Rivian and the Department of Energy have finalized a $6.6 billion loan announced in November with just a few days left until Donald Trump's inauguration.

The U.S. Department of Energy gave final approval Thursday to electric vehicle maker Rivian for a $6.6 billion loan to support its stalled Georgia factory, a huge infusion of cash intended to ensure the plant gets built.

Rivian has completed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy that will see it get a $6.6 billion loan it will use to build a new factory in Georgia. The loan was preliminarily approved in November and its closure came with urgency as the future of the department’s loan program for clean vehicle projects under the incoming Trump administration is unclear.

USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg end-of-season full-sport ranking furthers that takeaway.

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life's project should be longer and larger than your lifespan."

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit at an airport in Georgia after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago, police said.

New developments arose Thursday when it was revealed now-ex Georgia quarterback Carson Beck intends to transfer this offseason, and a Big Ten team wants to pursue him.

The Wisconsin men just keep winning, and the Badgers are getting respected for it in the latest college basketball rankings. Wisconsin cracked the Top 20 in both the latest AP Poll and Coaches Poll, moving up six spots to No.

With the second semester of the school year having started, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program welcomed 10 mid-year additions, eight coming from the transfer portal and two others – linebacker Gunnar Clary and defensive back KJ Sejour – being early prep enrollees from high school.

The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish meet Monday night in the College Football Playoff national championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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Notre Dame used a pair of late pick-sixes to finish the regular season 11-1 in a victory at rival USC. Christian Gray returned a would-be game-tying touchdown pass attempt 99-yards to cool the Trojans late threat and clinch a home College Football Playoff game.