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It's the end of an era in America. Kum Go, the cheekily named iconic roadside gas station and convenience store, is on its deathbed. Its new owner has announced plans to unify the 400 Kum Go locations across the Midwest under the Maverik brand.

Although coverage of the 2024 election was dominated by the economy, taxes didn’t get much attention in the run-up to the vote. That’s a bit of a surprise, since 2025 will be a major year for America’s tax system – in fact, the fate of the most significant tax reform…

Since her sparkling debut in 1995 – in Larry Clark’s Kids – this American original has been an indie cinema favourite, excelling in edgy, complex roles. We pick the standouts

Revising how America's most beautiful public lands are protected would create more ways for Americans to interact with some of the best parts of the country.

When Chevrolet unveiled the facelifted Tahoe a year ago, the fullsize SUV got the usual engines: a pair of gas V-8s and the inline-six diesel. However, the version for the Chinese market downsizes further to a four-pot. The stately family hauler is sold there with General Motors’ small 2.7-liter Turbomax…

When Volkswagen introduced the Golf GTI facelift in Europe at the beginning of the year, we all assumed its American cousin would benefit from the power bump. However, the US-spec hot hatch came out this week with the same ol’ 241-hp output. What gives? We asked VW why Americans will…

Veterans groups and service members are warning against Trump’s ‘dangerous’ appointment to the Pentagon, as the president-elect rewards loyalists dedicated to his agenda, Alex Woodward reports

In 1976, Thin Lizzy were touring Jailbreak in the US and breaking big. Then disaster struck. Band manager Chris O’Donnell details the roller-coaster year in which they were cruelly robbed of their American dream

When the Spaniard came to play at Texas A&M, she was the second-ranked women's amateur in the world.

Through the third quarter of 2024, buyers who were underwater on their trade-ins—that is, owed more on their loans than their cars were worth—were deeper in the red than ever before. Edmunds research revealed that the average amount of negative equity on an underwater trade-in was a staggering $6,458, up…

There's a good chance that whatever device you're using to read this story runs off a battery made in China. And until very recently, that was true of a great many electric vehicles as well. That's because the U.S., Europe, Japan and other parts of the globe spent decades outsourcing…