Auto review: Jeep Grand Cherokee serves all types of consumers
As Jeep enters Grasso’s Garage, it is always a mystery what parent company Stellantis is cooking up in the background. This week, it is the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep’s five-passenger, well-known SUV. Fit for many and ...Read more
Auto review: At light speed in the Lucid Gravity -- call it CyberVan
TROY, Michigan — Mrs. Payne and I recently enjoyed “Tron: Ares,” an action-packed sci-fi movie featuring lightning-quick light bikes and glowing digital displays.
Then we climbed into our own Tron-mobile.
As I ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack: Two fewer cylinders, but same bad attitude
The Dodge Charger has always been an argument on wheels, preferably shouting, occasionally sideways, and often accompanied by tire smoke and poor judgment. Since 2006, when the nameplate was reintroduced after a two-decade...Read more
Washington's tribes boost state economic activity with casinos, businesses
The scope of Washington's tribal economies is expanding its reach — and the tribes' reasoning is that's to the aid of all.
Tribes contributed $1 out of every $100 in the state's economy, according to a 2025 report on ...Read more
'We've lost our bravery': Gaming entrepreneur calls on Vegas casinos to stop nickel-and-diming
A Las Vegas gaming entrepreneur has a simple message to casino companies to jump-start profitability — quit nickel-and-diming your gambling customers and come up with incentives for them to spend more when they visit.
...Read more
North Carolina promised a 'battery belt.' Where are the factories entering 2026?
Between 2021 and 2024, North Carolina welcomed a parade of lithium-ion battery factory projects promising to hire hundreds, if not thousands.
They were from companies you know, like Toyota, and ones you might not, like ...Read more
You can still be arrested in Delaware for smoking weed in public. A new bill might change that
While weed is legal in Delaware, with a baker’s dozen worth of dispensaries to buy it from, people can still face jail time for public marijuana use under current state law.
State Rep. Eric Morrison, a Democrat, ...Read more
California law let a politician avoid jail for child abuse charges. Lawmakers are furious
A mental health diversion granted to a former Kern County politician is coming under fire from numerous California lawmakers and child welfare advocates, who say a repeatedly amended state law is allowing an accused child ...Read more
10 things Twin Cities music fans can look forward to in 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — Plan on more outdoor concerts, especially for fans of country music and classic rock. And more country music, period. Jazz should get a nice, little bump, too. Maybe, just maybe, the biggest K-pop act in ...Read more
The radical humanity of Béla Tarr's filmmaking
LOS ANGELES — The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.
His stark black-and-white imagery in ...Read more
Governing by breakdown -- The cost of congressional paralysis
Picture a bridge with a clearly posted warning: without a routine maintenance fix, it will close. Engineers agree on the repair, but the construction crew in charge refuses to act. The problem is not that the fix is ...Read more
To knock down health-system hurdles between you and HIV prevention, try these 6 things
When Matthew Hurley was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor hadn’t heard of the medicine, and when he finally did prescribe PrEP, the bills sent to Hurley were expensive … and wrong. “I decided to write ...Read more
Kentucky lawmakers supported criminal justice reform. Then Ronald Exantus was released
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Some Kentucky lawmakers say they plan to end a 15-year-old program that has released thousands of state prison inmates onto parole supervision six months before their incarceration is scheduled to end so...Read more
Lack of affordable child care is a billion-dollar problem for Miami-Dade
MIAMI — A billion-dollar crisis is brewing among Miami-Dade parents with young children — and their employers.
Child care costs are draining parents’ wallets and hitting their employers’ bottom lines, according to...Read more
The Supreme Court made a mess out of gun laws
In a surprising victory for gun advocates last week, a federal court struck down California’s longstanding ban on the open carrying of firearms. The decision appears to be a seismic shift for the Golden State, yet the ...Read more
'Active shooter' or ICE agent's victim? What happened in LA New Year's Eve killing?
LOS ANGELES — When Adrian Metoyer first heard government officials describing his best friend as an “active shooter” and threat to his community, he was furious.
Keith “Pooter” Porter was a lot of things: a jack...Read more
Jodie Foster roasts AI for forgetting her original Freaky Friday role
Jodie Foster has roasted artificial intelligence (AI) for forgetting her role in the original Freaky Friday movie.
The 63-year-old actress claims that if "what are the Freaky Friday movies" is typed into ChatGPT, the ...Read more
Johnny Knoxville returning with Jackass 5
Johnny Knoxville is returning to the big screen with Jackass 5.
The TV star-turned-actor - who rose to fame as part of the cast of the MTV stunt show - has confirmed the franchise is heading back to cinemas this summer ...Read more
Zach Bryan recorded acoustic album to silence critics
Zach Bryan recorded an acoustic version of his new album because he was worried fans would call it "produced and s*****".
The country music star's new release With Heaven On Top dropped on Friday (09.01.26) and it will be...Read more
Justin Bieber 'in talks' for UK festival comeback in 2026
Justin Bieber is reportedly in talks to perform at a UK festival - nine years after his last show.
It has been claimed that the 31-year-old singer could play his hits to fans at London's British Summer Time (BST) Hyde ...Read more
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