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Let’s take a quick look at Tuesday’s news.
Deadly crash puts spotlight on cannabis and driving
17-year-old Luke Lessecker crashed his Chevrolet Silverado into the minivan of a Georgia family celebrating the holidays in Texas, essentially killing eight people. A devastating head-on collision on December 26, 2023 left six family members dead. The seventh family member, a doting father who was left paralyzed, was the only survivor in the minivan. And then there’s Resecker himself, who tested positive for THC and was recently sentenced to 65 years in prison. USA TODAY spoke exclusively with Resecker’s attorney and two prosecutors. Who litigated the judgment? One of the harshest penalties ever for driving under the influence of marijuana.
Pentagon investigating Sen. Mark Kelly
The Pentagon announced Monday that it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for “allegations of serious misconduct” after the Arizona Democrat called on the U.S. military to refuse illegal orders. Kelly was among a group of six Democratic lawmakers who released a video telling soldiers they have the right to disobey orders they believe are illegal. “I will not let the bullies silence me,” Kelly said.
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President Trump’s Obamacare subsidy plan is on hold
The White House is delaying a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of December due to resistance from Republicans, according to multiple media reports. Obamacare premiums are expected to rise at the end of the year if subsidies are not extended, leaving Republicans in Congress in a dilemma as they try to avoid major political liability ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The policy battle was at the heart of the record government shutdown that ended earlier this month.
He told ChatGPT that he was suicidal. His family says it was helpful.
In October 2024, Joshua Enneking, 26, began opening up on ChatGPT, and ChatGPT alone, about his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts. In a lawsuit against the bot’s creator, OpenAI, his family says they never expected ChatGPT to go from confidant to enabler so quickly. They accuse ChatGPT of giving Joshua endless information on suicide methods and justifying his dark thoughts.
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Viola Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies
Viola Fletcher died on November 24 at the age of 111, according to the mayor of Tulsa. Fletcher was born in Comanche, Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City, and moved with his family to Tulsa as a child, where he witnessed the brutality of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. In this tragedy, a white mob killed an estimated 300 black people and destroyed Greenwood, Tulsa’s thriving black community. For nearly a century, the massacre was largely forgotten. Fletcher helped change that..
Photo of the Day: Gotham FC celebrates
Gotham FC celebrated its second NWSL title in three years with a parade and ceremony in New York City on Monday. fans danced in the street.
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