Photo: mike casca via X Our elected officials are meant to help the communities they serve, and apparently New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really took that to heart. The 34-year-old representative sprung into action when her chief of staff’s Honda Civic was stranded with a dead battery. The Kia EV9 Remains In A Class All … Read more
Happy Wednesday! It’s August 14, 2024, 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Texas Sues GM Over Data Sales General Motors collected and sold the … Read more
I don’t have any kids, or a wife, so I can get whatever I want. Due to a couple of really bad falls and the permanent injuries I got from them, along with all the inherited back issues I have, anything like a 4×4 truck or SUV wouldn’t be a good choice at all. I … Read more
It’s common to see a car or truck dangling from a bridge in a movie or TV show, but back in March, it actually happened in real life. A truck driver in Louisville, Kentucky crashed through the railing on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge and was left hanging more than 70 feet above the … Read more
Image: Larry MacDougal (AP) Air travel has become pretty crappy over the last few years, causing travelers to take to social media to vent their concerns directly to airlines. Everything from lost baggage to ticketing issues is shouted about in Tweet form. As usual, scammers have taken notice and have started to “help” travelers with these … Read more
