Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout. Cory Turner
A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings. Rachel Treisman
How Trump and Vance's tour of dude influencers might help them win Donald Trump has spent the last several months speaking with popular male influencers and podcasters like Logan Paul and Theo Von. The appearances are part of a strategy to turn out young men. Danielle Kurtzleben
Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington? Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place? Greg Rosalsky
Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost. Martin Kaste
Voters in several states could upend how their elections are run Voters in a record number of states — including the battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada — are set to decide this fall whether to enact far-reaching changes to how their elections are run. Ashley Lopez
Southwest is changing how it boards planes, but don’t expect it to be faster Southwest Airlines is expected to say more this week about its major change to assigned seats. It’s part of a larger shift across the industry to maximize revenue, even if it makes boarding slower. Joel Rose
Megan's life was falling apart. Then a kind stranger swooped in to help After Megan Atherton was evicted from her home, her car broke down. She had a long drive ahead and nowhere to go, until a kind stranger stepped in. Autumn Barnes
Erik Menendez says Netflix show is full of 'blatant lies' about him and his brother In the 1990s, the Menendez brothers were put on trial for their parents' murder, becoming a media sensation that sharply divided public opinion on the brothers' motives. Juliana Kim
