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2026 Acura MDX Type S SH-AWD The 2026 Acura MDX Type S SH-AWD stands out in the three-row luxury SUV segment. While others in the class focus on luxury, the Acura MDX has become a practical family vehicle with great performance. I spent a week with the top-tier Type S Advance, and I can tell you: if you need to carry passengers, kids, and cargo, this ride is for you. There are no significant upgrades this year, since the 2026 Acura MDX received a major refresh last year.

Lede Photo by Lukasz Radziejewski On what would you spend your last dollar? That may be a trick question. You can’t get much with a dollar anymore. Half a candy bar? A sniff of gasoline? Even a box of ten-penny nails will set you back more than ten pennies. So what will you do with your last dollar? Because, as you’ll see in “The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money” by Brendan Greeley (Crown Currency. May 19, 2026), there’s more where that single buck came from.

Photo by A125 Studio Studio I am noticing a growing trend in my mailbox—readers in search of financial planners or advisers. Or assistants.

From time to time, this kind of question pops up in my inbox: How can I get started investing in stocks and mutual funds that are risk-free and have guaranteed high rates of return? Of course, that makes me laugh, not only because there is no such thing as a risk-free investment—let alone one with a guaranteed high rate of return—but also because someone thinks I am an investment adviser. I am neither qualified nor licensed to advise anyone on traditional Wall Street, stock market-type investing.

Photo by Oleksiy Yeshtokyn Imagine this: You’re off on a dreamy New York-London-Paris adventure. Somewhere over the Atlantic, someone swipes your carry-on. The airline shrugs. “Not our responsibility.” You roll with it. London is fabulous. So fabulous, in fact, that you skip your flight to Paris and instead hop a train a few days later. Fast-forward to departure day in Paris. Your return flight home? Canceled because you skipped a leg.

There’s a reason for everything. That doesn’t mean an excuse or a guess made of ignorance, but an explanation for what was. A reason is a why, and in The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery by Brooke N. Newman (Mariner. January 27, 2026), you’ll see why the story of Black America didn’t begin in 1619 with the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to the British colony of Virginia.

Photo by RDNE Stock project Breaking the Cycle: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Minority Funding Authored by J. Byron Brazier, this book illuminates pathways to navigate financial institutions and pave the way for positive, generational changes. The book sheds light on emerging alternatives to traditional banking institutions for funding, describing them as promising opportunities while acknowledging their limitations and risks.

( L. to r.) Panelists Bill Imada, Janet Clayton and David Tovar with moderator Jean Guerrero discuss the 2026 Global Communication Report at the 2026 Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on public relations. / Photo by Areon Mobasher In the 2026 edition of its annual Global Communication Report, The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center for Public Relations explores “a quiet shift” in the way companies approach public engagement.

From regular oil changes to changing furnace filters and annual trips to the dentist, smart consumers know that preventive maintenance can avoid costly repairs down the road. Insurance is another item that needs to go on your routine maintenance list. Here’s the challenge: No one wants to think about insurance unless forced to. But at least once a year, it’s important that you do a quick review to make sure you have the right amount of coverage at the best price.

May is recognized as National Small Business Month, a tradition that began in 1963 when then-President John F. Kennedy designated National Small Business Week. The “Week” became a Month,” celebrating small businesses as the backbone of the U.S. economy.