Former Syrian prison chief convicted in landmark torture trial in LA A former Syrian prison chief has been convicted in a landmark torture trial in Los Angeles. Deborah Amos
A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies. Rachel Treisman
Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act to try to lower gas prices Experts say waiving the act will do little to dramatically lower gas prices. Alana Wise
The threats to Minnesota's Medicaid funds are unprecedented. Other states could be next Hundreds of millions of dollars — and possibly billions — for the state's Medicaid program are in limbo as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on fraud. Juliana Kim
Arizona AG files criminal charges against Kalshi over 'illegal gambling' Arizona is the first state to allege the prediction market company has committed criminal violations, accusing it of running an unlicensed gambling operation. Bobby Allyn
Khamenei's killing renews questions about US assassinating foreign leaders Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders. Ryan Lucas
Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling that puts a hold on the Trump administration's overhaul of vaccine policies, including cuts to the number of recommended vaccines for children. Michel Martin
Tennessee teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools. Huo Jingnan
Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status. Zoe Sobel
'Participatory defense' helps people take a direct role in their own criminal defense Groups that support people facing criminal charges aren't new. But these participatory defense hubs, as they're called, have grown significantly in the past decade. Sarah Lehr