Eight Midwestern states hope to secure federal stimulus money for a network of faster passenger trains with Chicago as its hub _ joining forces to boost their chances of getting a cut of $8 billion set aside for high-speed rail.

The Republicans attacking President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package point to a project they dub the “Sin Express” _ a high speed rail link between Anaheim, Calif., site of Disneyland, and Las Vegas.

Electronic Arts is steering the popular “Need for Speed” franchise in a new direction.

Just outside Milan, the countryside started to blur as the Italian Railway’s new Red Arrow high-speed train reached its maximum velocity of 186 mph (300 kph).

Just outside Milan, the countryside starts to blur as the Italian Railway’s new Red Arrow high-speed train reaches its maximum velocity of 186 miles an hour (300 kilometers an hour).

Don’t get caught up in a race with those Florida Gators, who can dart to the edges and wave goodbye if a defender doesn’t react awfully quick.

A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after being accused of using a pickax to attack a speed enforcement camera recently installed along a Phoenix-area freeway.

Royal Philips Electronics NV said Thursday it has developed a handheld device that uses nanotechnology to detect marijuana, cocaine, Speed and other drugs in saliva within 2 minutes.

California voters are green-lighting the nation’s most ambitious high-speed rail system, approving a nearly $10 billion bond to put speeding bullet trains capable of topping 200 mph between the state’s major metropolitan areas.

California voters have narrowly approved a $10 billion bond to start building a bullet train system throughout the state.