WASHINGTON— Ford Motor Co. is asking the federal government to limit what it dubs a “foreign entity of concern” in order to expand the number of vehicles qualifying for a new, more stringent $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. The automaker was respond…
Boogaloo boy catches COVID, causing delay in detention hearing
DETROIT — Federal court officials on Friday postponed a bond hearing for Timothy Teagan after the prominent member of the far-right anti-government extremist Boogaloo movement tested positive for COVID-19, according to court officials. The diagnosis em…
‘Banshees,’ ‘Weird Al,’ ‘Causeway’: What to see (or skip) this weekend
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are embroiled in a bitter feud in “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Daniel Radcliffe plays “Weird Al” Yankovic in “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” filmmaker James Gray looks back at his own upbringing in “Armageddon Time” an…
Buy an EV now or later? The tax credit rules are about to change
DETROIT — Consumers who can find an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid that qualifies for the $7,500 tax credit now may want to snap it up before the end of the year, experts say, while others wanting to purchase EVs that aren’t eligible might be bette…
Auto review: The Lordstown Endurance marches to the beat of a different hub motor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Electric trucks these days are supercar wannabes. Go zero-60 mph in the GMC Hummer EV in three seconds! The Rivian R1T has neck-snapping torque! The Ford Lightning is quicker to 60 mph than a Ford Raptor! And so on. The Lordstown End…
#VanLife: Ford reveals new 2023 Transit Trail ‘adventure van’
If the lure of van life is calling you, Ford Motor Co. has an answer: the 2023 Transit Trail. The automaker’s commercial vehicle business, Ford Pro, on Thursday unveiled the off road-oriented vehicle it’s marketing as an “adventure van,” adding a new m…
GOP mailers feature Michigan Democratic candidates’ cellphone numbers
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats accused the state Republican Party on Thursday of crossing an ethical line in a volatile political climate by including the personal cellphone numbers of Democratic candidates in campaign mailers. State House Democra…
Movie review: ‘Causeway’ finds Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry on right road
In “Causeway,” Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry play a pair of unlikely friends who share a bond forged over mutual loneliness. It’s a quiet, low-key drama that doesn’t announce itself in any particular way, but has a way of sneaking up on you b…
Movie review: Millie Bobby Brown cracks the case yet again in ‘Enola Holmes 2’
Millie Bobby Brown is back as Sherlock Holmes’ kid sister in “Enola Holmes 2,” which is as slick and fun as the 2020 original, even if the stakes this time around seem considerably lower. Enola spends just as much time cracking cases as she does cracki…
Pistons overwhelmed in 116-91 loss to undefeated Bucks
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the ball in the post and spun away from Hamidou Diallo to rise over Nerlens Noel for a posterizing dunk, punctuating a dominant first quarter against the Pistons. The former MVP had a similar moment towards the …