Taking a second COVID-era loan is proving costly to some faith groups (RNS) — Jewish Voice for Peace is one of at least five nonprofits, including three groups critical of Israel, to run afoul with federal officials over the rules about political involvement and Paycheck Protection Program loans. The post Taking a second COVID-era loan is proving costly to some faith groups appeared first on RNS.

The state isn’t God. Nor should it be. (RNS) — On the false comforts of conformity. The post The state isn’t God. Nor should it be. appeared first on RNS.

In Trump, we have abandoned our civil religion — and we are no longer the same (RNS) — No one should underestimate how serious Trump is about his policies. But nor should we understand him to be morally serious. The post In Trump, we have abandoned our civil religion — and we are no longer the same appeared first on RNS.

Toyota Dealers Want The Yaris Back Toyota still makes a lot of models that are relatively affordable. Out of all the vehicles in its lineup, eight of them have starting prices (excluding destination charges) under $30,000. Much like nearly every automaker these days, Toyota doesn’t have any truly small cars to sell anymore, but that may change in the… Read more…

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Could Your Zip Code Be Determining Your Plane Ticket Price? Two Senators Think So Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines reopened merger talks last October despite the canary-yellow carrier’s financial struggles. A month later, Spirit filed for bankruptcy. Three U.S. Senators publicly questioned on Wednesday whether both low-cost carriers are using customers’ personal information, such as their ZIP… Read more…

You Could Get The First-Gen Lexus GS With A V8 And All-Wheel Drive In Japan Lexus’ sport sedan lineup is a little light these days — the IS and its IS500 F Sport Performance trim is the brand’s only enthusiast-oriented sedan offering. That wasn’t always the case back when sedans like the Lexus GS existed. The GS lasted four generations here in the U.S., and it even got its own… Read more…

Wrecked $1.3 Million McLaren Senna Being Saved By Wrencher Who Bought It For $350,000 It’s never nice to see a rare car trashed in the name of digital content, and for some reason McLarens have been susceptible to this particular torture more than most. After a 21-year-old YouTuber crashed his custom McLaren 570S and another digital creator destroyed a one-of-one Senna last year, the latter is now… Read more…

Wheels Are For Dorks, Your Motorcycle Needs Omnidirectional Orbs Motorcycles are pretty rad, but there are some issues with them, like the fact that they can only turn corners by leaning your meaty flesh sack from side to side, and they can’t easily go backward or side-to-side. No, wheels are over. It’s time for all-electric belt-driven self-balancing omnidirectional orbs. This is… Read more…

Polestar CEO Sees An Upside To Elon Musk’s Political ‘Arrogance’ And It’s His Bottom Line Elon Musk made his ultra-far-right beliefs well known after endorsing Germany’s right-wing AfD party. Elon Musk is also still the CEO of Tesla, and owning Tesla stock or buying one of his cars is directly supporting him. If you happen to be in the market for an electric vehicle and would prefer not to support a Musk… Read more…

Red Bull Soft Launches Return To NASCAR With Trackhouse Partnership There isn’t a team on the NASCAR grid today as adept at making newsworthy announcements as Trackhouse. In addition to fielding a car for four-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves at Daytona next month, the team has announced a strategic partnership with Red Bull for the 2025 season. The fizzy Austrian energy drink… Read more…

Hackers Crack Subaru’s Connected Services To Access Location Data, Door Locks And More If you own a modern Subaru, chances are you’ve heard of Starlink — the company’s connected services suite, which lets you control your car through an app or call roadside assistance to your location. That system, though, has other functionality that you might not know: Storing your car’s location history for the last… Read more…

Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants WASHINGTON (AP) — Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” The post Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have…

Cartoon mascot for Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee appeals to younger generation while embracing traditions (The Conversation) — Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain. The post Cartoon mascot for Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee appeals to younger generation while embracing traditions appeared first on RNS.

10 years after Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white (The Conversation) — When satire targets marginalized groups, it risks reinforcing harmful stereotypes rather than challenging them. The post 10 years after Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white appeared first on RNS.

Research suggests ‘moral foundations’ play a critical role in attitudes toward Christian nationalism (The Conversation) — Support and opposition to Christian nationalism are linked to people’s moral values more than religious, racial and political tribalism. The post Research suggests ‘moral foundations’ play a critical role in attitudes toward Christian nationalism appeared first on RNS.

Stellantis Confirms Ram Will Get A Midsize Pickup To Fight The Toyota Tacoma If you want something less expensive than the Ram 1500, you can probably still find a few Ram 1500 Classics on dealer lots. If you want something from Ram that’s smaller than a full-size pickup truck, though, you’re currently out of luck. Despite being a truck company, Ram doesn’t make a midsize truck. Thankfully, in… Read more…

What’s The Weirdest Unmarked Police Car You’ve Ever Seen? It used to be so easy to spot a copcar in your rearview mirror. The Ford Crown Victoria dominated the police car world, and its design stayed vastly the same for decades. The glowing ambermarker lights that bookended each headlight spoiled drivers by being easily identifiable in your rearview mirror, whether it was… Read more…

F1 Drivers Will Face Month-Long Suspension For Repeated Swearing FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem took a hardline stance against Formula 1 drivers using foul language during race weekends starting last September. For the 2025 season, the FIA revealed amendments to the International Sporting Code on Wednesday, featuring draconian punishments for repeated swearing or criticizing… Read more…

Digital Driver’s Licenses Are Finally Rolling Out In The UK Digital driver’s licenses are finally getting into the hands of drivers across the pond. The UK government announced that later this year, British drivers will be able to have a digital version of their driver’s license that they can access via a dedicated app. Read more…