Gold Star families allegedly defrauded of death benefits by adviser A major in the Army Reserves and financial counselor with the Army allegedly used his access to beneficiaries of deceased servicemembers to defraud them and enrich himself, prosecutors allege. Jaclyn Diaz
Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump Special counsel Jack Smith has spent more than $5 million so far on his twin investigations that circle former President Trump. Carrie Johnson
An Iowa teenager receives life for the beating death of his high school teacher The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to life with a chance of parole after 35 years in prison. The Associated Press
Walt Nauta, aide to Donald Trump, pleads not guilty in classified documents case Walt Nauta, an aide to Donald Trump, was indicted with the former president for his alleged role in mishandling classified documents. He entered a not guilty plea in Miami federal court on Thursday. Greg Allen
U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech." Shannon Bond
Lin Wood, a pro-Trump attorney who challenged 2020 election, retires his law license Lin Wood was part of a group of attorneys that peddled false 2020 election allegations and filed lawsuits looking to overturn the results in former President Donald Trump's favor. Jaclyn Diaz
Chief Justice takes back the reins at the Supreme Court this term Chief Justice Roberts kept a firm grip on the court. He assigned himself four of the seven most important opinions, including affirmative action, and he won some more nuanced outcomes. Nina Totenberg
Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other People Of Color. Here's how Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist. Sandhya Dirks
The federal government wants to protect people who work outdoors from wildfire smoke The extreme heat and wildfire smoke hitting parts of the U.S. can be hazardous for people who work outside. The federal government and some states are trying to establish more protections. Ximena Bustillo
LGBTQ+, legal groups on heightened alert after SCOTUS ruling The U.S. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian web designer who doesn't want to serve LGBTQ people, citing free speech protections for their work. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
