After reportedly threatening to kill other state politicians, a newly elected West Virginia state lawmaker was taken into custody on Thursday. After an investigation revealed that Joseph de Soto "had made several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials," troopers arrested him early Thursday morning, according to a statement from West Virginia State Police Lt. Leslie T. Goldie Jr., who was elected in November to represent West Virginia in the House of Representatives. "The West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Capitol Police take all threats against government process seriously," Goldie Jr. stated. "Any person making these threats used to intimidate, disrupt, or coerce the members of our West Virginia legislature or other governmental bodies will not be tole...

According to a Pelosi spokesperson, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was hurt and taken to the hospital in Luxembourg while traveling with a congressional delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. "Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals," said Ian Krager, who provided a statement to reporters on Friday on behalf of Pelosi's congressional office. According to Krager, Pelosi is still working from the hospital.Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified, ...

On Thursday, the sister of Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaiian lady at the focus of a missing persons inquiry in Southern California, updated the family's GoFundMe website to offer refunds to donors. The 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi was discovered safe, according to her family's announcement on Wednesday, however they did not specify when or where she was located. "Hannah's safe arrival has brought us immense relief and gratitude. Our family has had an unfathomable ordeal over the past month," Sydni Kobayashi said on the GoFundMe website. "We would want to sincerely thank everyone who helped us through this trying time. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness and kindness." Additionally, the post said that donations had been disabled and that anyone requesting a refund could do so by Decembe...

We know the health system does not function as well as it should, but said executive Brian Thompson was one of the people trying to improve the troubled American healthcare system. The CEO of UnitedHealth Group addressed the vehement frustrations, threats, and hate directed at healthcare insurers in a Friday morning op-ed published in the New York Times. "I understand people's frustrations with the system," said Andrew Witty, the chairman of UnitedHealth Group, the parent firm of United Healthcare. Nobody would create a system similar to ours. And nobody did. Decades have gone into creating this patchwork. In his opinion piece titled "The Health Care System Is Flawed," he stated that his goal is to assist in improving it. Let's make it right. Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was a su...

According to a court filing on Friday, McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution deal to end a federal criminal investigation into the company's consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to boost sales of its narcotic medication OxyContin. According to a petition in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, Martin Elling, a former top partner at McKinsey, also consented to enter a guilty plea to obstruction of justice next month in the U.S. Department of Justice investigation. The consulting firm allegedly knowingly and consciously colluded with Purdue Pharma and others to aid and abet the misbranding of prescription pharmaceuticals, according to the criminal charging document that McKinsey consented to have filed by prosecutors. According to the pape...

De'Vondre Campbell, a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, was mocked by his teammates for seemingly refusing to play during Thursday night's season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams. According to 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, Campbell refused to play when Dre Greenlaw, who had been injured, had to leave the game in the third quarter, bumping the veteran out of the starting lineup. After the game, Shanahan told reporters that he didn't want to participate today. Whether Campbell would be disciplined or removed from the squad was not immediately apparent. I'm not sure yet, but we'll work something out. "Shanahan said." The coach emphasized that the event from Thursday night would not be a continuous source of distraction. "When someone says that, you move on," he continued, "but people ...

Fintech and private credit, two emerging sectors of finance, are joining forces in a new multibillion-dollar joint venture. With a new agreement, private credit firm Sixth Street is investing $4 billion in loans over three years, giving Affirm Holdings its largest-ever capital commitment. For Affirm to underwrite short-term installment loans with terms ranging from four to six months, Sixth Street is making an upfront financial commitment. After being repaid, the capital is reinvested in the fund to make additional loans, potentially totaling over $20 billion throughout the partnership's three years.According to someone familiar with the details, the loan sale won't begin until 2025, and the transaction includes a ramp. Alternative asset managers are increasingly turning to nonbank fintech...

Vice President-elect JD Vance will have Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, as a personal guest at Saturday's Army-Navy game. In Landover, Maryland, at 3 p.m. ET, Vance and Penny will watch the game from Trump's suite at Washington Commanders Stadium. Penny's intention to go to the game was initially reported by the Allbritton Journalism Institute's NOTUS magazine. In the New York chokehold case, Penny, a former Marine, was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a jury on Monday. After choking the 30-year-old homeless man on a metro train in May 2023, Penny, who was 24 at the time, was charged by the prosecution with causing Neely's death. Neely had been acting strangely and shouting when he got on the subway, and he had a history of...

In relation to a home invasion in Pennsylvania earlier this month that left a 25-year-old man dead and his mother disabled after being shot several times, one of two suspects has been taken into custody. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said Thursday that Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown, was charged with second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, and other offenses in connection with the fatal home invasion that occurred in Lower Merion Township on December 8. However, police are still looking for another guy, 42-year-old Philadelphia resident Kelvin Roberts, and are offering a $5,000 reward for information that could lead to his apprehension. Around 2:20 a.m. on December 8, Lower Merion Police received their first call regarding a shooting at a home invasion. Officers ar...

As he attempted to lead France out of political turmoil after an o-confidence vote that overthrew previous Prime Minister Michel Barnier's cabinet last week, President Emmanuel Macron selected centrist supporter Francois Bayrou as the country's next prime minister on Friday. The 73-year-old founder of the Democratic Movement party, Bayrou, will now have to try to form a government capable of passing legislation in the same sharply split parliament that united in a rare show of solidarity to overthrow Barnier on December 5. Addressing France's failing economy and creating a budget that cuts costs and is approved by lawmakers will be his key responsibilities. This was a challenging undertaking that contributed to Barnier's demise. Three months after Barnier was chosen by Macron, he was remov...