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The mother of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel was reportedly arrested on a DWI charge in Texas on Saturday.Michelle Manziel was arrested in Kerrville, TMZ Sports reported. She was held on $7,500 bail but was later released from custody, according to the report. Johnny Manziel stands with his mom Michelle Manziel for a photo during the NFL Draft red carpet arrivals at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 8, 2014. (Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports)Manziel is a relator in Texas. She has not commented about the reported arrest.Johnny Manziel was born in Tyler but grew up in…

TV funnyman Conan O’Brien took the stage as host of the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night as the 2025 Oscar nominees competed for top honors. O’Brien inherited hosting duties from fellow comedian and late-night star Jimmy Kimmel, who presided over the Oscars four times before.”America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars,” O’Brien said in a statement when he was announced as host.O’Brien kept things moving in the broadcast and delivered some few comedic interludes, including a musical number in which he sang about not wasting the audience’s time.…

How Meta’s community notes program might work How Meta’s new community notes program might work as fact-checking ends for Facebook, Instagram 03:54 Meta is apologizing for a mistake that resulted in graphic and violent imagery appearing in the Reels feeds of some Instagram users.”We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels feed that should not have been recommended,” a Meta spokesperson said Thursday in a statement, without offering details on the nature of the problem. The apology came a day after multiple Instagram users reported receiving content recommendations labeled as “not safe for…

Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to Prévost, eight miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I had walked out of Au Clos Rolland, a historic inn where I’d spent the previous night dining on a decadent three-course meal and resting up from a day of cross-country skiing.Skiing from town to town through forests and meadows, then overnighting near the trail in relative luxury, was something I had never experienced in North America.Au Clos Rolland is just a few blocks from the P’tit Train du Nord, a…

The European Commission will propose revising planned fines for vehicle makers whose car and vans fail to meet 2025 CO2 emission targets, by allowing them to hit the targets based on fleet emissions over three years.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference on Monday that the targets remained the same but that compliance would be over three years, rather than one.The European Union executive intends to publish its automotive action plan on Wednesday to help ensure EU car producers can electrify their fleets and compete with more advanced Chinese and US rivals.”There’s a clear demand for…

When a mortar round exploded on top of their American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, the Ukrainian soldiers inside were shaken but not terribly worried, having been hardened by artillery shelling over three years of war. But then the small drones started to swarm. They targeted the weakest points of the armored Bradley with a deadly precision that mortar fire doesn’t possess. One of the explosive drones struck the hatch right above where the commander was sitting. “It tore my arm off,” recounted Jr. Sgt. Taras, the 31-year-old commander who, like others, used his first name in accordance with Ukrainian military…

More than a decade ago, Canadian miners prospecting for diamonds in western Greenland saw on the horizon a huge white hump.They called it White Mountain and soon discovered it was a deposit of anorthosite, a salt-and-pepper color mineral used in paints, glass fibers, flame retardants and other industries. The same mineral creates a ghostly glow on the moon’s surface.The White Mountain deposit proved to be several miles long and several miles wide, and “only God knows how deep it goes,” said Bent Olsvig Jensen, the managing director of Lumina Sustainable Materials, the company mining the area.Lumina is backed by European…

Perched atop craggy bluffs in a beachside city north of San Diego, a railroad line offers passengers a sweeping view of the Pacific Coast. But the ground beneath it is crumbling.No one denies the problem, but a fight over how to solve it highlights a broader challenge, and a worrisome reality, for California residents: how to adapt to climate change that threatens coastal living, a way of life that has long defined the state’s identity, from its economy to its culture.The segment of track on the bluffs in Del Mar, Calif., connects San Diego to the rest of the state…

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2025 7:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed back to Ottawa, after ending his London visit with an audience with King Charles. Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds.Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s role in the transatlantic alliance, despite U.S. President Donald Trump pulling back from NATO and blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion. Get…

Mack Hansen has committed his future to Ireland and Connacht by signing a new two-year contract.The Australia-born wing has scored 12 tries in 27 international caps following his debut against Wales in the opening round of the 2022 Six Nations.The 26-year-old’s latest deal runs until the end of the 2026-27 season.”Since moving to Ireland I have loved my time and I am delighted to sign this new contract,” Hansen said to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).”Playing in Ireland with Connacht means a huge amount to me and I feel that I have improved because of the coaching and structures…