New York’s Congestion Pricing Has Already Given The City Less Traffic And Faster Buses Following in the footsteps of other major international cities, New York City’s congestion pricing officially went into effect about a week ago. Now, if you insist on driving into certain parts of the city instead of using alternative forms of transportation, you have to pay $9. New Jersey is, of course, furious, but… Read more…

Racing A Car With A 10-Liter Pre-War Airplane Engine Is As Exciting As Driving Gets The Goodwood Members Meeting is typically a very fun racing event to watch, as it brings together the well-heeled properly vintage car owners for a weekend of fun and competition. The S.F. Edge Trophy race is always one of my favorites, as it highlights special racing vehicles over 100 years old, from before The Great… Read more…

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Jaguar XJ-SC, Aston Martin Lagonda And Citroën SM Star In Kesha’s “Joyride” Music Video America loves a good car chase whether it’s broadcast live on the news or in a Hollywood blockbuster. Kesha, the music artist behind hit songs like “TiK ToK,” “We R Who We R,” and “Your Love Is My Drug” recently resurfaced on the pop charts with her single “Joyride.” The song uses the powerful feeling of unbridled free… Read more…

Driver Busted For DUI After Reporting Someone Else Driving Erratically If you’re going to drive drunk – which you definitely shouldn’t – maybe you should avoid calling the police to report other motorists. Back in on New Year’s Eve, a Canadian driver wanted to call in a suspected drunk driver after he saw them driving erratically down the road. Sounds like a Good Samaritan, right? Well,… Read more…

Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Squabbling Over Trump’s Ear And NASA’s Future Blue Origin scrubbed the debut launch of its New Glenn rocket on Monday over a vehicle subsection issue. If Elon Musk had his way, he would also scrap the company’s Blue Moon from landing NASA astronauts on the lunar surface in 2030. However, Amazon billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos doesn’t view Musk and… Read more…

Max Verstappen Still Drives Like Max Verstappen In Virtual Racing It is known in endurance racing that you absolutely cannot win a race in the first corner, but you can sure as hell lose one, but apparently Max Verstappen never learned that lesson. During Sunday’s IMSA Esports Daytona Michelin 240, the fourth round of the digital racing championship, Verstappen chucked his Acura… Read more…

A Used Lucid Air Is A Heck Of A Lot Of Car For Less Than $50,000 The Lucid Air isn’t the most affordable electric vehicle on the market, but it’s absolutely fantastic. Even the least expensive version, which starts at about $70,000, offers 420 miles of range and can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Most people can’t afford a car that expensive since most people don’t make that much… Read more…

What the ‘B’ On Your Gear Shifter Means (And When To Use It) Toyota may not have the most exciting electric car in the world, but it’s done an incredible job of helping the hybrid go mainstream. And while it certainly has more competition in the market than it did when the Prius was first introduced, it’s still one of the automakers that appears most committed to offering… Read more…

Here’s What 9,000 Pounds Of Aerial Firefighting Liquid Does To A Car Firefighting aircraft have been key in California’s battle against the wildfires raging in Los Angeles over the past week. An array of aerial firefighters have dropped thousands of gallons of red fire retardant liquid on LA in recent days, but have you ever wondered what all that liquid might do to a car? Read more…

Brand New Dodge Charger Daytona EVs Are Already Getting Massive Discounts The all-new Dodge Charger Daytona EV is finally arriving at dealerships across the country, and some Dodge dealers are already hitting it with some pretty hefty discounts. Read more…

Progressive Magazine: Voters Across the Political Spectrum Gave Public Education Important Wins in the 2024 Election Progressive Magazine: Voters Across the Political Spectrum Gave Public Education Important Wins in the 2024 Election In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostl…

Despite growing consensus, many Jewish and Christian groups loath to admit genocide in Gaza (RNS) — Christian and Jewish groups that do call out genocide often find resistance for even bringing it up. The post Despite growing consensus, many Jewish and Christian groups loath to admit genocide in Gaza appeared first on RNS.

Bill McCartney, legendary football coach who founded Promise Keepers, dead at 84 (RNS) — A religious conversion in his 30s helped inspire McCartney to found Promise Keepers, which drew millions of men to events in the early 1990s. The post Bill McCartney, legendary football coach who founded Promise Keepers, dead at 84 appeared first on RNS.

New York celebrates the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s birth NEW YORK (RNS) — Swami Vivekananda founded New York’s first ashram. He was feted on what would have been his 162nd birthday. The post New York celebrates the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s birth appeared first on RNS.

Speaker Mike Johnson pushing to replace House chaplain (RNS) — Asked about her potential replacement, current House Chaplain Margaret Kibben told RNS, ‘The situation is not mine to comment on, except to say, I serve at God’s pleasure.’ The post Speaker Mike Johnson pushing to replace House chaplain appeared first on RNS.

In San Antonio, a pioneer of modern faith-based community organizing has deep roots SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Starting with flooding, COPS/Metro, a grassroots advocacy organization consisting largely of San Antonio religious groups, took on the issues that San Antonio leaders were neglecting, revitalizing a strategy of faith-based organizing that spread throughout the US. The post In San Antonio, a pioneer of modern faith-based commu…

Diane Ravitch’s Blog: John Thompson: Will We Ever Get Free of NCLB’s Mandates and Let Teachers Teach? Diane Ravitch’s Blog: John Thompson: Will We Ever Get Free of NCLB’s Mandates and Let Teachers Teach? John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, wonders if the days of authentic teaching and learning will ever return. After a quarter-century of NCLB mandates, are there still teachers who remember what it was like in …

Biden honors Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Biden bestowed the award to the pope during a phone call in which they also discussed efforts to promote peace and alleviate suffering around the world. The post Biden honors Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom appeared first on RNS.

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — At least 400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected in Prayagraj over the next 45 days, according to officials. The post India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering appeared first on RNS.