The average price of a new Tesla EV in the first three months of 2026 was $53,421, according to Kelley Blue Book. By comparison, the average price for all new electric vehicles during the same period was $54,508, KBB said.

Tesla’s average price in March was 2.6% lower than the average transaction value in March 2025 and 1.2% lower than Tesla’s average price in February, the group said.

“On the automotive side, I think it’s always worth noting that Tesla cars are an incredible value for money, and they’re all self-driving, depending on what part of the world you’re in,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors on April 22 as he announced the company’s first-quarter results.

The deployment is powered by Flytrex’s new Sky2 drone, which was announced on April 23 and can carry about 9 pounds of food, according to the Tel Aviv-based drone delivery service.

Customers within a four-mile radius of the Little Caesars store in Wylie, Texas (a suburb about 30 miles from Dallas) can receive up to two large pizzas, a selection of sides, and a soda in about four and a half minutes after they come out of the oven. As of April 27, the Wylie location is the only Little Caesars location using the new drone system.

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“At Little Caesars, innovation has always been driven by one thing: making it easier for our customers to enjoy our pizza,” said Trish Heusel, vice president of Little Caesars.

The Supreme Court ruled in February that President Donald Trump’s administration does not have the authority to impose broad tariffs around the world under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. The tariffs were expected to generate more than $2 trillion in revenue.

The Trump administration has begun processing billions of dollars in tariff refunds, which could total more than $160 billion. Here’s whether customs duty refunds will affect your wallet.

What is a customs duty refund? Why can businesses receive a refund?

Tariff refunds are payments made by the federal government back to companies that paid certain Trump-era import duties that the Supreme Court later ruled illegal.

According to the BBC, repayments could total more than $160 billion, making it one of the largest tariff rebate efforts in history.

Also, regular maintenance on your home’s water heater, especially cleaning the tank, will eliminate the need for it.

Although it’s not the most glamorous part of homeownership, everyday tasks like taking a shower, doing laundry, and washing dishes rely on the hot water produced by your water heater. Therefore, it is important to keep it functioning properly so that it does not disrupt your lifestyle too much.

Why do I need to flush my water heater?

Sediment builds up inside your water heater over time. This is caused by mineral deposits in hard water, such as calcium and magnesium, which settle to the bottom of the tank during the heating process.

The former Nebraska state senator spoke about his battle with cancer on the Sunday, April 26 episode of “60 Minutes” with Scott Pelley. Doctors initially gave him three to four months to live, but thanks to “providence, prayer, and a miracle drug,” they now say he has much more time to live.

He said the cancer has spread to other parts of his body, including his lungs and liver, but doctors are treating him with an experimental drug called dalaxone lasib.

Experts say the drug could allow patients to treat pancreatic cancer without the toxicity of chemotherapy.

North Carolina-based French Broad Chocolate PBC is recalling Bett’s Bake Sale Bonbon Collection in boxes of 6, 12, and 24 pieces due to undeclared walnuts, according to the company’s recall announced by the Food and Drug Administration on April 24. People with walnut allergies or walnut sensitivities run the risk of serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume these chocolates.

According to the company’s recall, French Broad Chocolate PBC was notified by a team member of the labeling error on April 20th. The labels for Walnut Fudge Bonbon and Peach Cobbler Bonbon have been swapped in the printed guide, providing inaccurate information to consumers.

Here are more details about the recall:

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What is the recalled chocolate?

The recalled Bette Bake Sale Bon Bons collection was sold in boxes of 6, 12, and 24 pieces. According to the company’s recall, the paper packaging boxes had batch numbers “260414” and “260417.”

The Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan aims to repurpose tens of thousands of acres of water-depleted farmland in California’s San Joaquin Valley into a massive solar power and battery storage network, producing power for the state’s grid, reducing energy costs for farmers and creating a new economic lifeline as groundwater regulations force fields to fallow.

“This is not just the largest project in California or the United States,” said Jeff Fortune, chairman of the Westlands Water District Board of Directors. “This will be the largest project in the world.”

Once built, the network could add approximately 21 gigawatts of solar and battery storage capacity to approximately 136,000 acres of reclaimed farmland. This would be an energy boost equivalent to all the large-scale solar power that California currently has on its power grid, district documents show.

Westlands provides federal and state-supplied water to 1,000 square miles of farms in western Fresno and Kings counties, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. But decades of water scarcity and the state’s new groundwater restrictions are forcing producers to rethink how they use their land.

California groundwater regulations could force Westland growers to fallow land

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Westland producers have long relied on surface water supplies and deep groundwater pumping from the Central Valley Project. Both are currently severely restricted.

Under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the San Joaquin Valley aquifer must reach a sustainable state by the early 2040s, severely limiting the amount of water farmers can pump. District officials say this could force producers to fallow hundreds of thousands of acres.

