President Donald Trump pledged in his inauguration speech to swiftly roll back what he has labeled the "electric vehicle mandate," or federal regulations that would've required increasingly strict vehicle emissions standards over the coming years.

Trump claimed the coming executive order — expected to be signed later Monday as part of a ...Read more

Craig Watts, who once made a career of raising hundreds of thousands of chickens in North Carolina, knows the torment and the crushing financial stress that can come with the job.

In the 1990s, he needed $400,000 in loans to build four chicken houses on his Robeson County farm. A decade later, Watts spent $100,000 to upgrade the houses, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If you’ve lost your home or business in this month’s wildfires, you can receive substantial relief on your property taxes now and in the future — whether you decide to rebuild or move.

You will be able to reduce what you owe immediately and defer payment. Ultimately, you can retain the taxable value of your house prior to ...Read more

Insurance leaders say that inflation has fueled the rising costs of coverage paid by Florida policyholders in recent years.

But an analysis by the South Florida Sun Sentinel shows that insurance premiums have increased significantly more than the rate of inflation, and experts cite a range of possible reasons why, including steep increases in ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Circus Circus, the venerable 56-year-old north Strip resort that caters to families and low-budget visitors, may soon be sold by owner Phil Ruffin, according to a published report.

Ruffin, who also owns Treasure Island, is in Washington for President Donald Trump’s inauguration and was unavailable for comment Friday, but a story...Read more

Donald Trump’s tariff threats stand to hurt American economic interests because they would disturb automotive supply chains where the U.S. is strong and drive up consumer prices, said the head of General Motors Co.’s Canadian unit.

“It is a disruption that is in no one’s interest, especially in the U.S.,” GM Canada President Kristian...Read more

Public charging for electric trucks — including the largest semi-trailers — is on the way in Illinois.

The state has landed a $100 million federal grant for the construction of 14 public charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Located at strategic points along major truck routes, the charging stations will have a total of 345 ...Read more

In 2016, Jeff Bezos worried aloud that Donald Trump, then an underdog presidential candidate, could “erode” American democracy.

Speaking at a Vanity Fair summit in October that year, Bezos said Trump’s campaign tactics threatened the country’s commitment to freedom of speech and showed his inability to be scrutinized, something Bezos ...Read more

Q: I have a 2010 Nissan Altima 2.5S with 131,000 miles. For normal operation, the owner’s manual vaguely states that the transmission fluid should be “inspected” every 60,000 miles. Additionally, I do not see any recommendation to ever change the transmission fluid. Thus, my questions are (1) when inspecting the fluid, is there anything ...Read more

A leading local economist sees continued prosperity for Southern Nevada, even with several significant challenges ahead, kicking off Preview Las Vegas 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday.

Jeremy Aguero, principal for Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis, emphasized the value of experience as a draw to Southern Nevada, highlighting ...Read more

The nation's largest automotive lobby said Friday it's suing the Biden administration over a new automatic emergency braking rule adopted last year.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents all major U.S. automakers except for Tesla Inc., filed the petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the U.S. ...Read more

A lithium-boron project on Friday closed on an almost $1 billion loan from the Department of Energy.

Ioneer Limited is receiving a $996 million loan from the DOE through its Loan Programs Office under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program to support on-site processing of lithium-boron at its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project...Read more

The UnitedHealth Group leader whose murder in December unleashed a torrent of public frustration and dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system was pushing for some of the very improvements that critics have been seeking.

Andrew Witty, CEO of the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health care giant, made the comments Thursday during a ...Read more

Chicago business owner Mellody Hobson will step down from her position as lead independent director of Starbucks’ board of directors, the coffee giant said in a statement on its website.

Hobson serves as co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments in Chicago. She is married to George Lucas, the director and producer who created “Star Wars.”...Read more

The Chicago Reader, the city’s storied alternative weekly newspaper, may be on the brink of extinction again.

Driven by an “urgent need to reduce costs” and the “imminent risk of closure” amid financial challenges, the Reader announced the immediate layoffs of six non-union employees, organizational restructuring and the resignation ...Read more

As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems.

Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have added to the mix of toxic materials requiring specialized removal in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Sam Sanchez, a Chicago-based restaurateur, hadn’t planned to get involved in politics until he realized that his voice was a platform that many of his undocumented employees didn’t have.

When recently arrived migrants from mostly Venezuela received expedited work permits from the Biden administration, he noticed the anger and ...Read more