Vice President JD Vance said he expected President Donald Trump to wrap up a deal for TikTok and keep the popular video-sharing app operating in the US ahead of a deadline next month.

“There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok ...Read more

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has joined several other American businesses in raising concerns over retaliatory tariffs that could result from a trade war fueled by President Trump.

In an unsigned letter on Tesla letterhead addressed to the U.S. Trade Representative, Tesla warned that Trump’s actions to “address unfair trade ...Read more

Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes in the coming weeks.

The majority of the lumber that the store sells comes from Canada and nearly all of its steel products are made in China, general manager Rieff Anawalt said. Those countries, along with ...Read more

California’s employment market came to a halt in January by producing zero job gains — and zero losses — last month, in a new government report that points to a drastic slowdown in statewide job creation.

The total number of jobs in California was approximately 18.03 million in January, unchanged from December, the state Employment ...Read more

States are divided in their willingness to welcome a project from a Chinese automaker because the allure of such a billion-dollar investment and its promise of thousands of jobs also could raise serious national security concerns and fuel popular pushback.

Still, some industry analysts predict a China-based automaker — beyond Chinese-owned ...Read more

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara “provisionally” granted State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% hike in its homeowners insurance rate Friday — but it won’t take effect pending a formal hearing scheduled for next month.

Lara made his decision after first turning it down outright in February, saying the insurer ...Read more

As Chevrolet continues to dominate the American vehicle market, the 2025 Suburban shows up in Grasso’s Garage for the ultimate people-moving test drive.

We put the seven-seat Chevrolet Suburban High Country to the test on the roads of New England, and it was outstanding. Our tester's Radiant Red Tintcoat showed out beautifully, accented by a ...Read more

For turkey farmer Erica Sawatzke, Thanksgiving was going terribly.

It was 2023, and while others were eating their turkey dinners, Sawatzke, a sixth-generation farmer in Kensington, Minnesota, felt a pit growing in her stomach as her flocks seemed to be suffering. She thought to herself, “This has got to be high path avian influenza.”

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SAN DIEGO — Some automobiles, like Ferrari, have names that inspire lust and envy. Others, like Yugo or Cimarron, make you chuckle. Others, like the Honda Accord, inspire adoration. Then there are names that bring blank stares. They are typically alphanumeric and unrelated to the vehicle to which they are attached.

That’s not the case with ...Read more

It had 205 horsepower, ran 0-60 mph in 7 seconds, and topped out at 140 mph, but cleared a track for the 1,064 horsepower 2025 Corvette ZR1. The fourth-generation “C4” Corvette that debuted for 1984 was the model’s first new design since 1968 and first complete re-engineering since 1963. Like today’s mid-engine Vette, it was a revolution...Read more

Jay O’Brien, a real estate broker in Liberty, was a technology fan of Elon Musk’s years before the world’s richest man turned Twitter into X, and under President Donald Trump, became both the reviled and admired federal-program-slashing leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE.

So, in November 2019, when Musk, as the owner...Read more

Several economic forecasts for 2025 have been scaled down in recent weeks as a new presidential administration has made many changes in two months.

Measures of business and consumer confidence have decreased under threats of tariffs and large swaths of the federal workforce have faced layoffs. Another concern is the plan for mass deportations, ...Read more

PONTIAC, Michigan — When the auto industry zagged toward electric SUVs, Volvo zigged to an X60 plug-in hybrid station wagon.

Sleek looks, hatchback utility, electric smoothness, no range anxiety.

After plugging into the 220-volt charger in my garage for four hours, the V60’s battery was fully charged to 40 miles — enough to get my daily ...Read more

A federal judge in New York said he denied Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s attempt to throw out the Justice Department’s antitrust case seeking to break off Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. after the companies merged more than 15 years ago.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramaian told lawyers for the government and company in a hearing ...Read more

Despite not having launched anything in more than five months, United Launch Alliance still expects to fly around 12 missions this year. But it’s still waiting on the Space Force to certify its new Vulcan rocket for national security launches.

Vulcan flew twice in 2024, but the second mission had a rough ride to space. Just after launch, one ...Read more

It was only three weeks ago that exuberance over Donald Trump’s blueprint for the economy had vaulted U.S. stocks to a record high. Today, with concern mounting over the goals and impact of his trade war, the S&P 500 tumbled into its first 10% correction in almost two years.

Volatility surged anew across asset classes Thursday, extending a ...Read more

Canadian power provide B.C. Hydro is striking back against President Trump’s wealthiest surrogate Elon Musk by making Tesla chargers ineligible for EV rebates in British Columbia.

Citizens in the province who purchase electric vehicle chargers for their homes are eligible for a $350 rebate unless those units were made by Musk’s company, B.C...Read more

Comcast Corp. and NBCUniversal have secured U.S. rights to broadcast the Olympics Games through 2036 with a $3-billion arrangement.

The new deal, which kicks in this year, solidifies Comcast's longstanding partnership with the International Olympic Committee and gives the Philadelphia media giant expanded digital rights for its broadcast and ...Read more

Few objects symbolize the pandemic as well as the N95.

Impossible to find until they were ubiquitous, the double-strapped respirator stamped with all those letters and numbers confined many faces in pursuit of COVID-19 protection.

N95s are still the gold standard for respiratory safety, but you’re more likely to find them on a construction ...Read more