Matt Gaetz ethics report released, Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty, Possible Honda Nissan merger and more

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The U.S. House Ethics Committee says a former Florida congressman, and President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general, paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex. Matt Gaetz has denied wrongdoing. He had withdrawn himself from consideration for A.G. in November. The report closes a nearly five-year investigation into Gaetz.

And: Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to the murder of health insurance CEO, Brian Thompson. Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism. Thompson was shot dead on December 4 outside a hotel in New York. It was followed by a five-day manhunt.

Also: Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, which would create the world's third-largest auto company, after Toyota and Volkswagen

Plus: Ottawa proposes new rules on airlines, why more options to learn music are striking a chord with students, and how climate change could soon cause a double-double take with coffee drinkers.