Major US airlines make masks optional following court ruling
Federal judge rules requirement to wear face coverings on public transport was unlawful
Maureen Dowd: Joe Biden better Build Better or he won’t be Back
US president was elected to be Not Trump ... he has overpromised and underdelivered
At least three dead after train derails in Montana
Multiple injuries as seven of the 10 train cars derailed near Joplin
Addressing the data sciences needs of financial services
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School’s new MSc in Financial Data Science has fintech at its core
Joe Biden’s folksy appeal belies a battle-scarred toughness
Personal tragedies and professional challenges have shaped the 77-year-old’s outlook
US election: Money makes electoral world go round as candidates spend big
Propelling Biden and Trump are donations small and large as dollars buy access and clout
Inside Joe Biden’s race of a lifetime to be US president
Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team
Ford driving change in downtown Detroit, with family involvement
Henry Ford III, a great-great-grandson of the motor giant’s founder, is helping to revitalise the auto maker’s spiritual home
Warmer weather on way in US after Arctic blast leaves at least 12 dead
Midwest still experiencing icy conditions, brutal winds and temperatures as low as -37 degrees
Deadly freeze grips midwestern US as temperatures plunge
Flights and train services in and out of Chicago cancelled and five deaths reported across region
Locked track switch blamed in fatal Amtrak crash
Two killed and more than 100 in weekend train crash in South Carolina
At least two dead, 50 injured in US train crash
Collision in South Carolina involved Amtrak passenger and freight trains
The US by train: Hippos, racial injustice and gold prospecting
The lack of momentum – freights go first – allows you to notice things, good and bad
US train crash investigators look at whether driver was distracted
Other person in locomotive at time of crash, official says, as train buffs named among dead
Washington train travelling 80km/h over speed limit
Three dead and more than 70 taken to hospital as fire crews pulled 13 cars off track
At least six dead as train derails onto Washington highway
Nearly 100 people are injured after incident during inaugural journey on a new rail route
Trump casts a shadow for strangers on a Rockies train
US president dominates conversation on the Amtrak journey despite the dramatic scenery
Norwegian checks in for Cork’s maiden transatlantic flight
Inaugural journey a ‘massive milestone’ for airport as airline enters Irish market
The American film location scout who fell for Belfast
‘I love the smallness of Belfast’ says Scott Dewees, who lives in the Titanic Quarter
Massive real estate development to alter New York skyline
Hudson Yards will see new skyscrapers and cover 28 acres of midtown Manhattan
Markets fall on increased speculation of US rate rise
Probability of September rate hike at 42% with odds for a December move at 65%
Donald Trump wins clean sweep, declares Republican race ‘over’
Clinton scores four out of five north-eastern state victories forcing Sanders to change tack
Low-key John Kasich offers himself as Republican alternative
Voters seem to like the Ohio governor. But so far hardly anyone has voted for him
Ask Joan: Exploring eastern US and skiing for Christmas
Washington, New York, Boston and a family ski holiday during the festive season
Ask Joan: Toronto to Boston overland, Paris to Rome by air and Alvor by road
Visiting Niagara on the Lake, family trip to Rome and driving to the Algarve
Derailed Amtrak train ‘may have been hit by object’
Windscreen of US train possibly shattered by projectile before fatal crash, investigators say
Are Google’s self-driving cars a danger on the roads of California?
Like it or not, self-drive is the future of transport
Philadelphia crash: Train travelling at double the speed limit
US investigators examine black box data after accident that killed at least seven
New York City left deserted as storm fears blow over
Weather service says ‘much less snow’ to fall after earlier predicting ‘life-threatening’ blizzard
‘Extreme’ snowstorm plunges US into deep freeze
Four people confirmed dead and more stranded as blizzard-like conditions sweep across New York
Tracking history aboard the New York to Washington train
America Letter: a rail conductor teaches passengers about the past on Amtrak
Deaths reveal a hidden history of labour and the story of Irish America
There’s a sinister side to the story of Pennsylvania’s 57 dead Irishmen
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