A Chess Trailblazer Is Suing Netflix Over Her Portrayal In 'The Queen's Gambit' Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show's final episode that falsely says she hadn't played against male opponents. Rachel Treisman
Justice Clarence Thomas Says The Supreme Court Is Flawed But Still Works Justice Thomas defended the Supreme Court's independence, arguing that despite disagreements about the court's role, "it works. It may work sort of like a car with three wheels, but it still works." Brian Naylor
In Texas, Officials Are Reporting A Surge Of Migrants At The Southern Border This Week Texas officials call it a "historic surge." Thousands of new arrivals, largely from Haiti, are straining an already overstretched system, and more are on the way. Jaclyn Diaz
The Trump-Russia Probe Special Counsel Has Charged A Lawyer With Lying To The FBI A cybersecurity lawyer at a law firm tied to the Democratic party is the second person to be charged in special counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe. Ryan Lucas
International Criminal Court Backs Probe Of Duterte's War On Drugs In The Philippines Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that. Julie McCarthy
Gymnasts Testify That The FBI Failed To Protect Them Against Nasser Gymnasts testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday repeatedly said that the FBI failed to protect them from Larry Nassar. Ailsa Chang
Justice Department Wants Texas To Immediately Halt Enforcement Of Its Abortion Ban The Justice Department is seeking to temporarily stop enforcement of the new Texas law that effectively bans most abortions in the state. The department is already suing to block the law altogether. A Martinez
The Justice Department Wants A Federal Judge To Block Texas' New Abortion Ban The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to temporarily block the new Texas abortion ban while its lawsuit against the state continues. Jaclyn Diaz
Biden Ended Contracts with Private Prisons. So One May Turn to House Immigrants A for-profit detention center in Kansas that's been plagued with violence may be trying to do an end-run against a presidential executive order by moving to house immigrant detainees. Carrie Johnson
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Decries Labeling The Court As Partisan The newest Supreme Court justice — picked by former President Trump to fill the seat left open by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death — said "we need to evaluate what the court is doing on its own terms." Brian Naylor
