Today's five.

Jason Collins, the first active male athlete on a major American professional sports team to come out as gay, has died at 47 after an eight-month battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive and inoperable brain cancer. Collins spent 13 years in the NBA across six franchises before making history in 2013 with a Sports Illustrated essay in which he wrote: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm Black and I'm gay." NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Collins helped make the league and broader sports community more inclusive for future generations. His family described him as an inspiration to those who knew him and those who admired him from afar.

A comprehensive Israeli investigation published this week concludes that Hamas and allied Palestinian armed groups systematically and widely deployed sexual violence during the October 7, 2023 attacks and against hostages taken afterward. The 300-page report, the product of a two-year inquiry drawing on 430 filmed survivor and witness interviews, more than 10,000 photographs and videos recorded by the attackers, and official site records, finds that rapes, sexual assault, and sexual torture were deliberately used to maximize pain and suffering. While the UN and other bodies have previously documented sexual violence from the attacks, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage, this report is described as the most comprehensive account to date.

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announced plans to introduce legislation suspending the federal gas tax, which currently adds 18.4 cents to every gallon of gasoline, as fuel costs climb amid the ongoing war against Iran. President Trump has also expressed support for suspending the tax. While proponents frame the move as relief for Americans feeling pain at the pump, analysts note the savings may amount to only a few dollars per month for the average driver. Republicans on Capitol Hill have shown growing interest in the proposal, raising the prospect that it could advance legislatively in the near term.