4 things to know about possible changes to your student loan debt The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause. Cory Turner
A Texas lawmaker is targeting 850 books that he says could make students feel uneasy Republican Matt Krause is asking schools for an accounting of any book that "might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress." Bill Chappell
Families in Charleston church massacre reach $88M settlement with DOJ Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the June 2015 attack said the FBI's negligence allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used in the attack. Bill Chappell
NYC firefighters are planning a protest at the mayor's home over vaccine rules Firefighters and thousands of other city are protesting New York City's vaccine mandate. Public employees have to get the coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1, or risk losing their job. Jaclyn Diaz
Kyle Beach reveals he is the player suing the Chicago Blackhawks over sex assault Beach said that he was sexually assaulted by a video coach for the hockey team in 2010 and that the team did nothing about it for weeks. Beach came forward publicly for the first time Wednesday. Jaclyn Diaz
The Facebook Papers: What you need to know about the trove of insider documents "We've been fueling this fire for a long time and we shouldn't be surprised it's now out of control," an employee reportedly wrote on an internal message board. Bill Chappell
The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. Experts say the deadly rally helped usher in an era of extremism and radicalization. Odette Yousef
Amazon warehouse workers in New York will file for a union vote Amazon workers in New York plan to take an initial step toward forming a union. Organizers say they have collected some 2,000 signatures for a union vote from warehouse workers on Staten Island. Alina Selyukh
'Remain in Mexico,' the Trump era policy that haunts the Biden administration NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Dana Graber Ladek of the International Organization for Migration in Mexico and Yael Schacher of Refugees International on the future of the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Justine Kenin
A proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warn A coalition of civil rights and criminal justice reform groups said a White House proposal for restricting synthetic drugs related to fentanyl will not curb the overdose epidemic. Carrie Johnson
