MONDAY NEWS – After several fights broke out on the field following Michigan’s win over Ohio State on Saturday, both schools now face a hefty fine.

The Big Ten Conference quickly reviewed footage of the fights and decided to fine each school $100,000 for their role in the melee.

In a brief conference statement, they said both teams’ actions were unsportsmanlike and jeopardized “the safety of participants and spectators.”

Minutes after Michigan’s 13-10 victory at Ohio Stadium, players began brawling at midfield when a Michigan flag was planted over the Ohio State logo.

The moment was captured on the FOX Sports broadcast and on cellphone video of several people inside the stadium. It was not immediately clear which player attempted to plant the flag, but video from the stands showed several Ohio State players rushing onto the field where Michigan players were centered around the flag.

Ohio police used pepper spray to disperse the players, who threw punches and shoved in the melee that overshadowed the Wolverines’ victory. A police officer suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to a hospital, a police union official said.

Stellantis CEO resigns

Over the weekend, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigned with a letter effective immediately.

His departure comes amid declining sales at the automaker, although details of his decision to leave have not been shared.

The company is currently working on appointing a new CEO in the first half of 2025. By then, a new interim executive committee, chaired by John Elkann, will be established.

In a statement, Elkann thanked Tavares for his work and said he was looking to the future.

“I look forward to working with our new interim executive committee, supported by all of our Stellantis colleagues, as we complete the process of appointing our new CEO. Together, we will ensure the continued deployment of the company’s strategy in the long-term interests of Stellantis. and all its stakeholders,” he wrote.

UAW President Shawn Fain also responded to the resignation, calling it “a major step in the right direction.”

Tensions are high between the union and the automaker, with the UAW threatening to strike at Stellantis this summer and Fain taking aim at the company during his State of the Union address in September.

President Biden pardons Hunter

President Joe Biden released a statement Sunday evening saying he had signed a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden.

The pardon comes after the family spent several days together in Nantucket for Thanksgiving, and just days before Hunter Biden was scheduled to face the first of his two sentencing hearings.

The president’s pardon covers Hunter Biden’s conviction in the Delaware gun case and his guilty plea to tax charges in California.

President Biden has repeatedly said he will not pardon his son or commute his possible sentence, but said in his statement Sunday that he believes “raw politics has infected” the legal process.

“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the decision-making of the Department of Justice, and I kept my word even though I saw my son being prosecuted for selective and unfair manner,” the president said. “No reasonable person looking at the facts of Hunter’s cases can come to any conclusion other than this: Hunter was chosen solely because he is my son – and that is wrong.”

Conviction of a criminal who posed as an autism therapist

An Oakland County woman with a criminal record accused of falsifying her credentials to work as a therapist for autistic children will face trial.

Kimberly Casey Coden-Diskin is accused of lying about her education and certifications to get a job at the Oxford Recovery Center in Brighton in 2018. Her criminal record includes identity theft and theft from a building.

Authorities said she never obtained a license from the state of Michigan. She used professional business cards, verbal statements and written documents to pose as a licensed healthcare professional. She also presented college degrees she allegedly did not have and used the certification number of another state-licensed therapist. That doctor said Coden-Diskin used his number three times, and records confirmed it.

Coden-Diskin was charged with sixteen counts of unauthorized practice of health care profession and two counts of identity theft. She was also charged with witness intimidation for her alleged communications with a witness in the original case.

She was ordered to stand trial, but pleaded guilty in September.

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4. Family and friends will gather Monday afternoon to hold a vigil in a man’s honor. killed by wrong-way driver on the Lodge Freeway this weekend.

5. Average gas prices in Michigan increased 7 cents from last week, according to AAA. A gallon of unleaded gasoline currently costs an average of $3.08.

Potential Trump nominations could end up on the Supreme Court

Although Republicans have taken control of Congress, President-elect Donald Trump has said he may resort to recess appointments to fill key Cabinet positions if the Senate does not provide an easy confirmation process.

It’s a decision that could result in a battle that ends up in the Supreme Court, which could put Trump at odds with conservative justices. In its 234 years of existence, the Supreme Court has decided only one case involving suspended appointments. If the conservative judges had won their case in 2014, they would have made the election of a future president virtually impossible.

In 2014, judges unanimously ruled that Democratic President Barack Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were illegal.

But they strongly disagreed on the scope of the decision. Five justices upheld a limited ruling that the Senate was not actually in recess when Obama acted and, in any event, a break had to be at least 10 days before the president could act on his own chief.