“Our hands are being forced,” Fortune said. “Everyone is on the same sinking ship together.”

Much of the land targeted for solar development is already difficult or impossible to cultivate due to drainage problems and soil salinity. Instead of leaving these acres idle, the district is marketing solar power as an alternative crop.

“We look at it as a new crop,” says Jeremy Hughes, a Westlands board member and fifth-generation farmer. “We collect the sun and produce electricity.”

How Westlands sells solar power through California’s power grid

Will farmers decide the future of green energy?

As the United States seeks affordable energy solutions, questions remain about growth without avoiding environmental responsibilities.

Westlands is not becoming a utility. Instead, a state law passed in 2024 allows the district to generate, transmit and sell electricity through California’s electric grid operator.

Under the plan:

• Some of the electricity will be used locally to help run water pumping stations and irrigation infrastructure.
• Most of the power will be sold to the state’s power grid, where utilities and other buyers will purchase power through California’s independent operators.

Hughes said running pumps and moving water takes a lot of energy, so reducing these costs could help agriculture survive.

“This area will have lower electricity costs to provide water,” Fortune said. “And producers will have access to lower-cost power on their side.”

Westlands also plans to fund and build new high-voltage transmission lines to bring power to the market and ease congestion between Northern and Southern California.

“In that sense, this is a transmission plan, not a solar plan. Solar is viable because we have transmission,” Hughes said.

Why converting farmland to solar power will transform California’s water and energy

California needs far more clean electricity, even as water scarcity takes land away from agricultural production.

Supporters say the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan simultaneously addresses both issues: providing the state with large amounts of clean electricity while helping farmers withstand stricter groundwater regulations.

“This ticks all the boxes,” said Ross Franson, president of agriculture for Wolf Farming and Processing, which already hosts solar projects on its land. “Energy transition, water issues, electricity demand, it all comes together here.”

But for communities built around agricultural workers, the changes raise concerns.

As irrigation dwindles and crops are replaced by solar power, longtime farm worker Rosa Ramirez worries about job losses. “In the ’90s, we had tomato fields, lettuce and onions,” she said in Spanish. “Now there are fewer and fewer of them.”

Her son, Dany Garcia, asked a question that local leaders still can’t fully answer: “Is she going to do solar system work there? She doesn’t have the experience.”

How big is Westlands’ solar plan?

The land proposed for solar power development (approximately 136,000 acres) is vast.

it is:

• Approximately 212 square miles
• More than four times the size of San Francisco
• Approximately 9 times the size of Manhattan

Westlands says its size justifies building its own power transmission system: about 110 miles of high-voltage lines and five substations that connect to the California-wide power grid.

Impact of this project on farm employment and nearby communities

State law requires the project to include a community benefits plan aimed at providing jobs, investment and environmental improvements to nearby towns, many of which face high unemployment rates, unsafe drinking water and some of the highest electricity rates in the state.

“We believe everyone should be involved,” said Espi Sandoval of Rural Communities Rising, a coalition of western Fresno County communities. “Residents want to be part of the conversation before decisions are made.”

But some local leaders worry the benefits are coming too slowly.

Westland city officials have said that once the project is up and running, local funding tied to solar revenue will likely begin several years after construction begins, a worrying timeline for residents already struggling with rising rates and fewer agricultural jobs.

When will construction of Westland’s solar power and transmission facility begin, and what remains to be determined?

No solar power plants or power lines have been built yet. This project will be developed in the future Individual solar power generation will continue to develop over the next 10 years Based on the district-wide environmental framework approved at the end of 2024.

Key questions remain unanswered, including:

• Which utility company buys most of the electricity?
• Amount of electricity used locally and exported
• When will community benefit funding begin?

For Westland producers, the plan is less about exiting agriculture and more about adapting to its limitations.

“If we could keep doing all the farming, we would,” said Rebecca Kaser, whose family has farmed in the area for generations. “This is a tool in our toolbox to continue farming, at least to the best of our ability.”

This article originally appeared in Visalia Times-Delta on the USA TODAY Network. To read the unabridged story, go here.

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Whataburger told USA TODAY that the chain, which operates more than 1,100 restaurants in 17 states, plans to open 15 new locations in seven states by the end of June.

Most Whataburger locations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, seven days a week, but will be closed on Christmas Day. The chain is known for its made-to-order, customizable burgers, popular patty melts, and fancy ketchup.

Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950, according to the company’s website. By 1959, Dobson had opened 20 more stores, including the first outside of Texas, in Pensacola, Florida.

In May 2025, the chain opened its first North Carolina restaurant in Gastonia, expanding its footprint into its 17th state, according to the company’s website.