China’s ascendant auto industry: How top Detroit 3 execs are respondingDETROIT — From robot-heavy factories to using artificial intelligence to design cars, automakers are speeding to catch up with China's lightning-fast development of low-price vehicles as the manufacturing giant's vehicle production grows rapidly and globally. Experts at the Automotive News Congress in Detroit last week warned of China's creeping…Hartford Courant1d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritychina auto industry dominance
Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm electionsThe bipartisan bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, aims to prevent China’s auto industry from gaining a foothold in the U.S. market.Hartford Courant8d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyBernie MorenoElissa Slotkinchinese car ban bill delay
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials sayAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7. The shooting […]Hartford Courant18d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyice shooting in austin
US Customs and Border agent convicted of raping, robbing sex workers in Chicago-area hotel roomsA federal jury on Thursday convicted U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe on all counts alleging he used his gun and badge to rape and rob Chinese sex workers in Chicago-area hotel rooms in 2022.Hartford Courant21d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomycbp agent conviction
Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer as his nominee to lead ICEThe White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer.Hartford Courant21d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyice nomination withdrawal
