Even though the manual transmission was eliminated with the 2024 model, the Volkswagen Golf GTI still offers tremendous fun and functionality to consumers. This model has been a staple of the VW fleet for years, and it's not surprising that it maintains a large following.

This week in Grasso’s Garage we tested a slate blue metallic Golf GTI ...Read more

There was a time when a BMW coupe meant grace, balance, rear-wheel drive and sublime steering feel. The 2025 BMW X6 M Competition is anything BUT that. It’s a mind-ripping, retina-peeling, money-to-burn, Bavarian Rottweiler that’s unapologetically loud, brutally fast — and shaped like a sneaker. Nonetheless, it’s not so much driven as ...Read more

GAYLORD, Michigan — Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, announced this year its intent to enter the world of elite motorsports in 2026 — joining the big boys in the IMSA Weathertech/WEC World Endurance Championship’s Hyper class.

It’s a natural progression for a brand that makes the terrific G80 sedan that I just stormed Michigan’s ...Read more

There’s a lot that goes into making Nokona baseball gloves stand out in the crowded sporting goods marketplace, but the thing that makes them most unique is the little tag on each one that says “Made in America.”

Being the last U.S.-made baseball glove company left standing is a nice claim to fame, though it does come with challenges at a...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost its appeal of a judge’s order requiring an overhaul of the technology giant’s app store policies in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite-maker Epic Games Inc.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday means the Google Play store will need to lift restrictions that prevent app developers ...Read more

MIAMI — A prominent Haitian businessman and onetime presidential aspirant accused of collaborating with armed gangs in Haiti will have to remain in U.S. immigration lockup for now.

Pierre Reginald Boulos, who appeared in immigration court on Thursday, will have to return to court next month after a judge at the Krome North Service Processing ...Read more

Mayo Clinic discriminated against a security guard by effectively forcing him to get a COVID-19 shot despite his religious beliefs, federal employment regulators claim.

Citing his Pentecostal faith, Cody Schultz asked Mayo in 2021 to exempt him from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a suit filed Wednesday by the U.S. Equal...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co. has made a new "final" contract offer to St. Louis-area machinists who on Sunday voted down the company's last proposal.

The new proposal does away with a plan to allow for alternative workweek schedules, which employees had criticized.

It keeps a 20% general wage increase over four years that was a part of Boeing'...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is cutting its spending on emissions compliance credits and forecasting a "multi-billion dollar opportunity" over the next two years under President Donald Trump's pullback of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy regulations.

With federal fuel economy standard penalties set to zero, a proposal by the U.S. Environmental ...Read more

Trade fights and recession fears loomed over Amazon and its retail business, but consumers are showing resiliency as the company’s recent revenue growth was stronger than last year’s.

Amazon reported it brought in $167.7 billion in revenue with $18.2 billion in profit during its second quarter, which ran from April through the end of June. ...Read more

The four flight attendants on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 are suing Boeing, claiming they suffered physical and psychological injuries after a panel flew off the 737 Max 9 in January 2024.

Boeing and Alaska each face several lawsuits from passengers following the panel blowout, but this is the first from crew members working on board the ...Read more

Ikea is teaming up with another retailer for the first time: Best Buy.

The Swedish home goods giant will feature kitchen and laundry products inside mini-showrooms at select Best Buy locations. The store-in-stores will feature Best Buy appliances.

The first 10 shops will launch in Florida and Texas and will be similar to the Ulta hubs in ...Read more

The Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers have raised concerns about new U.S. tariff deals with Japan and the European Union, which include rates lower than those for Canada and Mexico. But federal data show duties paid on overall auto imports from the U.S. neighbors are less than the 15% rate President Donald Trump negotiated ...Read more

The house always wins in gambling, and soon it could feel like Uncle Sam does too. That’s because gamblers face what amounts to a tax hike beginning in 2026: They’ll no longer be able to deduct the full amount of their wagering losses.

New rules included in the massive tax bill that was signed into law in July will reduce the tax deduction ...Read more

Seattle-based Zillow is in hot water over the photos that populate its rapidly growing selection of rental listings. And another Seattle listings company could soon face similar trouble.

Virginia-based listing website CoStar sued Zillow on Wednesday, alleging Zillow illegally uses CoStar’s photos in a “widespread and systematic” pattern ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Hessney moved to Philadelphia in 2021, settling his family in a Washington Square West home that dates to the 1970s.

So he was confused when he heard last year that the neighborhood — including many buildings of more recent vintage like his — was becoming a historic district, under the purview of the city’s ...Read more

More than 3,200 Boeing employees at defense division factories in the St. Louis area could walk off the job Sunday, halting production of the aerospace company’s fighter jets.

Members of the Machinists union Local 837 voted Sunday to reject Boeing’s latest contract offer, starting the clock for a seven-day cooling off period before a strike...Read more

In a three-month span filled with widespread layoffs and billions spent on AI, Microsoft made more than $27 billion.

The tech giant released financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter, which ran from May through the end of June, on Wednesday and exceeded Wall Street estimates. Microsoft reported $76.4 billion in revenue with $27.2 billion ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday applied tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners, a change that could raise costs for American travelers bringing goods into the U.S. after travels abroad.

The move, made in an executive order, will become effective on Aug. 29 and apply to all goods valued at or under $800 that previously ...Read more