At $19,999, Does This 2008 Mitsubishi EVO X GSR Have The Goods? Today’s Nice Price or No Dice EVO X represents the last hurrah for Mitsubishi’s long-running rally car for the street. We’ll have to decide if this one’s price tag warrants any applause. Read more…

Top Religion News 2024: NYT Reporter Ruth Graham Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks about top religion news stories of the year with Ruth Graham, national reporter at The New York Times, where she covers religion, faith, and values. The post Top Religion News 2024: NYT Reporter Ruth Graham appeared first on RNS.

Controversial Car Opinions, Worst Car Gifts And The Dumbest Stuff Said About Cars In this Week’s QOTD Roundup Last week, we asked readers what’s the worst gas mileage they’ve ever seen. From towing with SUVs both old and new, to sport compacts off-road toys, all of these are a stark reminder of just how bad vehicles can be for the environment and our wallets. These were the thirstiest of our reader’s responses. – Lawrence… Read more…

Falling Drones, Swarming Drones And Rolling Nightmare Robots In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup Drone shows are meant to be the future of celebration as they’re a cleaner alternative to fireworks that don’t terrorize every animal within a five-mile radius. That’s not quite true when these shows go wrong and thousands of drones start falling from the sky, however, as was the case in China earlier this month. -… Read more…

‘Cheap’ Ferrari Project Cars, A Basically Free Fiat 500e And A Totally Awesome Saab 9-5 Wagon Car In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup Did you know that McLaren recommends replacing the wheel bolts on your 650S every two years? A lithium 12V battery for the same car costs around $2,500, the headlights apparently fall out, the carbon fiber chips and cracks, and some of the paint colors are impossible to match correctly. It seems like there are a bunch… Read more…

New Dodge Charger Won’t Get A Hemi V8, GM Might Bulldoze The Ren Cen And Porsche’s Apartments Sink In This Week’s News Roundup The Porsche Design Tower in Miami, built in 2014, is one of 35 luxury beachfront properties along the coast that a recent University of Miami study has found to have sunk by up to three inches into the unstable sandy earth. Three inches might not seem like a lot, but this is much faster than most experts anticipated.… Read more…

A Crumbling Cybertruck, An Intricate V10 Diesel Engine And A Win For Keis In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup Since its launch a year ago, Tesla’s flagship Cybertruck electric truck has been stumped by all kinds of pretty mundane obstacles. It’s so far been caught out by snow, slight inclines, water and now one Cybertruck owner reports that a pothole left them with a $34,000 repair bill. – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

This Sacramento County Patrol Car In Poland Is A Window Into The Strange World Of Fake American Police Cars In Europe A Sacramento County Sheriff Dodge Charger is taking social media by storm this week, not for getting into car chases or any sick jumps, but for showing up a little bit outside their jurisdiction — over 5,500 miles away in Poland. Read more…

Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope A. Larry Ross Communications The post Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope appeared first on RNS.

What the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology (RNS) — Memo from the newest LDS hymns: We’re Christians, we’re Christians, we’re Christians. The post What the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology appeared first on RNS.

751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — The 10 days of events that ended Tuesday (Dec. 17) drew hundreds from around the world to this minor provincial capital in central Turkey. The post 751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides appeared first on RNS.

Photos of the Week: Prayers and pilgrims around the world (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes prayers and pilgrims around the world from a variety of faiths. The post Photos of the Week: Prayers and pilgrims around the world appeared first on RNS.

In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas (RNS) — ‘Enough is enough to the suffering of the innocent people. Enough is enough to death,’ said Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo in his Christmas message. The post In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas appeared first on RNS.

Winter solstice is having a moment — in churches, too PITTSBURGH (RNS) — In mainline Christian circles, winter solstice celebrations and longest night services are growing in popularity. The post Winter solstice is having a moment — in churches, too appeared first on RNS.

Churches consider what sanctuary might look like in Trump’s second term (RNS) — The news that Trump may rescind a policy discouraging immigration officials from arresting people at churches is making some church leaders reconsider sanctuary. The post Churches consider what sanctuary might look like in Trump’s second term appeared first on RNS.

Trump nominates CatholicVote president and culture warrior as Holy See ambassador (RNS) — CatholicVote has slowly emerged as a player in conservative politics, often as a sharp-elbowed crusader in the culture wars. The post Trump nominates CatholicVote president and culture warrior as Holy See ambassador appeared first on RNS.

Colorado’s Kei Cars Are Saved Colorado decided to consider arbitrarily pulling registrations for kei trucks earlier this week, after the shady American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators asked it to. Now, just three days later, the state has given up the effort — your Honda Beats and Subaru Sambars are safe. Read more…

Tuthill’s Carbon Fiber Porsche Rally Car Was Built For Africa But Loves The Snow In New Hampshire Is a vintage Porsche any good at rallying? Are you silly? An old Porsche drives great at normal everyday speeds, but it really comes into its own at full send, opposite lock, sliding sideways. Porsche wasn’t convinced that the 911 would ever be a proper competition car when it was first built in 1964, but after a… Read more…

NYC Pizza Shop’s Clever School Bus Has Caught The Attention Of Officials Who Want To Ban Outdoor Dining Areas A bus you can eat pizza in is the stuff dreams are made of. Sadly New York City officials don’t seem to think so, as a Brooklyn pizzeria is in trouble for trying to get around outdoor dining laws by using a school bus parked in front of the establishment. Read more…

You’d Buy Me This $1.9 Million 18th-Century Royal Caleche For Christmas If You Really Loved Me While everyone else gets excited about the Williams Sonoma catalog when Christmas approaches, this year, I’ve set my sights a bit higher. I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, and I realized I’m better than a set of Pillivuyt Chantal Porcelain dinner plates. I’m better than the Williams Sonoma Champagne Saber… Read more…