California senator demands resignation of energy board over controversial tire rule

California senator demands resignation of energy board over controversial tire rule

Backlash is growing over California’s controversial new tire rules aimed at lowering emissions — and now a state senator is joining the calls for the bureaucrats behind the rules to lose their jobs. The tire regulations, approved Monday by the California Energy Commission, will phase out replacement tires that fail to meet the state’s new energy-efficiency…

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Woody Harrelson Reveals How He Found Out His Dad May Have Hooked Up With Matthew McConaughey’s Mom

Woody Harrelson Reveals How He Found Out His Dad May Have Hooked Up With Matthew McConaughey’s Mom

Three cheers for how Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey discovered they could be brothers. Three years after the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actor revealed their bond might extend beyond friendship, the Cheers star recalled the moment that Matthew’s mom Mary Kathlene McConaughey—who he’s known for over 25 years—spilled the beans. “She…

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Austin nurse sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to abusing medically-fragile child

Austin nurse sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to abusing medically-fragile child

A former Austin nurse accused of repeatedly striking, choking and restricting the breathing of his patient — a non-verbal, bedridden, 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy — has been sentenced to 3.5 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, after pleading guilty in a case that prosecutors said involved nearly two dozen incidents all captured…

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Sons of Anarchy Secrets That Will Really Rev Your Engine: Casting Jax, Killing Tara and More

Sons of Anarchy Secrets That Will Really Rev Your Engine: Casting Jax, Killing Tara and More

Spoiler alert: Sons of Anarchy did not end well for almost every character. Like the Shakespearean tragedy that inspired creator Kurt Sutter‘s gritty FX series (it’s Hamlet, but on motorcycles, and in central California), when the dust settled the usurping king was dead, as was his queen. And Charlie Hunnam‘s troubled prince Jax rode off into the……

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How Peyton Manning’s son Marshall fared in high school debut

How Peyton Manning’s son Marshall fared in high school debut

Another Manning tasked with continuing his family’s dominance at quarterback took a step toward that point Thursday night. Marshall Manning, the 14-year-old son of Peyton Manning, took the first two varsity snaps of his career with Baylor School and completed his first pass, relieving senior starter Keegan Croucher in the second quarter before Croucher returned.…

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