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An Amtrak employee who was traveling aboard the train that derailed on Tuesday in Philadelphia has sued the railroad service.

Brazilian investigators believe 6.19 billion reais ($2.1 billion) in bribes were moved in a corruption scheme involving state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol said on Thursday.

Queens resident Brandon Bostian has said he doesn’t remember the details of the Amtrak train derailment.

Where high-speed rail exists, from China to Europe to Uzbekistan, automatic train accident controls are common.

Despite the derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people Tuesday night, the mood in New York City's Penn Station was relatively unconcerned.

NTSB investigators will pore over data from the Amtrak train's event recorder -- a process that could take weeks or even months.

Bus companies like Greyhound and Megabus are cross-honoring Amtrak tickets, while airlines like Delta have drawn criticism over shuttle prices.

As more major manufacturers relocate below the Mason-Dixon Line, they're confronting increased labor agitation.

Private equity investment firm PTG Capital Partners Ltd. announced a bid to buy the beauty company, in what is being treated as a hoax.

Despite calls from lawmakers and other officials, positive train control hasn't been fully implemented across the country.

"What will you say when the crew that's been on duty for longer than 12 hours accidentally falls asleep and passes a stop signal and rear-ends a loaded hazmat train, killing dozens or hundreds of people?" Bostian wrote.

One of the world’s top crude producers is showing no signs of cutting back output despite low oil prices.

The department store’s same store sales, a key metric in the retail sector, came in well below Wall Street forecasts.

The freight train appeared to be mostly empty, according to preliminary reports.

Shopping mall giant (Dalian) Wanda, owned by China’s richest man, and mega residential developer Vanke have announced a "stunning" partnership.

A little-known alliance of labor unions and drug companies is lobbying Congress on on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Osaka-based company had earlier reported a larger-than-expected net loss of 222 billion yen ($1.9 billion) for the year ended March 2015.

Honda, Toyota and Nissan said the recalls were precautionary and that no accidents or injuries had been reported.

The incident involved at least seven vehicles and prompted the closure of several lanes of a freeway south of Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

Republicans planned to announce Amtrak budget cuts this week. The proposal is on hold out of respect for victims' families, Sen. Roger Wicker says.

The same committee that wants to cut Amtrak funding also supports trucking industry measures seen as harmful to public safety.

The fast-casual burger chain posted its second quarterly earnings report on the heels of its initial public offering in January.

Rachel Jacobs, chief executive at ApprenNet, was believed to be aboard the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

The National Fair Housing Alliance and 19 other groups have filed a federal discrimination complaint against Fannie Mae.

Sales of Chinese-brand SUVs like the Haval H4 more than doubled in the first four months of the year.

So just how antiquated is Amtrak? We took a look at trains worldwide to find out.

An Associated Press staffer was the first person to be identified as one of the at least seven deaths from Amtrak's fatal crash.

Here is a full list of the products affected by the Ikea recall.

Wednesday’s gains were led by technology, while utilities were the largest decliner.