This Valentine’s Day, try loving-kindness meditation (The Conversation) — If you’re feeling disconnected from others, or just disenchanted with the day, you might consider trying loving-kindness meditation, writes a scholar of mindfulness. The post This Valentine’s Day, try loving-kindness meditation appeared first on RNS.

Now Might Be The Best Time Ever To Buy A Used Car With wealthdisparity reaching new heights and presidential promises of decreased prices looking like another lie to add to the list, many Americans are looking for ways to save money. Average people listen up: Advertising companies make billions of dollars convincing you that your life will suddenly be better if you… Read more…

Trump Tried To Make Panama Canal Toll-Free For U.S. Ships By Just Saying It There are plenty of ways to dodge a toll, such as defacing your license plate or forcing someone else to pay the charges. However, very few people are bold enough to simply say they have a deal that doesn’t really exist. The U.S. State Department published a statement on Wednesday that the federal government’s ships… Read more…

Elon Musk Thinks He’s The Man To Fix America’s Air Traffic Control Woes American aviation has had an awful week after a passenger jet collided with a helicopter, a medical plane fell from the sky and two planes crashed on the tarmac in Seattle. Investigations into all three incidents are still ongoing, but America’s new lord and savior, Elon Musk, thinks he’s already gotten to the root of… Read more…

I’m Looking For A Weekend Warrior That Is Fast With Four Doors! What Car Should I Buy? Josh lives in Virginia, and his recent acquisition of a 911 Turbo has reignited his need for speed. He wants another high-performance model, this time with four doors so the family can go for a ride as well. With a budget hovering around six figures, what car should he buy? Read more…

Defunding and demonizing the government’s faith-based partners will make its job harder (RNS) — Whether you are a person of faith or not, Musk’s actions should concern you because they threaten the bedrock principles of our democratic freedoms. The post Defunding and demonizing the government’s faith-based partners will make its job harder appeared first on RNS.

2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Gets 35 MPG And Has A 581-Mile Cruising Range For $36,415 Shockingly, especially considering its ties to Toyota, until this yearSubaru has only produced one hybrid model: the ill-fated plug-in-hybrid Crosstrek. That’s quickly changing though, as a few weeks ago Subaru debuted the 2025 Crosstrek Hybrid, and today at the Chicago Auto Show it unveiled the 2025 Forester Hybrid,… Read more…

Nissan Still Wants A Partner, But It Won’t Be Honda Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 6, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

You Can Buy A Last-Gen Honda Civic Type R For The Price Of A New Base Civic If you’ve got Type R dreams but decently equipped compact car money, you can’t go wrong with the regular Honda Civic. The current eleventh generation of the Civic is probably the best the model has ever been, and with prices starting at $25,400, the Civic won’t break the bank. What if a standard Civic isn’t enough,… Read more…

2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness Has Slightly More Capability Than Before And Plenty Of Black Plastic Subaru was ahead of the game when it came to offering its popular crossovers with a tough-looking suit of plastic, graphics, and all-terrain tires. The recipe was first unleashed on the Outback Wilderness in 2020, and by 2023, Wilderness versions of the Outback and Forester accounted for nearly 20 percent of each… Read more…

This Suzuki Alto Works RS-Z Is A 63-HP Hot Kei Hatch With A Functional Hood Scoop, And It Could Be Yours If you’re one of the many people who believe vehicles have gotten far too large these days, it doesn’t get much better than an imported kei car. Even compared to the smallest new cars on sale in the U.S. today, kei cars are still tiny, and that’s a big part of why we love them. For example, take a look at this 1997… Read more…

Meet the “squirting cucumber” (it’s not what you think)

At $11,300, Will This 2014 VW Touareg TDI Pull Out A Win? Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Touareg represents the last of an era of fancy Volkswagens for the U.S. Let’s see if this competent but complex 4X4 is simply priced. Read more…

Latest Starship Explosion Trashes Poor Caribbean Island, Leaving The Locals To Clean It Up A Space X test flight went spectacularly wrong last month when the Starship craft exploded in the skies above the Caribbean. The explosion littered the sky with debris and looked fresh from a Michael Bay film, but the fallout has been less glamorous for the residents of one tropical island nation who have been left cle… Read more…

What Crossover Do You Wish Was A Legit Body-On-Frame SUV? In the early days of the SUVrevolution, best-sellers were proper truck-based, body-on-frame off-roaders that buyers appropriated as family cars. SUVs like the Ford Explorer and Chevrolet Blazer were once based on truck chassis, despite the reality that the vast majority of customer trucks never left paved roads. The… Read more…

Establishment US Jewish organizations mum on Trump’s Gaza plan (RNS) — The American Jewish Committee, a staunch supporter of Israel, issued a statement saying the president’s plan raises ‘a wealth of questions.’ The post Establishment US Jewish organizations mum on Trump’s Gaza plan appeared first on RNS.

America taking over Gaza is a very bad idea (RNS) — The idea is flawed — in every crucial way. The post America taking over Gaza is a very bad idea appeared first on RNS.

Second minister accuses T.D. Jakes of sexual misconduct in defamation suit filing (RNS) — Richard Youngblood made his claims in a legal filing in a defamation suit Jakes brought against Youngblood’s brother, Duane, who was the first to accuse the Texas megachurch pastor. The post Second minister accuses T.D. Jakes of sexual misconduct in defamation suit filing appeared first on RNS.

Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ comments LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Arab Americans for Trump helped lead voter outreach efforts for Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election in swing states such as Michigan and Arizona. The post Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ comments appeared first on RNS.

Trump is trying to divide us. Here’s why I’m optimistic about the next four years. (RNS) — We are sending a clear message that cuts through the administration’s noise: We will not let you beat us. The post Trump is trying to divide us. Here’s why I’m optimistic about the next four years. appeared first on RNS.