Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” might be a thinly veiled stab at the hypocrisy of Stalinism, but it also does a halfway decent job of describing Texas state ...

Reader question: Isn't it still illegal for Wisconsin drivers to not display a front license plate? I see increasing numbers of cars without front plates. Reader question: Is it legal to have a ...

It's the stomach-dropping moment when you see a piece of paper under the windshield wiper of your car, when you know something bad is about to happen. It's generally either one of two things: Either ...

Like most things in life, the reason some states no longer require front license plates starts with money: It's less expensive for states — and drivers — to deal with a single plate instead of two. Of ...

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