Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after making pro-Palestinian comments on stage earlier this month.

The artist - whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty - had been the opening act for Sheeran's Loop tour, but was criticised by Jewish groups after saying "Free Palestine" at two concerts and making political speeches.

From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver.

Sport-utility vehicles have steamrolled the automotive world, supplanting once- ubiquitous sedans at the top of the sales charts. That trend has continued apace, with even Rolls-Royce and Ferrari joining the SUV train (though Maranello is still in denial about the Purosangue). And yet, sedans remain our preferred mode of five-seat transportation, offering more expressive designs and greater behind-the-wheel character than their high-riding counterparts, to name but a couple of their benefits. With that in mind, we thought it was time to revisit what’s left of the once-massive mid-size-luxury-car segment.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled "The President's 2026 Trade Policy Agenda," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The rapid advance by Yemen’s Houthis down the country’s Red Sea coast has raised questions over whether the group could turn its territorial gains into new sources of revenue, adding to an already extensive war economy.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has sparked yet another backlash for an advert after appearing nude in a series of promotional videos for sports trading app Novig.

In the ads, the Madame Web star appears mostly naked, covered only by footballs, basketballs, and other sports paraphernalia. “Novig is just sports,” Sweeney says. “So they wanted to show just sports.”

International sales house H264 has sold Rodrigue Jean’s “Labrador – Autopsy of Silence” to TLA Releasing for the U.S. and the U.K. The deal follows the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, where it won three awards, including best international narrative feature.

In most modern automotive assembly lines, robots take on the lion's share of cobbling vehicles together. The point at which the engine is assembled may have some human input, but it's usually at the hand of many humans — workers anonymously fit different parts and spin electric ratchets, and the end result is something that functions just fine, but doesn't exactly have a signature touch. But Mercedes-AMG — the high-performance Mercedes-Benz subsidiary — does things differently.

• Jeep’s newest special-edition Wrangler draws inspiration from the brand’s first civilian model, the Willys CJ-2A.
• The Wrangler JL-2A is based on the Rubicon model and features electronic locking front and rear differentials and a disconnecting anti-roll bar.
• Orders for the 2027 Jeep Wrangler JL-2A will open in October, and the package will add $4,995 to the base 2027 Wrangler Rubicon.
  

Jeep is digging way back in the archives for its latest “Twelve 4 Twelve” drop. This time, the brand is taking inspiration from the first-ever civilian Jeep, the Willys CJ-2A. The original CJ-2A was released in July 1945, based on the Willys MB that the U.S. military used during World War II. The modified military vehicle soon found a home in farming and ranching environments.

In April 1917, the German submarine UC-30 was making its way through waters near Rømø after abandoning a mission to Ireland because of engine problems. The vessel had turned back toward Germany and was close to reaching home.