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Enjoying the Olympics? Check Out These 10 Former "Odd" Olympic Sports
Back in the year 1896 was when the Olympic Games started. Over the years the hairstyles and attire for sports have changed.
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Alert! All Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck Owners: More than 100,000 Engines to be Replaced
There are safety recalls, and then there are really time-consuming, expensive safety recalls. Toyota is experiencing the latter, having discovered earlier this year a defect in its twin-turbocharged V-6 truck engines that power the Tundra pickup truck—at least, those 2022 to 2023 model-year variants built between November 2021 and February 2023
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USDA APHIS Asks for Help Looking for Asian Longhorned Beetle by Checking Trees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). APHIS declares every August Tree Check Month and is asking you to look for this destructive, invasive beetle by checking trees on your property and in your community for damage. Left unchecked, the ALB can cause infested trees to die.
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Man Charged With Shooting Davey Tree Worker, Leading to Standoff in Northwest Chicago Suburbs
A shooting suspect was charged after a nearly seven-hour armed standoff following the shooting of a landscaping worker in Northwest Chicago Suburb on Wednesday night.
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Illinois DOT Tailors Mowing to Pollinator Needs
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently kicked off its statewide mowing campaign, which will continue until August 15; an effort the agency said plays a key role in its pollinator preservation efforts.
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RC Mowers expands its Dealer Network to Australia
RC Mowers is expanding its Autonomous Mowing Robot dealer network outside of the U.S. The company has partnered with Colbrook Industries, near Melbourne, to bring its offerings to Australia.
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California Needs a Million EV Charging Stations — But That’s ‘Unlikely’ and ‘Unrealistic’
California will have to build public charging stations at an unprecedented — and some experts say unrealistic — pace to meet the needs of the 7 million electric cars expected on its roads in less than seven years.
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June 2024, A Significant Decline in Migrant Encounters
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for June 2024, which show a significant decline in migrant encounters following a Presidential Proclamation announced June 4, 2024, by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the southern border. Border Patrol encounters between ports of entry were 29% lower than in May 2024 and were the lowest monthly total for the Border Patrol along the southwest border since January 2021
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Ford Recalls Over 550,000 Pickup Trucks Because Transmissions can Suddenly Downshift
Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift to first gear no matter how fast the trucks are going.
The recall covers certain F-150 pickups from the 2014 model year. Ford’s F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the U.S.
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Grass Versus Artificial Turf: The Debate in NJ can be Divisive
With the world’s attention turning to New Jersey in 2026 for the FIFA World Cup, one critical story won’t be about the athletes on the field but the field itself — more specifically, about the playing surface at MetLife Stadium, where the final will be held.
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No Gas Mowers/Blowers This Fall For New York State?
The Bill reads, "Prohibits the sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the state; requires the commissioner to promulgate rules to enact such prohibition by January 1, 2025".
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