Topic: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Saving Money Can't wait? Seven online options for same-day delivery

Same-day delivery is expanding for online retailers, meaning you'll soon be able to experience the instant gratification of in-store shopping from your couch. Here are seven options to try. 

Hurricane Sandy: what to do if you're on one of the 9,000 canceled flights

More flight cancellations are expected as airlines scrap flights on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. Hurricane Sandy has also brought some Amtrak service and public transit to a halt.

Anti-Muslim groups' ad in NYC subway calls jihad 'savage.' Is now a good time?

With the Muslim world still roiled by the US-made, anti-Muslim video on YouTube, the ad citing 'war between civilized man and the savage' will appear Monday at 10 NYC subway stations.

Summer storms leave 2 million people without power (+video)

As of Monday morning, around 2 million customers along the East Coast and as far west as Illinois remained without power. Since Friday, severe weather has been blamed for at least 17 deaths,

Is there a Dad Divide to go with the Mommy Wars?

Whether they say it out loud or acknowledge it at all, that work-home divide traditionally reserved for the Mommy Wars can also rear between dads who go off to the office every day and the kind in the trenches with the kids.

White births in US no longer a majority

White births in the US have been surpassed by racial and ethnic minorities, according to newest Census data.

The Lies of Sarah Palin

This ad hominem attack on Sarah Palin by journalist Geoffrey Dunn charges the former governor of Alaska and one-time vice presidential candidate with ambition and deceit.

Less mobile Internet. Cheaper price. But a fair deal?

New federal rules allow Metro PCS to offer a low-cost plan that blocks access to popular websites on the mobile Internet. Critics say it's a breach of net neutrality.

Opinion: Happiness 101: Less tweeting, more meeting

Studies show that happiness is directly linked to conversations that are substantial, not superficial. Yet our communications are dominated by quick electronic exchanges. In a high-stress era like ours, we need to tap into our most valuable resource – each other. That's why I talk to strangers.

Feds nab man allegedly plotting to bomb D.C. Metro stations

Farooque Ahmed, a Pakistani-born US citizen, allegedly attempted to provide material support to individuals he believed to be members of Al Qaeda.

For second Boxer-Fiorina debate, most of the pressure is off

California Senate candidates go head to head – but not face to face – Wednesday in their second debate. For the radio-only event, Carly Fiorina will be in L.A. Barbara Boxer will be in a D.C. studio.

The American public and homegrown terrorism: See something, say something

The Islamic terrorist threat to America is shifting to smaller, homegrown plots, US officials told the Senate this week. And that means the public has a greater role to play, as this writer realized.

Moscow subway attack: Five ways to make mass transit safer

The Moscow subway attack Monday highlighted gaps in security. But several new technologies and practices can make subways and mass-transit stations significantly safer, experts say.

Seven cities that surprised in recession

Akron, Ohio, and Pittsburgh have done unexpectedly well, according to a new ranking of the best and worst performing cities. One lesson: There's more to economic activity than housing.

Boston partners with Google Transit. Why the hold-up in DC?

D.C. Metro crash highlights underfunding of public transit systems

About $50 billion in backlog repairs is needed for rail transit systems, but just $5.6 billion was spent in 2006, according to one report.

Subway in crash was older, needed to be phased out

Federal officials had warned Metro about that type of train and say it is 'unacceptable' that it hadn't been retired or improved.

Study: San Antonio is America's top recession-resistant city

A Rust Belt city tries to shrink its way to success

Youngstown, Ohio’s groundbreaking plan for revival collides with recession and hard choices about neighborhood survival.

Inauguration bound: Riding the Metro

The Inauguration was great - but battling the crowds? Yikes!

The Monitor's View: For mass transit, mass investment

With record ridership and fuel prices, subways, trains, and buses are strapped.

Mass transit demand rises, costs soar

Fuel prices and smaller government subsidies are squeezing transit budgets.

The Monitor's View: To behold spring, and its blossoms

Nature is a now-you-see-it, now-you-don't event. Clear the schedule for a good look.