November 14, 2023

Why thousands of UAW autoworkers are voting 'no' on Big 3's 'life-changing' contracts

The United Auto Workers union and the Big 3 automakers say the record contract deals reached after a six-week strike will be life-changing for autoworkers. […]
November 14, 2023

Minnesota officials ready for potential feral pig invasion

In 2016, a group of domestic pigs escaped from a farm in Marshall County in far northwestern Minnesota. A sow wandered into the aspen forests […]
November 14, 2023

The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's Cybertruck

Visitors wearing face coverings view the Telsa Cybertruck at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in July 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images There […]
November 14, 2023

Taller cars and trucks are more dangerous for pedestrians, according to crash data

GMC pickup trucks on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas. The average U.S. passenger vehicle has gotten about 8 inches taller […]
November 13, 2023

UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote 'no' on record contract deals

Workers form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. […]
November 13, 2023

Toys R Us to open new flagship store at Mall of America

An iconic toy store chain that largely vanished from the retail landscape in recent years announced Monday that it’s planning to open a new flagship […]
November 12, 2023

A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back

Bill Kowalcic works on wall panels in the finishing department at Advanced RV. After the company went to a four-day workweek, his team figured out […]
November 12, 2023

The 'R' word: Why this time might be an exception to a key recession rule

The unemployment rate jumped in October, but layoffs are still rare. Joe Raedle/Getty Images October's unemployment rate set off alarm bells in some quarters. That's […]
November 12, 2023

The UAW won big in the auto strike — but what does it mean for the rest of us?

UAW members attend a solidarity rally in Detroit on Sept. 15. The union struck lucrative new deals with each of the Big Three automakers. The […]
November 10, 2023

Biden touts rural achievements as part of ‘barnstorming’ tour

The Biden administration is in the final days of a two-week national rural “barnstorm” designed to take the administration’s accomplishments to rural America, which could […]