Ken Roberts is the Editor at The Tuscaloosa News. With a focus on education, higher education, and culture, he explores themes such as campus life, university research, and the intersections of internet and pop culture. Ken's work has been featured in various prominent outlets, including Yahoo News, Forbes, and the Montgomery Advertiser.
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By: Ken Roberts
A top University of Alabama administrator, Chad Tindol, has left to join the University of Florida.
A former member of the Tuscaloosa City Council has joined TTL Inc., a Tuscaloosa-based engineering and consulting firm, as vice president of external affairs.
Imports in the broad computer category, which includes servers for AI-related data centers, grew rapdily in the first six months of 2026, helping propel the U.S. deficit past $100 billion for the second straight month.
President Trump's 2025 tariffs on imports of cars, light trucks, aluminum and steel are constricting the U.S. automotive industry.
President Trump's 2025 tariffs on cars, light trucks, aluminum, and steel are severely impacting the U.S. auto industry. Passenger vehicle imports plummeted 21.08% and exports dropped 21.90% in the first half of 2026 compared to 2024, despite overall trade increases. This has demoted passenger vehicles from the top import category to third, losing $22.69 billion, and exports from fourth to twelfth. The tariffs, including those on steel and aluminum, have also driven up domestic production costs, contributing to a million fewer new car buyers and higher average prices. Key ports like Brunswick, Port Huron, and Buffalo have seen export declines of 41-93%, while imports from Mexico, South Korea, Canada, and Germany are significantly down. The widespread disruption affects both international trade and domestic purchasing habits.
U.S. trade could surpass $6 trillion for the first time in 2026, a significant milestone following the $5 trillion mark hit just four years ago. This forecast relies on historical growth patterns, with the first half of 2024 already reaching $2.98 trillion. Achieving $6 trillion would translate to a daily trade volume of $24 billion on standard workdays, or $17,500 per American. Key exports driving this growth since 2022 include gold, which surged over 422% due to global economic concerns, and silver, experiencing a remarkable 1,539% increase, fueled by demand in solar, AI, and electric vehicles. Other major contributors are civilian aircraft and parts, computers, computer parts, and oil, with AI investments largely attributing to the tech sector's rise. This robust export performance, with a $222.59 billion increase since 2022, positions the U.S. for this unprecedented trade volume.
The 2026-27 academic year has begun at public schools in the Tuscaloosa city and county systems.
President Trump announced Friday that he was lowering tariffs on beef imports for 90 days, a largely symbolic, even quixotic move that comes amid
By: Ken Roberts
Some of the fastest-growing U.S. exports to Canada this year are gasoline, commercial vehicles, oil and motor vehicle parts.
Elvis Presley performed his final Tuscaloosa concert in 1976 at Memorial Coliseum about a year before his death.
