Le BOURGET, France — Moses Lake, Washington, will be the test site for a new hybrid-electric plane as part of an experiment that aims to make aircraft cleaner and more fuel efficient.

RTX, an aerospace conglomerate that includes engine maker Pratt & Whitney and aerospace and defense suppliers Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, has been ...Read more

BALTIMORE — An industry group asked a federal judge Monday to order Maryland regulators to treat businesses selling hemp products like CBD and delta-8 as though they held recreational cannabis licenses from the state.

The sweeping request claims that the state is using new cannabis laws to push unlicensed hemp businesses out of the legal ...Read more

The Detroit News will begin operating independently at year’s end following the conclusion of its 36-year partnership with the Detroit Free Press, The News announced Monday.

The move will allow The News to operate more closely with its sister papers in Detroit’s suburbs, including The Oakland Press, the (Royal Oak) Daily Tribune, the Macomb...Read more

Stephanie Pope, Boeing’s Seattle-based head of commercial airplanes, rushed to get to India after Thursday’s deadly 787 crash in northwestern city of Ahmedabad.

In a message to a Boeing customer, Pope said she planned to travel to support Air India, the airline operating the London-bound plane that crashed into a medical hostel shortly ...Read more

In his second lawsuit targeting social media giants, Baltimore lawyer and real estate firm co-owner Barry Glazer is suing Meta and Google over social-media-based networks that sell unauthorized access to vacant properties.

In the proposed class-action complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court for Maryland, Glazer and his Century 21 ...Read more

One company offers Bay Area employers artificial intelligence that filters potential hires by combing through 10,000 public online sources looking for references to violence or illegal drugs. Another uses the technology to scan workers’ office emails for signs of dissatisfaction or burnout. Others offer AI analysis of workers’ every online ...Read more

CHICAGO — A contentious push to force Uber and Lyft to pay Chicago rideshare drivers more is settled for now after Uber and the unions behind the effort reached a labor peace deal.

The Illinois Drivers Alliance, anchored by the Service Employees International Union Local 1 and the International Association of Machinists Mechanics Union Local ...Read more

Hollywood's workforce just needed to "survive 'til '25." That was last year's hopeful mantra for entertainment industry pros battered by layoffs and limited film and TV production.

But now as the year approaches its halfway point, a bleaker saying seems apt: "Exist 'til '26."

Rosy projections of a robust recovery this year have not ...Read more

If you’re worried about owing gift taxes if you give money or property away, keep this in mind: Very few taxpayers end up on the hook for this particular tax.

There are two reasons why.

The first is that you can give away up to $19,000 in 2025 (it was $18,000 in 2024) per person — to as many people as you want, according to the IRS. And if...Read more

The U.S. economy has been full of surprises since the Federal Reserve started rapidly raising interest rates to quell inflation back in 2022. The latest shocker might just be that the Trump administration’s tariffs haven’t pushed up inflation more.

Since April, taxes on foreign-made and imported goods have been the highest in nearly a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even after lawmakers and President Donald Trump canceled California’s strictest-in-the-nation automotive emissions standards, Stellantis NV remains on the hook for electric vehicle sales requirements that will be difficult to meet.

That’s because the transatlantic automaker signed a settlement agreement in 2024 promising to ...Read more

The “big, beautiful” tax bill that’s currently winding its way through Congress would, if it becomes law, lead to drastically different results for U.S. taxpayers, depending on where you fall on the income spectrum.

The wealthy would see their income grow while the lowest income Americans would experience sharp cuts, according to a report...Read more

Q: In a previous column, you told C.W. that their car may have received the "sunshine treatment." I have never heard that expression and tried looking it up. No luck.

M.L., Evanston, Illinois

A: Allow me to shed some light. It’s an industry euphemism for doing nothing but letting the car sit on the lot. (It also works on cloudy or rainy days...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Media giant Paramount Global is trying to avoid a streaming future without Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny.

As Paramount struggles to complete a key merger, the company is in the midst of a protracted negotiation to extend one of its biggest and most important franchises: the long-running, foulmouthed cartoon “South Park.”

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An experimental weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co. helped patients lose weight with few side effects, according to the summary of a small study that suggests the company has another foothold in the obesity market.

The drug, called eloralintide, helped some patients lose more than 11% of their body weight in three months, according to an ...Read more

For the first time in 25 years, Minnesota pollution regulators will step up their oversight of thousands of feedlots across the state. The new rules could change how and when the manure amassed by increasingly large livestock operations is stored and spread on fields, as that manure continues to contaminate drinking water in rural Minnesota.

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It’s not uncommon to try crisp white wines and rich reds at a UC Davis viticulture and enology party. But at Wednesday’s soiree, the grapes were crushed, juices fermented, wines packaged and bottles designed entirely by students — and you can get a taste, too.

Wine production students are now getting the opportunity to share the wine they...Read more

Nevada utility companies must now be more transparent about how frequently they shut off customers’ service.

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 442 on Monday, requiring companies like NV Energy to provide a quarterly report to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada that breaks down shutoffs by month and ZIP code.

Regular reporting of ...Read more

Everyone knows the long, drawn out process of buying a car. First, you have to find what you want, what you like, what looks good, what is in your budget, what is comfortable, what your neighbor doesn’t have and, lastly, what suits your family's needs, Acura helps you solve this puzzle with the 2025 Acura RDX A-Spec AWD.

Wrapped in Urban Gray...Read more

Its new styling may be called sophisticated, but the 2025 Subaru Forester retains the boxy, rather utilitarian look for which it is known. It’s not fast or sporty either.

But folks (especially adventurous ones to whom Subaru directs its marketing) tend to keep returning to their compact Subie crossover. For many in hilly or snowy regions, it�...Read more