Sports

'E-L-G-S-E-S!' Philly mayor flubs Eagles chant ahead of snowy playoff game

Jan. 22, 2025

We’ve all been there at some point, struggling with the spelling of E-A-G-L-E-S during an impromptu Eagles chant. It just wasn’t caught on video. During a wintry weather preparations news conference in the hours before the Philadelphia Eagles’ snowy playoff win over the Los Angeles Rams, Mayor Cherelle Parker had her moment of messing up the chant.

Science & Tech

Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway

Jan. 22, 2025

It was a simple, sunny afternoon on Canada’s Prince Edward Island as Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set off to walk their dog. Noticing a stray leash lying in the yard, Velaidum briefly stopped to pick it up before setting off on a quick walk. Minutes later, a meteorite pummeled the walkway — exactly where Velaidum had been standing — and a Ring doorbell camera captured the entire incident on video.

Travel

Nepal increases Mount Everest climbing fee to $15,000

Jan. 22, 2025

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday. Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped nation, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest. A permit to climb the 8,849 meter (29,032 feet) Mount Everest will cost $15,000, said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, announcing a 36% rise in the $11,000 fee that has been in place for nearly a decade.

Sports

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Jan. 22, 2025

Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, were lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. He received 99.7% of the vote, missing a unanimous selection by one vote. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, inducted in 2019, remains the only member of the Hall of Fame to get 100%. Ichiro joins starting pitcher CC Sabathia and relief pitcher Billy Wagner as part of the class of 2025 headed to Cooperstown, New York.

Sports

4 arrested in Ohio amid probe of upscale burglaries, some at sports stars' homes

Jan. 22, 2025

Four men from Chile have been charged in an ongoing investigation of nationwide burglaries at the homes of the rich and sometimes famous, according to court documents. The four have been linked to a Dec. 9 burglary in Hamilton County, Ohio, authorities say in the filing, a time and place that coincide with a break-in at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Though the documents did not name Burrow as a victim, a Bengals hat allegedly stolen during that December break-in was spotted by detectives in an SUV used by the suspects, the documents say.

Automotive

Trump freezes IRA funding

Jan. 22, 2025

President Donald Trump suspended all Inflation Reduction Act funding disbursements in an executive order Monday, part of a sweeping set of directives to begin setting the new administration’s energy agenda. The action, dubbed “Terminating the Green New Deal,” also pauses all funding disbursements for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The two laws were hallmarks of former President Joe Biden’s domestic policy agenda, rolling out billions of dollars in federal funding for clean energy construction and manufacturing projects. Federal agencies have 90 days to submit reviews and spending recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget and National Economic Council.

Automotive

What Trump’s executive orders mean for automakers

Jan. 22, 2025

A wave of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Monday is unlikely to slow adoption of electric vehicles but could keep gas and diesel-powered vehicles on U.S. roads longer, analysts say. Trump’s actions will ease emissions rules and pause disbursement of federal funding for charging infrastructure. The administration also repealed targets established by former President Joe Biden that 50% of new vehicles sold be zero-emission by 2030 and could end EV tax credits for consumers. Trump also ordered a review of U.S. trade policy, ahead of planned tariff hikes, which would have wide ranging impacts on imported vehicles and automotive parts, many of which are sourced from Mexico. Trump’s actions carry significant implications for the automotive industry — here are four of the top takeaways shared by experts interviewed by Automotive Dive.

Weather

Icy roads pose dangerous threat in wake of massive winter storm that paralyzed Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow

Jan. 22, 2025

A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather with record-breaking snowfall. The storm impacted 1,500 miles of the Deep South from the Texas Gulf Coast to the Atlantic coast of the Carolinas, causing widespread closures and travel disruptions, including stranded motorists and thousands of canceled flights. The storm, along with the brutal cold that helped cause it, is blamed for at least 11 deaths.

Weather

At least 9 reported dead in brutal cold as historic snow falls in once-in-a-generation storm in the South

Jan. 22, 2025

At least nine people are believed to have died as a result of the dangerous cold gripping much of the country, as a once-in-a-generation winter storm wreaks havoc on the Gulf Coast — a region wholly unaccustomed to winter weather. While the cold has proved deadly, footage from across the Gulf Coast shows snow blanketing implausible places, causing surreal wintry scenes: in New Orleans’ French Quarter, where street performers sang for passersby; on the grass at the Florida border; and on the white sand beaches of Orange Beach, Alabama.

International News

U.N. experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China

Jan. 22, 2025

United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to China, warning they are at risk of torture, ill treatment and “irreparable harm” if returned. Human rights groups and some Thai lawmakers have raised concerns in the past week that the transfer to China of the Uyghurs, who have been held in immigration detention for more than a decade, was imminent. The government has said it has no such plans.