Over the past few years, the automaker Ford has leaned on artificial intelligence to enhance its quality-control tools and catch issues before they hit the factory floor. But it now appears the technology alone wasn’t enough. Since 2023, Ford has rehired, newly hired and promoted about 350 veteran engineers and technical specialists to fix what […]
As the United States marks its 250th birthday, Straight Arrow is taking a fresh look at the institutions, systems and social contracts that shaped modern America — and the pressures now testing them. Jennifer Bringle sits almost exactly in the middle of America’s vast middle class. Bringle, a 47-year-old freelance writer, and her husband, a […]
Trump has cast more doubt on whether he’ll sign a bipartisan affordable housing bill while the House has a trick up its sleeve to pass the voter ID law, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. Trump put the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in limbo last week when he canceled the signing […]
The House passed a major children’s online safety package Monday night, but the bill is already running into resistance in the Senate. The Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act passed in a 267-117 vote. Supporters say the package would give parents more tools, require new safety features and place new limits on how minors’ data […]
The death toll from last week’s powerful twin earthquakes in Venezuela continues to rise as the search for survivors grows more desperate. As fewer people are being pulled from collapsed buildings, many are growing frustrated, saying help is too slow. National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez says the confirmed death toll has reached 1,719, with more than 5,000 injured and nearly 16,000 displaced. Among the […]
The Supreme Court is issuing several major new opinions. President Donald Trump calls one a “big win,” but others don’t go his way. Plus, the United Nations is preparing for even more tragedy in Venezuela as rescue crews run out of time to pull survivors from last week’s earthquakes. And why critics say a newly […]
When Alaskans head to the polls this year to vote in the Senate primary, there will be two Dan Sullivans on the ballot. Following what has been a month of back-and-forth, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that both Sen. Dan Sullivan and a second Dan Sullivan can appear. The saga has been ongoing since […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., says he was hospitalized with depression, leading to his nearly four-month, previously unexplained absence from Congress. He announced the diagnosis during his return to the House floor Tuesday. “I was given the diagnosis of depression,” Kean said. “When people hear the word depression, many think it simply means feeling sad. […]
States may ban transgender athletes from joining women’s and girls’ athletic teams, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday as it concluded its term with a series of blockbuster opinions. The court upheld state laws from Idaho and West Virginia that limit sports participation in public schools to an athlete’s sex at birth. Twenty-five other states have […]
Babies born on American soil are American citizens, regardless of whether their parents were in the country legally, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in strong rebuke of a key element of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. In its 6-3 decision, the court rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the Constitution does not guarantee citizenship to […]
