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2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring. (James Halfacre/Honda/TNS)

Auto review: The answer to escalating gas prices? The 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

It's the old good news/bad news scenario. The economy appears to be rebounding after its coronavirus-induced recession. The bad news it's causing a spike in fuel prices, now surpassing $3...

Los numerosos factores estresantes provocados por la pandemia del coronavirus han provocado un mayor consumo de sustancias, problemas de salud mental y trastornos alimentarios.

Los servicios de salud mental disminuyen conforme las aseguradoras parecen eludir las reglas de paridad en la pandemia

May 7, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.

Terapeutas y otros proveedores de servicios de salud mental recortaron sus horarios, redujeron su personal y rechazaron pacientes durante la pandemia a medida que más estadounidenses experimentaban síntomas de depresión...

The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is offered in the Trail-rated Sahara trim. (Stellantis/TNS)

Auto review: Jeep goes green with arrival of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

In a world where the unthinkable now seems commonplace, Jeep has gone and given the iconic Wrangler a serious dose of green cred in the form of the hybrid-electric Wrangler...

Sure, you can paint a new car, but there is an alternative. Get it wrapped. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Motormouth: Want to repaint your car? Try this instead

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

Q: I recently bought a new 2021 Mazda SUV. The color is white, and at the time, I thought that was what I wanted, but now I am not so...

Una mujer llora mientras canta el himno nacional de Colombia durante una manifestación frente a la embajada de Colombia en Quito, Ecuador, el martes 4 de mayo de 2021. La manifestación es en apoyo a las protestas que tienen lugar en Colombia contra una impopular reforma tributaria que el gobierno retiró del Congreso el fin de semana. (Foto AP/Dolores Ochoa)

Colombia iniciará negociaciones con Comité del Paro Nacional

May 5, 2021 at 11:44 a.m.

El alto comisionado para la Paz, Miguel Ceballos, ha anunciado que las negociaciones con el Comité del Paro Nacional se iniciarán el 10 de mayo, aunque está previsto que tengan...

In spring, bikes return like flowers, and so do questions on how to maintain them. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Motormouth: Which oil for moped?

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

Q: I recently was gifted a 1979 Negrini moped. It has a 49cc, two-cycle engine. After some extensive cleaning, it appears to be in good condition. The owner's manual calls...

A visitor waits outside O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 11, 2021.

Celebrate a return to travel with these 7 must-see destinations

April 28, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

At airports across the country, security checkpoints are newly abuzz. Car rentals are selling out. Gas prices are rising as road trips rev up. Travel search website Kayak is seeing...

Style at Home: Exploring the ice cream hues of summer 2021

April 28, 2021 at 12:16 p.m.

Summertime is near, and with that, so are all the beautiful colors that accompany the season. Summer brings to mind cooling blue-green water, the soft moody lighting of a gentle...

Traffic flows south on the I-294 Tri-State tollway near the Touhy Avenue plaza in August 2012. The Illinois Tollway said recently that it is permanently eliminating cash toll collections. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai/TNS)

Motormouth: Keeping up with toll technology

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

Q: The Illinois Tollway recently announced that cash tolls will no longer be used. People who don't have a transponder and/or out-of-staters must pay within 14 days. And they must...

Electric vehicles (EV) charge at a charging station in east London on November 18, 2020. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Motormouth: How will we charge all those electric cars?

March 12, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

Q: With all the manufacturers talking about going to electric vehicles, I wonder how my neighbors who have four SUVs in their driveway and garage full of stuff or the...

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