AMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other news: The House Ethics Committee reported there's overwhelming evidence that Congressman George Santos broke the law.

The panel said the New York Republican used campaign funds for expensive hotels and spas and lied on financial reports.

It said -- quote -- "Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for financial profit."

In turn, Santos announced he won't seek reelection, but he could still be expelled from Congress.

He also faces federal criminal charges.

A federal jury in San Francisco convicted a man of assaulting Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

David DePape was also found guilty of trying to kidnap the former speaker.

Federal prosecutors welcomed the jury's decision.

ISMAIL RAMSEY, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California: What this guilty verdict on all counts sends is a clear message that, regardless of what your beliefs are, what you cannot do is physically attack a member of Congress or their immediate family for their performance in their job.

AMNA NAWAZ: DePape admitted breaking into the Pelosi home last year.

She wasn't there, but he attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer.

He could get up to 50 years in federal prison and is also charged with state crimes.

An appeals court judge in New York state has set aside a gag order against former President Trump, for now.

The order barred him from speaking publicly about court staffers in his civil fraud trial.

The judge today cited free speech concerns and lifted the gag order while the appeals process continues.

The United Nations top court ordered Syria today to stop torturing its people.

It came in a case filed by the Netherlands and Canada against Damascus.

The order said the regime must -- quote -- "take all measures to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment."

There's no word on whether the Syrians will comply.

Kenya's high court has again blocked the deployment of police to Haiti to quell gang violence.

The court acted today, hours after Kenya's Parliament approved sending 1,000 officers.

Just yesterday, a heavily armed gang took hostages at a hospital in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.

Police freed them, but activists said this shows just how bad things are.

PIERRE ESPERANCE, National Human Rights Defense Network, Haiti (through translator): Today, the country is controlled by gangs.

And the gangs have links with the authorities.

The biggest problem right now in Haiti is the absence of government and rule of law, and also all key state institutions have collapsed, even the police.

AMNA NAWAZ: If Kenyan police do go to Haiti, they would lead a multinational force.

Two top health agencies say deaths from measles jumped more than 40 percent last year to 136,000.

Most of the victims were children.

And the World Health Organization and the CDC blame a sharp drop in vaccinations during the pandemic.

Most of the large outbreaks were in Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean.

Back in this country, members of the United Auto Workers have ratified a new contract General Motors, but it was closer than expected.

The union announced the agreement won just under 55 percent of the vote.

Voting is still ongoing at Ford and Stellantis.

Meantime, Starbucks employees today staged what might be their biggest strike yet.

Organizers said the one-day walkout involved more than 5,000 workers.

It targeted more than 200 Starbucks locations nationwide.

The strike is part of a two-year effort to unionize the chain.

For the first time since 2005, a Major League Baseball team is pulling up stakes.

Baseball owners today unanimously approved the Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas.

The sport's commissioner, Rob Manfred, said the team tried for years to find a site and financing for a new stadium in the Bay Area.

ROB MANFRED, Commissioner, Major League Baseball: I know this is a terrible day for fans in Oakland.

That is -- I understand that, and that's why we have all had a policy of doing everything humanly possible to avoid a relocation.

And I truly believe we did that in this case.

AMNA NAWAZ: The A's plan to begin playing in the new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip in 2028.

Congress has left Washington for its Thanksgiving recess after ensuring the government won't shut down this weekend.

The Senate gave final approval to a temporary funding package last night.

It keeps spending at current levels into January for some agencies and into February for others.

And, on Wall Street, stocks drifted to fractional gains and losses.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 45 points to close at 34945.

The Nasdaq rose nine points and the S&P 500 added five.

Still to come on the NewsHour: new reporting shows Russian oil continues to reach the U.S. market through a loophole in the embargo; a new book details the lies pushed by FOX to maintain the network's brand comedian Keegan-Michael Key and his wife, Elle, discuss the history of sketch comedy; plus much more.