Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated Voters in four states — Vermont, Oregon, Alabama and Tennessee — approved antislavery ballot measures in the 2022 elections. The Louisiana amendment may have failed, in part, because of confusion. Kaitlyn Radde
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off Borrowers who say they were misled by their colleges have waited years for the federal government to review their claims. Wednesday's decision was a big win for them, but it's already been appealed. Cory Turner
Trump Organiazation's ex-CFO is on the stand for another day at tax fraud trial Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump's former chief financial officer, takes the stand in a Manhattan courtroom for a second day in the criminal tax trial of the former president's company. Andrea Bernstein
Special protections for about 300,000 immigrants are extended amid federal lawsuit People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return. Juliana Kim
The wife of California's governor gives tearful testimony at Weinstein's rape trial Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker, nearly screamed through tears from Monday as she told the court Harvey Weinstein raped her in 17 years ago and spoke of the devastating effect it had on her since. The Associated Press
Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely? Twitter regularly loses money. But Elon Musk took on billions in debt to buy the company at a time when online advertising is slumping. Could bankruptcy be next? Bobby Allyn
How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now The Republican chairman of Maricopa County, Ariz., is winning praise for his skilled handling of the election in the face of disinformation and voter conspiracy theories, mostly from his own party. Kirk Siegler
A transgender beauty influencer was put in a men's jail after her arrest in Miami The incarceration of trans woman Nikita Dragun in a men's jail is part of a much wider trend of transgender individuals being placed in jails and prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Jaclyn Diaz
Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race Nina Totenberg
Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place. Sandhya Dirks
