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Ford Motor Co. on Friday said it has added a former General Motors Co. executive to lead its product development, among a number of other executive changes.

Jim Baumbick, vice president of advanced product development, ...Read more

As someone who owned an original Acura ZDX back in 2010, I believe the historically ugly crossover SUV failed due to its futuristic design and coupe-like tail, which was years ahead of its time. Now consumers love coupe-...Read more

The 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo isn’t a big truck. Nope, the Lobo is small, at least by modern truck standards. That means it’s about the size of an old Ford F-150 from the Clinton administration or a Chevy Silverado from ...Read more

Sparkly, spooky or scary? Your preschooler may want to be Frozen’s Elsa, while The Addams Family’s Wednesday is proving a popular choice for grade-schoolers and Beetlejuice characters for ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday that will make it illegal to declaw a cat in California, a practice that lawmakers and animal advocates argued is outdated and inhumane.

Assembly Bill 867 by ...Read more

President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte are fueling a deeper selloff in already struggling homebuilder stocks.

A series of social media posts, from the US president over the weekend ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it won't file for federal plug-in vehicle tax credits for transactions after the program's deadline, following a similar decision by General Motors Co.

The Dearborn automaker will continue ...Read more

Dear James: We have drainage problems and a damp basement in our house. When we select a lot for our new house, what potential drainage issues should we look for? -- Gary C.

Dear Gary: Inadequate drainage can cause ...Read more

Los Angeles developer Cliff Goldstein just completed a plush new apartment complex on the Westside, but that's the last one he's going to build for the foreseeable future.

Even though demand for housing in the region is ...Read more

I remember the day quite well. I went to my Rotary Club meeting and returned to my office in the garden. I casually glanced into the garden as I entered the building. I noticed a sizable group of nature lovers gathered ...Read more

Every dog scratches now and then, but a persistent head shake is more than a quirk—it’s often a cry for help. Ear mites, tiny spider-like parasites invisible to the naked eye, thrive in the warm darkness of the canine ...Read more

The wag of a tail is often dismissed as pure instinct, but recent studies suggest something deeper humming inside the canine mind — a flicker of memory that looks suspiciously like ours. For decades, scientists assumed ...Read more

Every household with pets runs on an unspoken code. Dogs learn not to steal food off the table; cats figure out which furniture is off limits—most of the time. What makes this quiet social contract work is a remarkable ...Read more

Dogs and cats spend a striking share of their days asleep. That downtime is not wasted; it is when their brains consolidate memories, reset emotional circuits and perform basic maintenance that keeps thinking sharp. ...Read more

They're convenient and tasty, but have you ever considered the high cost of your favorite prepared mixes and spices?

In less time than it takes you to run to the market to pick up a box of Rice-A-Rani or Shake'N Bake, you...Read more

Ford Motor Co. could face as much as a $1 billion earnings hit from the shutdown of an aluminum plant in New York after a fire last month, an Evercore ISI analyst said in a Wednesday investor note.

The Sept. 16 incident ...Read more

Stellantis NV's CEO Antonio Filosa shook up his senior leadership team on Wednesday as he appointed new heads of Europe and South America, a new global manufacturing chief, and made several other personnel moves.

Filosa, ...Read more

American consumers are waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut rates so they can buy or sell their homes, but Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday that the long-awaited mortgage rate drop might not ...Read more