GM May Drop EV And Hybrid Goals If Trump Administration Eases Regulations Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 5, 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…

Loose Cables And Low Fuel Pressure Blamed For Dali’s Crash Into Francis Scott Key Bridge More than eight months after a huge container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, investigators have begun piecing together the failures that led up to the disaster. The Dali ship hit the vital river crossing after a blackout onboard and now it’s emerged that the loss in power could have… Read more…

Rivian Opens Swanky New Joshua Tree EV Charging Station With Snacks, Coffee And Kids Play Area Folks often blame range anxiety as a reason not to buy an electric vehicle even though they live in an urban area with ample charging options, but things get even trickier for people in rural areas or for people who like exploring remote areas. Many new EVs tout their ruggedness and off-road abilities, but there’s… Read more…

Former Michael Schumacher Security Guard Accused Of Attempting To Blackmail Family for $15.8 Million People really just won’t leave Michael Schumacher and his family alone. The former Formula 1 driver with seven driver’s championship titles under his belt has been out of the public eye since he suffered a head injury in a skiing accident more than a decade ago. Last year, a German magazine had the gall to publish an… Read more…

At $9,995, Would You Pimp Your Life In This 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis? With its low mileage and impeccably clean presentation, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Grand Marquis looks to be the perfect old-school cruiser. Unless, that is, if its price is cruisin’ for a bruisin.’ Read more…

New Popemobile Is An Electric Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, Just Like God Intended The Pope has had a lot of cool and sometimes weird rides over the years, with Popemobiles ranging from Fiat Pandas and Mercedes-Benz MLs to Kia Souls and Jeep Wranglers. Probably the best and most iconic Popemobiles are based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, first a W460-series 230G in the 1980s and then a later W463… Read more…

Traffic Jam: The New Pornographers–‘Letter From An Occupant’ We have a headline about the new Popemobile this morning and it all it took was seeing “New po-” to make me think of the classic Canadian rock group The New Pornographers. Does this mean I need Jesus? More than likely, but I need vaguely fuzzy indie rock from the late 90s/early 2000s much much more. Especially if that… Read more…

Living in the Limbo (aka: Advent) + Stephanie Duncan Smith Stephanie Duncan Smith joins the show to share some of her reflections on life through the lens of the liturgical calendar. The post Living in the Limbo (aka: Advent) + Stephanie Duncan Smith appeared first on RNS.

Nigerian missionary school’s alumni force an investigation into past abuse (RNS) — Alumni of Hillcrest School, a boarding school run by missionaries, have been pushing for an independent investigation since 2021, when a former principal admitted to molesting students during his time there. The post Nigerian missionary school’s alumni force an investigation into past abuse appeared first on RNS.

Religious elites oppose assisted suicide; the public, not so much (RNS) — How come? The post Religious elites oppose assisted suicide; the public, not so much appeared first on RNS.

Senate approves move to add American Jewish history museum to Smithsonian (RNS) — The bill marks the first step of a long process to examine whether a Smithsonian museum dedicated to the American Jewish experience could be created.  The post Senate approves move to add American Jewish history museum to Smithsonian appeared first on RNS.

The election is over. Our work is not. (RNS) — With the election season behind us, all Americans need to turn to the work of building democracy day by day, in our communities and with our elected officials, those we agree with and those we don’t.  The post The election is over. Our work is not. appeared first on RNS.

New, fully electric popemobile offers Pope Francis every comfort as Jubilee nears VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This is the first fully electric vehicle provided to the pope by Mercedes-Benz. The post New, fully electric popemobile offers Pope Francis every comfort as Jubilee nears appeared first on RNS.

Outside Supreme Court, religious protesters mostly rally in favor of transgender rights (RNS) — ‘As a trans person myself, I know that I’m just as much an image of God as a cisgender, heterosexual person of whatever color, race and creed,’ said the Rev. M.E. Eccles, a trans Episcopal priest. The post Outside Supreme Court, religious protesters mostly rally in favor of transgender rights appeared first on RNS.

The A.M.E. Zion Church adopts new common measurement for the health of its churches and congregations Gloo The post The A.M.E. Zion Church adopts new common measurement for the health of its churches and congregations appeared first on RNS.

Leaded Gasoline May Have Caused Boom In Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel’s resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak in the 1960s. Scientists always knew that heavy lead was a seriously bad thing for humans to be near, breathe in, or work around. In the 1970s the… Read more…

Customer Tells Dealer They Are Underwater $29,000 On Car Loan And Willing To Accept A $2,500 Monthly Payment On A New Mercedes-Benz Americans owe trillions in car payments and the last few years have shown that people are willing to accept life ruining payments to be able to drive what they want. A recent video of a customer at a Mercedes dealership showed in real time just how wildly financially irresponsible folks who get into these car buying… Read more…

Mazda CEO Says U.S. Deserves A Two-Rotor Rotary Engine Because The MX-30’s Single Rotor Is Too Weak Mazda’s famous rotary engine finally made its big return last year, but it wasn’t under the hood of a replacement for the RX-8. In fact, it wasn’t even in a performance car at all. Instead, it served as a range extender for the MX-30 electric crossover. You can’t buy that particular car in the U.S., but that doesn’t… Read more…

NPR and Religion News Service (RNS) announce new partnership Mission-driven news organizations expand access to vital religion reporting WASHINGTON — Today, NPR and Religion News Service (RNS) announced the formation of a new partnership to report on the impact of religion in our public and personal lives. The partnership also will help fill the gap caused by the reduction in the number of journalists… …

What’s The Best Car-Related App On Your Phone? Technically mobile phones have had applications installed since the 1980s with simple calendar, clock and calculator inclusions, but it took until the iPhone’s arrival in 2007 for the apps we know to be apps today. I am of the age that I came up learning how to get from one place to another by reading maps in a… Read more…