

theGRIO REPORT – Houston Rockets rookie forward Royce White, who suffers from an anxiety disorder, has figured out away to combat his anxiety about flying: He’s going to take a bus…

When you’re done jostling fellow tourists, definitely check out these London gems where locals like to hang.

ATLANTA (AP) – Now that a proposed penny sales tax to fund billions in transportation projects in metro Atlanta has failed, solutions to easing gridlock in the South’s economic engine are further away than ever…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says a bill to keep construction workers on the job and prevent a spike in interest rates on new loans to college students ‘will make a real difference’ for millions of Americans.

theGRIO REPORT – For nearly a century, Detroit has been known as the Motor City. These days, however, the engine has stalled as many of the city’s buses are idled by numerous mechanical and financial issues…