SUMMARY: The Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reason” to investigate U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles for potentially omitting or misrepresenting financial information. The inquiry focuses on a personal loan Ogles claimed to have given his campaign during the 2022 primary, initially reported as $320,000, later amended to $20,000. Ogles did not cooperate with the review, raising questions about the loan’s source, which his campaign staff could not confirm. Ogles, facing inquiries, stated he would cooperate with the FBI and believes discrepancies were honest mistakes. He successfully fended off multiple challengers in the 2022 Republican primary and was re-elected.

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SUMMARY: Nashville recorded its hottest year in 2024, surpassing previous highs and marking an ongoing trend of warmer temperatures over the last decade. Factors contributing to this include climate change and El Niño, with significant fluctuations, such as a January drought followed by an Arctic blast. The year also featured a notably warm spring and a hot summer with multiple days exceeding 100 degrees. East Tennessee faced severe flooding from Hurricane Helene. Legislative discussions included failed proposals for mapping landslides and amending wetland protections, while climate-focused state funding has seen limited support despite a recent climate action plan’s release.

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SUMMARY: In the last two hours, new details have emerged about an attack outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel. Authorities identified 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, a highly decorated Army soldier, as the person of interest. A Cybertruck caught fire and exploded, killing one and injuring seven. Livelsberger, who served in Afghanistan and Ukraine, had been on approved leave and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. Investigators suspect the explosion was caused by fireworks or a bomb, unrelated to the vehicle itself. Tesla’s Elon Musk is cooperating with the FBI to aid the investigation.

The decorated Army soldier who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the massive blast, officials said Thursday.

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