Why Israel detains so many Palestinians

In Washington, the House is expected to vote on a resolution later today to expel New York Republican Representative George Santos. The freshman member of Congress has ignored pressure from his Republican colleagues to resign. A recent Ethics Committee report found he used campaign funds to pay for personal purchases like Botox and trips to Atlantic City. He's separately pleaded not guilty to federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering. The House has only ever expelled five members in its history. Three for supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War, and two others convicted of federal crimes.

And in Montana, a federal judge has blocked a move to ban all use of TikTok in the state, after determining it would have violated free speech rights. The first-of-its-kind state ban was scheduled to take effect on New Year's Day. The push to ban TikTok in Montana has been closely watched as a bellwether for how other states might follow, especially in places where TikTok has already been banned on government-owned devices and networks.

"CNN" describes the two distinct justice systems Israel operates in the West Bank. Jewish settlers are subject to civilian courts, while Palestinians in occupied territories fall under the jurisdiction of Israel's military court system. That allows Israel to jail Palestinians indefinitely without charge in what's called "administrative detention." Israel argues, it's a security measure, to detain people not just for acts they're accused of committing but also potential future crimes. Human rights groups say it's a violation of international law. One Israeli human rights group estimates, out of the 7,000 Palestinians currently in Israeli prisons, roughly 2,000 are being held in administrative detention.

Fatima Shahin was part of the first wave of hostage-prisoner exchanges this week. She spent months detained by Israel and shared her story with "CNN."

But even with the FDA's increased authority, experts and public health researchers say the changes don't go far enough. They don't allow the FDA to require independent testing or ban the use of forever chemicals. And the biggest hole in this new legislation, these advocates say, is that cosmetics companies are not required to prove their products are safe before they are sold to the public. Unsafe products can only be recalled once they've hit store shelves.

The FDA recently proposed a new ban on one type of toxic chemical used in hair relaxers. Formaldehyde can be found in more than 150 products, and they're marketed primarily to Black and brown women. These chemical straighteners have been linked to elevated risk for uterine, breast, and ovarian cancer.

Jeanette Toomer has been using chemical straighteners for more than forty years. She believes her stage 4 cancer diagnosis can be traced back to using hair relaxers. And she told St. Martin that she and many other women had no idea that the treatment could be associated with adverse health outcomes.

This underlying fear that I think every woman has. Of could these kind of things that seem very innocuous that we put on our bodies, that we use in our hair, that we use on our face, could they hurt us? Until now, so much of the burden of determining whether or not a cosmetic product was safe fell on consumers. St. Martin told us she thinks that's changing.

I don't foresee another 85 years of nothing happening because the consumers today are becoming more and more educated and it's going to push our lawmakers to put the power back in the FDA's hands.

Yes, I said Steve. That's the name of a different atmospheric phenomenon that's kinda having a moment right now. "USA Today" explains that a Steve has this distinct purple-pinkish arch, with bright green vertical stripes that look kind of like a picket fence.

So by now, you're probably wondering, "Why is this thing called Steve?" Well, technically the credit goes to a bunch of cartoon characters. In the 2006 movie "Over the Hedge," there's a scene where a group of animals encounters a hedge for the very first time. And they have no idea what it is, they're totally freaked out.

And while Steves are a rare sight, you do have a slightly better chance of seeing one right now. We're now entering a period of enhanced solar activity, which means you might have a Steve sighting in your near future.