In a bid to limit vehicle traffic and overcrowding at one of its top tourist attractions, Japan is proposing to build a train nearly two-thirds of the way up Mount Fuji. The project would ban private vehicle access, and keep the flow of large buses from overwhelming the site during peak climbing season. It would … Read more
France’s largest air traffic controllers’ union ended its call for a strike on Sept. 15, allaying concerns that the action could disrupt travel during the Rugby World Cup. The SNCTA union said on its website that an agreement had been reached via a mediation process. The transport ministry said in a statement that it welcomed … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day comes with big sales and barbecues, but the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines of Detroit. The early-September tribute to workers has been an official holiday for almost 130 years … Read more
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Palm Beach County multi-agency traffic and driving under the influence enforcement initiative on one night during Labor Day weekend resulted in 628 traffic stops, including 18 DUI arrests, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. From 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday, the PPBSO conducted the initiative … Read more
Cars traveling back to California after the Labor Day holiday weekend sit in traffic on Interstate 15 as they pass over the state border on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in Primm, Calif. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Cars traveling back to California after the Labor Day holiday weekend sit in traffic on Interstate 15 as they … Read more
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Summer’s last hurrah is here with Labor Day weekend, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is expecting a spike in traffic as families pile in the car for those final road trips before fall. Lt. Brian McFarland of the St. Clairsville post said the patrol will be looking … Read more