The Trump administration finalized a sweeping rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and vehicle greenhouse gas emission benchmarks, dismantling previous federal frameworks designed to curb gasoline consumption and accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Administration officials stated the measure aims to reduce vehicle manufacturing costs, ease regulatory burdens...
Quarterback Conner Weigman accounted for six touchdowns to lead No. 25 Houston to a 42-28 victory over Georgia Southern during head coach Willie Fritz's return to Statesboro. Weigman completed 17 of 22 passes for 239 yards and four passing touchdowns while adding two rushing scores. Georgia Southern erased an early...
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during a bullpen warm-up session ahead of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed postgame that the thirty-eight-year-old veteran felt a sharp pop in his pitching shoulder, forcing him to immediately halt his pregame...
No. 17 Iowa secured a dramatic twenty to nineteen victory over No. 18 Michigan when quarterback Hank Brown connected with Reece Vander Zee on a sixteen-yard touchdown pass as time expired during their Week Four matchup. Trailing by one point with one minute and forty-eight seconds remaining and no timeouts,...
Misael Ramos, an Austin city council candidate and Democratic Socialists of America member, was arrested on a misdemeanor riot participation charge following a protest against a federal immigration enforcement shooting. The demonstration targeted the September shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan asylum seeker and delivery driver shot by...
Representative Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is urging the Democratic Party to center its economic messaging on Vice President JD Vance's close ties to Silicon Valley technology leaders ahead of the 2028 election cycle. Casar argues that party leadership should focus public attention on the influence of...
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized three-term Republican Representative María Elvira Salazar of Florida following her open challenge to the administration's aggressive federal immigration crackdown. The political rift surfaced after Salazar released a campaign advertisement criticizing federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in her Miami-area district, citing federal data that...
The U.S. Transportation Department finalized sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards through 2031, reversing prior federal mandates requiring rapid adoption of electric and high-efficiency fleets. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration established a fleetwide average requirement of 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031, down from the previous target of 50.4...
Actor and comedian Billy Gardell, known for his roles in Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola, revealed that undergoing bariatric surgery in 2021 saved his life following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. At his peak, Gardell weighed between 370 and 380 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with severe...
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander concluded his 21-year Major League Baseball career on Saturday, September 26, 2026, during a start at Comerica Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verlander pitched 5.1 innings, recording six strikeouts to bring his career total to 3,560, while allowing five hits and two earned runs....
