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President Joe Biden took a hybrid Jeep Wrangler for a spin around the South Lawn of the White House – as he touted new battery technology going into the electric fleet.   'Have you guys driven an electric vehicle?' the president asked a group of reporters after he completed his circuit. 'You don’t hear a thing,' he said.   Clearly in his element, Biden jumped out of the gray jeep and fielded several questions from the press.   Asked by DailyMail.com about language in the new infrastructure bipartisan bill about mandatory breathalyzer technology for cars, Biden backed the idea.  'In large part it would just help the driver,' Biden said. 'Because lots of times people have a couple drinks and don’t realize it,' he added.  'That's a good idea, I think,' Biden said.  Earlier, in his remarks to lawmakers, Biden, a car buff, said he told GM chief Mary Barra that when the company finally makes an electric Corvette, he wants to be the first to drive i

Kentavya Mack's, 25, mugshot after her arrest on Wednesday for performing a sex act in front of a child  A Tulsa woman was arrested earlier this week after authorities said she filmed herself having sex in front of her 3-year-old son.  Kentavya Mack, 25, was arrested after  video circulated on social media, showing her and an unidentified man having sex while a toddler watches in the background, according to the Tulsa Police Department. Someone who saw the video sent it to authorities via Facebook Messenger.   The Child Crisis Unit, which is part of Tulsa PD, found and interviewed Mack shortly after the video emerged online. Police said she told them she was the woman in the video, and that the child in the background was her son.  It is unclear who shot the video and whether they knew they were being filmed.  She was arrested Wednesday for lewd or indecent acts with a child under 12. Her bond is set at $50,000.   Kentavya Mack's arrest came about after a video circulated on so

The Government has announced a £750 million insurance scheme so festivals and live events can restart with confidence in a bid to avoid a second lost summer of fun due to Covid.  Industry figures have been calling for such a scheme to help them recover from the pandemic and be able to plan events without the risk of a coronavirus outbreak leaving them out of pocket. Many organisers have found that insurers would not cover them for cancellations caused by Covid. But the Government announced it has partnered with Lloyd's to deliver the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme as part of the Treasury's Plan for Jobs. The Government has announced a £750 million insurance scheme so festivals and live events can restart with confidence in a bid to avoid a second lost summer of fun due to Covid. Pictured: Music fans at London's O2 last week James Blunt performs at London's Royal Albert Hall on July 23, one of the many live events back on as Covid restrictions ease  FACT BOX TITLE The Go

Thousands of British holidaymakers in Mexico are scrambling to get home after travel restrictions changed at short notice. From 4am on Sunday, those returning home from Mexico will have to quarantine in a designated hotel for ten days. The cost of a flight back to Britain was being sold for between £2,000 and £4,000 yesterday as many tried to beat the deadline. Pictured: Claudia Rattray talks to BBC via video alongside her daughters. Claudia and her two daughters arrived in Mexico city today to learn the country had been upgraded to the red list There are between 5,000 and 6,000 British holidaymakers in Mexico currently.  In a further blow, the cost of hotel quarantine will increase from August 12, with the price for single adult travellers rising from £1,750 to £2,285 and a second adult paying £1,430 – more than double the current rate of £650. One couple have been forced to cut their honeymoon from two weeks to two days. Student Joe Coward, 29, said: ‘We feel... incredibly sad and fr

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday told the governors of Texas and Florida not to be the reason schools are interrupted after they refused to support a CDC recommendation for face masks in classrooms. 'Don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. Our students have suffered enough,' Cardona said when asked his message for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. 'Politics doesn't have a role in this. Educators know what to do,' he added.  DeSantis threatened to withhold funds from Florida school districts if they mandate that students wear face coverings. He said the new CDC recommendations for masks in classrooms 'lacks' scientific justification. But several Florida school districts said they would require students to mask-up anyway. Abbott also said there would be no face mask requirements for Texas school children. The education secretary also warned there could be more closures if the war over face masks in schools continu