President Donald Trump has issued an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization
As enrollment falls, districts mull which schools to close
Districts nationwide are weighing how many public schools they can keep open as enrollment drops due to shrinking budgets, the falling national birthrate and a growing school choice movement
‘Everything’s frozen for you’: Stopped on the street by NYC police, France’s Macron calls … Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron has shown he can reach President Donald Trump anytime
Talking to a door-to-door solar sales rep? Beware of these red flags.
Buying solar can save you money and reduce your environmental footprint, but only if you know what to look for — and what to look out for. Door-to-door solar sales are a widely accepted form of lead generation in the solar industry, despite the lack of regulation. And while trade...
Clean energy, dirty tactics: Inside the shady world of door-to-door solar sales
Imagine, for a moment, it’s a sweltering July afternoon. You hear an unassuming knock on the door. Maybe you check your Ring camera to see a young man in a polo shirt, with a lanyard swinging. You open the door, and he launches into a pitch before you can even...
Used EVs have never been cheaper. But are they a good deal?
The deals on used electric vehicles right now are shocking. In 2017, a brand-new Nissan Leaf carried a price tag of about $35,000; today, that same car is yours for less than $6,500. This story repeats across the market. A Hyundai Kona that rolled off the showroom floor in 2021...
Chicago has a lead pipe problem. Millions earmarked to address it remain untouched.
For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead pipes. The city has more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines — the most of any city in the country — but it doesn’t anticipate replacing all its pipes until 2076, some 30 years after a federal deadline....
USA need Ryder Cup glory if they are to escape pay-free Europe’s money talk
Luke Donald can trumpet his side playing for love and glory while the hosts duck questions over their $500,000 each The merchandise tent is always a decent place to start when assessing the commercial vulgarity associated with modern-day Ryder Cups. At Bethpage, they are flogging 24-carat gold coins – 100...
Cheltenham woos back racegoers with cheaper Guinness and return of Ladies Day
Track rings changes to improve ‘raceday experience’ Festival second day crowds down 34% in three years Cheaper beer at all meetings, the return of an official Ladies Day at the festival meeting in March and a slight reduction to the capacity on all four days of its showpiece event are...
Cubs’ Matt Shaw defends missing team’s defeat to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial
Infielder was invited by Kirk’s widow, Erika Pair had lived in same apartment complex Cubs aiming to secure top wildcard slot in NL Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw said he has no regrets after missing a game with playoff implications to attend a memorial for Charlie Kirk. Shaw missed...