Marketing departments talk about innovation and performance, but reliability it lives in quieter details: if a car starts on a cold morning, if the warning lights remain off after the fifth year, and if owners are forced to make repeated visits to the service area. That’s where long-term owner-reported data matters. Consumer Reports has spent … Read more
If you’re an investor like me, you can’t be blamed for looking at last April’s returns and thinking things were all roses and daisies. After a scary tariff-induced 19% drop in the S&P 500, stocks rallied sharply from April lows. Nasdaq Comp and S&P 500 gained 50% and 36%respectively, in less than a year. That’s … Read more
SF. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal immigration agents opened a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him down the street in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. ChongLy “Scott” Thao told the AP that … Read more
A dispute that started over heating a dish in a microwave oven ended with two Indian students winning a $200,000 settlement from a US university. Aditya Prakash and his fiancee, Urmi Bhattacheryya, told the BBC they had filed a civil rights lawsuit against the University of Colorado, Boulder, after facing a series of “microaggressions and … Read more
Two staffers from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team at the Social Security Administration secretly contacted a right-wing advocacy group trying to “overturn the election results,” according to the Justice Department. A court filing in a long-running lawsuit targeting DOGE’s Social Security efforts reveals that at least one DOGE employee signed an agreement … Read more
The engine crate market is not for the faint of heart. It’s a place where excitement, power and mechanical intricacy converge to allow car geeks to transform an empty engine bay into something special. While everyone knows that the engine is the heart of every build, knowing what to choose, how to build it, and … Read more
If your first emotion after someone cancels is relief instead of disappointment, it’s worth paying attention to that reaction. The relief is given. It tells you something about your energy, your boundaries, and how that relationship fits into your life. If this happens more often than you expect, these reasons may explain why. 1. You … Read more
In my years covering the restaurant industry, I’ve seen independent barbecue restaurants draw lines before lunch, a clear signal of quality and customer loyalty. These kitchens often operate with minimal infrastructure, but consistently offer the best discounts before closing time. National chains are a different story. While they can serve broader markets, operational decisions such … Read more
It’s been exactly one year since Donald Trump was re-inaugurated as president, becoming only the second US commander-in-chief to return to the White House after losing re-election four years earlier. Now, at the end of Trump’s first year back in office, a new Yahoo/YouGov poll shows that more Americans than ever before think he’s been … Read more
John Abernathy, a photographer from Minneapolis, was flat on the ground. It had the knees of at least one federal officer on its back. He heard someone yell for him to put his hands behind his back, but his arms were half pinned under him. He was surrounded by dozens of officers deploying something—tear gas, … Read more