Trump Tariffs Could Raise Gas Prices By 70 Cents Per Gallon President Donald Trump has promised, among other things, two big ideas: 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and lower gas prices. Unfortunately, it seems like those two may be at odds — new reports say that Trump’s tariffs on crude oil from those two countries could make American gas prices surge by… Read more…

Neighborhood-Consuming Sinkhole In Japan Traps Truck Driver For 3 Days And Counting A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped down there and emergency responders haven’t been able to communicate with him. If you know anything about survival… Read more…

‘Feeling Blue’ And Other Terms We Regularly Use From The Age Of Sail The etymology, or origin, of words and phrases we say every day come from all over the place. What’s really surprising is how often the things we say all the time can trace the roots back to the sea and ships, specifically. Read more…

IKAR Holdings empowering its future business inspired by the Mensuram Bonam program of the Vatican IKAR HOLDINGS The post IKAR Holdings empowering its future business inspired by the Mensuram Bonam program of the Vatican appeared first on RNS.

Renault Filante Concept Looks Straight Out Of ‘Speed Racer’ And Is Going After Real-Life Efficiency Records Concept cars are typically flights of fancy that preview upcoming design ideas or features, but in recent years there has been an exciting increase in the number of concepts that are not only actually functional, but have been put to the test on race tracks and in the real world. You’ve got the Mercedes-Benz EQXX,… Read more…

BSA Motorcycles Then And Now: What Happened? BSA Motorcycles are on the verge of a comeback, reviving the heritage of the brand’s 1960s heyday — by 1969, the conglomerate of BSA and Triumph made up 80 percent of Britain’s overseas motorcycle sales. Yet, by 1971 the company was deeply in debt, and by 1973 production stopped altogether. What happened? Read more…

Ford Announces Return To Le Mans’ Top Class After Over 50-Year Absence Ford versus Ferrari is set for a 21st-century revival. The Blue Oval is the latest automaker to join the stampede of factory top-class endurance racing efforts. Ford announced Thursday night that it will build an LMDh prototype to compete in the 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans. Read more…

Pay Dispute Leaves California Airport Without Air Traffic Controllers Mere days after Trump gutted the FAA and one of the worst aviation disasters in over 20 years occurred in U.S. airspace, chaos could be looming at another airport on the West Coast. A Northern California airport will lose its air traffic controllers after workers and airport officials couldn’t come to an agreement… Read more…

Here Are All The Great Places Readers Say They Would Teleport To With Their Cars There are so many fantastic driving roads out there in the world, and plenty of incredible cars to use in finding joy while driving them. Earlier this week we put forth a dream scenario in which you could teleport to anywhere in the world with your own car for a delightful 24 hour period of driving, and asked your… Read more…

‘Sustainable Transport Is Inevitable’ Says Musk While Trump Continues Trashing EV Support Good morning! It’s Friday, January 31, 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…

Forza Horizon 5 Is Coming To PlayStation 5 This Spring, Which Is Great For Me Because I Sold My Xbox I’ve always been pretty brand agnostic when it comes to the video game console wars. I’ve owned Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox systems and enjoyed console-exclusive games from each of them. In recent years, though, I’d only really kept an Xbox in the house to play Forza Horizon, the open-world series of racing games… Read more…

Nearly 60 Million Cars On U.S. Roads Have Unresolved Safety Recalls, Up 16 Percent From Last Year We post a lot about recalls here, and there’s good reason for it. A new study by CarFaxreveals that there are 58.1 million cars on the road (or one out of five cars that you see) that have open recalls, meaning they have known faults that may be dangerous. That’s a problem, and that number is a 16-percent increase… Read more…

What Car That’s On Sale Now Will Become A Future Classic? Being able to predict what cars will be classed as classics in years to come is a pretty handy skill to have. It’s a bit like being able to see what horse might win a race, but could leave you with a cool car to drive around as well as a big payout in years to come. Read more…

Northern California Airport Will Be Without Air Traffic Controllers Because Of A Pay Dispute Mere days after Trump gutted the FAA and one of the worst aviation disasters in over 20 years occurred in U.S. airspace, chaos could be looming at another airport on the West Coast. A Northern California airport will lose its air traffic controllers after workers and airport officials couldn’t come to an agreement… Read more…

Trump Blames DEI Initiatives For Deadly Washington Plane Crash A passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the skies above Washington DC on Wednesday and the Trump administration is already using the disaster for political clout. In a press conference Thursday to brief reporters on the state of the search and rescue operation, president Donald Trump decided that was… Read more…

Ford Mach-E Owners Drive More Than The Average American And Still Don’t Come Close To Using All Of Their Range It’s been four years since Ford started selling the Mustang Mach-E. In an owners’ forum anniversary message, the Blue Oval offered a small peek into the data gathered from the electric crossovers on the road. The manufacturer stated that the average Mach-E owner drives 66 miles on a typical weekday. Shockingly, that… Read more…

Despite Vance attack, Catholic bishops press ahead on defending migrants Just a week into the Trump presidency, the U.S. bishops find themselves in an unaccustomed position: For the first time in history, their character has been called into question by a Catholic standing at the helm of the U.S. government. The post Despite Vance attack, Catholic bishops press ahead on defending migrants appeared first on RNS.

Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope’s pro-family message ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of workers and held up labor itself as the foundation of human dignity. The post Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope’s pro-family message appeared first on RNS.

New biography of late Cardinal Pell underscores leadership vacuum on Catholic right (RNS) — The legacy of the church reformer and critic of Pope Francis still looms large in the Catholic Church. The post New biography of late Cardinal Pell underscores leadership vacuum on Catholic right appeared first on RNS.

Hyundai Unveils Adorable Electric Rickshaw Concepts That Lift Up To Navigate Flooded Roads India’surban centers are some of the most dense and populous in the world, and its roadways are notoriously difficult to navigate. One of the most iconic and longstanding features of India’s vibrant cities are the swaths of colorful three-wheeled rickshaws called tuk-tuks that are used as taxis. India’s tuk-tuks are… Read more…