Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress as calls for the release of his ethics report grow louder. The Onion now owns Alex Jones' Infowars. And a federal investigation found the conditions at a Georgia jail were not only dangerous but unconstitutional. |
👋 Hello, pals! Laura Davis here. Let's get going with Thursday's news. |
A partisan standoff is brewing over whether a House Ethics Committee report will be released before the Senate considers President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for U.S. attorney general. |
How we got here: Gaetz, who resigned his House seat Wednesday shortly after his nomination, has been the subject of a three-year investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting "improper gifts" and giving out special favors to people with whom he had relationships. | Matt Gaetz is being probed by the House Ethics Committee as a part of an ongoing investigation that includes allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Mike Blake, REUTERS |
👉 Live updates: Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services; no pay for Musk, Ramaswamy. See Thursday's Trump coverage. |
Not The Onion: Infowars sold |
No joke. Satire publication The Onion has won an auction for control of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media platform Infowars, which was put up for auction by court order to pay off the more than $1 billion he owes to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims. The Onion announced the purchase – which has the support of Sandy Hook families – with its typical brand of humor, saying it planned to to "end Infowars' relentless barrage of disinformation for the sake of selling supplements." 🗞️ Read all about it here. | Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims won a defamation suit against Jones in 2022 after they said he used his platform to push conspiracy theories that the 2012 mass shooting that killed 20 children and six adults was a hoax. Alan Nguyen |
Feds: Georgia jail inhumane |
Georgia officials violated the rights of people in an overcrowded jail plagued by killings and inhumane conditions, according to a scathing Justice Department report released Thursday. |
What happened? The Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into "atrocious conditions" at the Fulton County Jail nearly a year after the body of a malnourished man covered in lice was found in a filthy cell in the jail's mental health unit. The medical examiner later concluded LaShawn Thompson, 35, had been "neglected to death." 👉 More from the report. | LaShawn Thompson, 35, died at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia after being eaten alive by insects and bed bugs, his family's attorney said. Submitted |
Coming soon: The main event |
After months of anticipation, the fight between 58-year-old former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and 27-year-old Jake Paul is just around the corner. Friday's bout will be unlike anything before as a retired legend, with nearly 20 years since his last professional fight, takes on a former social media influencer looking to earn some credibility in the ring. The fight will be streaming exclusively on Netflix. The two heavyweight contenders will weigh in at 7 p.m. tonight. 🥊 Who will come out on top? What to know. | Jake Paul (right) faces off with Mike Tyson (left) during a press conference on Wednesday. Kevin Jairaj, Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images | | | | Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is forecast to continue strengthening, according to the National Hurricane Center. | | | | Prior to Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election, Polymarket gained popularity for political prediction markets. | | | | The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says. | | | | The pronghorns were killed by vehicles, likely large trucks, as they sought shelter from snow in fields on rural roads and highways in Colorado. | | | | An 18-year-old in California has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice says. | | | | The boy, who had autism, disappeared after he and his mother took a nap inside the family's home in Hauser, Oregon, authorities said. | | | | Nelly won't be charged following his drug arrest after a visit to a St. Louis Hollywood Casino in August. | | | | Eva Longoria said she no longer spends much time in Hollywood and doesn't miss it, especially after Trump's win. She lives mostly in Spain and Mexico. | | | | The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period. | | | | British monarch King Charles III is marking his 76th birthday by opening two food distribution hubs amid his battle with cancer. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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