The Trump administration recently suspended Microsoft, Adobe and other companies from a program that allows foreign workers to apply for green cards.

Such programs have frequently been targeted by some Trump supporters who argue they undercut American students and workers, said The Associated Press. Supporters say the programs allow the U.S. to...Read more

HELL, Michigan — Destroying Hell’s twisted roads then cruising topless through Ann Arbor to pick up lunch. Blitzing the back straight at M1 Concourse at 130 mph. Schlepping to the airport on adaptive cruise control in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Just a typical 24 hours in the King of Supercars, the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S.

But it’s not ...Read more

Ford makes the long haul and enters Grasso’s Garage with an aesthetically pleasing and proven F-150 Lobo edition pickup truck that is ready for all consumers.

With a 600-mile range on a full tank, our F-150 Lobo tester offered an upgraded 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine packed with 400 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. Paired with a 10-...Read more

Struggling to afford hotel prices? A new lawsuit alleges Expedia is jacking up costs across the board.

A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Oct. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington accuses the Seattle-based online travel agency of artificially inflating hotel rates by prohibiting hotels from offering lower ...Read more

Duke’s Malibu has endured one disaster after another. The famed restaurant perched over the Pacific narrowly survived last year’s Palisades Fire, though smoke left it badly damaged. Five weeks later, a mudslide forced it to close for 13 months.

Last weekend, waves came crashing through its windows.

Workers scrambled to board up the ...Read more

Food delivery robots have become a constant in some parts of Chicago, where they are frequently seen wobbling down sidewalks with takeout orders. But two recently filed lawsuits allege that the robots are also collecting information on their travels.

Class-action lawsuits filed last week against food delivery robot companies Coco and Serve ...Read more

Damage from a week's worth of high surf and El Niño-related storms brought many warnings from officials. Beaches were closed. Homes were evacuated and red-tagged.

But one alert was targeted to a specific audience: owners of electric vehicles that were submerged by the flooding.

"If you notice smoke, hissing, popping or unusual heat, move ...Read more

Thank goodness for BMW, which still builds cars for people who enjoy driving rather than merely enduring it. The 2026 BMW M2 CS is a compact, two-door sports coupe for those who adore BMW’s gloriously primitive idea of self-propelled progress: more power, less weight, and the lunatic notion that driving ought to be fun.

Making a car fast is ...Read more

The Atlanta film studio that produced Marvel’s “Loki” and “Cocaine Bear” is ready to break into the data center business, but it’s meeting resistance at every turn.

Shadowbox Studios, backed by private equity giant Silver Lake and hedge fund firm Commonwealth Asset Management, wants to construct an up-to-651-megawatt data center in ...Read more

Harvard University’s endowment jumped to a record $68 billion as successful bets on equities and venture capital including SpaceX holdings helped the richest U.S. college weather an unprecedented pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.

The fund returned 27% and donations rose to $1.5 billion, Harvard said Thursday in a financial ...Read more

A Ford supplier in Sterling Heights, Michigan, filed a notice with the state that it's permanently laying off more than 150 people because some of the business is going to India, according to a source familiar with the automaker's plans.

Kern J.G. Enterprise Inc. filed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, citing "unforeseeable ...Read more

DETROIT — Developers of the proposed $2.2 billion Renaissance Center project are resisting calls for deeper affordable housing commitments, as Detroit residents press for lower rents and millions of dollars in housing assistance in exchange for public subsidies toward a reimagining of the iconic riverfront complex.

Nearly 200 apartments in ...Read more

New York City’s iconic Plaza Hotel is closing for a four-year renovation of its historic facade.

The closure, which is set to begin in Jan. 2027, will accommodate repairs to the hotel’s landmarked exterior, ensuring guest safety and adhering to preservation requirements, Plaza management said in a statement Wednesday.

The hotel operators ...Read more

It was a crowning moment. Netflix appeared to have prevailed in an audacious$82.7 billion deal to scoop one of the industry’s most prestigious studios: Warner Bros. The move seemed to cement Netflix’s status as the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher and its dominance as the leading new player in media.

Now, nearly a year later, the plotline ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Westfield Topanga is one of Southern California's most popular malls, but it has grappled with what to do with the empty space left when it lost its Sears.

Joining a national wave of malls trying to become fancy food destinations, it launched its food hall — Topanga Social — in 2023, with high-end menus and an upgraded ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The robot takeover looks a lot different from what we see in Hollywood thrillers.

Even as artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots dance, box and beat human running-speed records, the physical bots showing up in our daily lives in Los Angeles are less Terminator and more R2-D2.

On a Wednesday afternoon at Ralphs on Pico ...Read more

Yes, Medicare open enrollment is complicated — even if you already have coverage that you like.

Everyone, and that means everyone, must review their current coverage and see what changes are coming to their current coverage for 2027. You simply can’t afford to be surprised not only by rising prices but by changes in providers and ...Read more

Several top executives are leaving Universal Music Group, including the heads of Def Jam Recordings and Republic Records, while other leaders prepare to take on larger roles, according to an internal announcement on Wednesday.

Republic Records Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Roppo is among the biggest names leaving. Hours after news of his ...Read more