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Americans are more worried about health-care costs than gas or groceries

February 1, 2026 at 5:35 a.m.

The price of health care tops the US public’s long list of economic worries ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling data, as “affordability” has become a buzzword...

The Bosch plant in Hildesheim, Germany, is shown Friday, Nov 22, 2024. (Alicia Windzio/dpa via AP)

Top auto supplier Bosch sees tough markets persisting until 2027

January 31, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Unveiling its 2025 annual results Friday, privately-held Bosch said the world’s biggest automotive supplier won’t hit a 7% margin target until 2027 at the earliest because of sluggish demand and...

President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota

January 30, 2026 at 8:58 a.m.

The conflict has put the normally resolute Trump in an unusual spot, needing to tread carefully on an issue that he has previously plowed ahead on with threats and swagger....

A Toyota Camry decorated with the 1942 Edward Hopper painting “Nighthawks” will be the NASCAR Chicago Street Race pace car. It’s displayed during a media preview day at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Toyota keeps title as top carmaker with record sales in 2025

January 29, 2026 at 6:16 p.m.

Toyota Motor Corp. kept its title as the world’s biggest carmaker for a sixth year, widening its lead over Volkswagen AG by posting record sales despite trade turmoil and growing...

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in Tempe, Arizona, on the outskirts of Phoenix, on Sept. 15, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Waymo robotaxi hits child at school drop-off, triggering safety inquiry

January 29, 2026 at 11:34 a.m.

The child ran into the street from behind a double-parked SUV, officials said. The Waymo detected the child and braked, slowing itself to 6 mph before impact, the company said...

Built on what was recently farmland, Amazon data centers loom over houses at the edge of the Loudoun Meadows neighborhood in Aldie, Virginia, in January 2023. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post

Why your power bill is spiking faster than a nearby data center’s

January 22, 2026 at 8:59 a.m.

That means that even as huge data centers - some using as much electricity as a small city - have plugged into the grid in recent years, they aren’t seeing...

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, addresses a crowd of hundreds during a rally with Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 18, 2024 at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford Township. Stevens is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2026. (Katy Kildee, The Detroit News)

Democrats see narrow path to retaking the Senate. Watch these states.

January 16, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

Breaking Republicans’ 53-47 grip on the Senate was once seen as an almost impossible goal for Democrats, but a string of recruiting wins, persistent voter concerns about the cost of...

President Donald Trump speaks as Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, left, and Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, listen during a tour of the Ford River Rogue complex, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler

January 15, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

President Donald Trump made an obscene gesture with his middle finger and mouthed an expletive to a factory employee who shouted at him during a tour of a Ford plant...

Justice experts on police shootings left out of Minneapolis probe

January 13, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

The decision so far to not involve the Civil Rights Division’s criminal section provides a window into the unusual way the Trump administration has handled the investigation. The move has...

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The soaring price of youth sports: $50 to try out, $3,000 to play

January 9, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

It’s a supercharged “pay to play” model that promises better opportunities and college recruitment, with little evidence to support it. But parents find it hard to resist, despite the sticker...

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