Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care The shift to electronic medical payments gave rise to a new kind of health care middlemen, who now charge 1-5% every time insurers pay doctors. Here’s how lobbyists convinced regulators this was OK. Read more on NPR

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content. Read more on NPR

Latinos are the biggest ethnic group in Texas, but their political power lags behind Latinos in Texas have eclipsed non-Hispanic whites as the dominant ethnic group in the state, but the group’s political power has yet to catch up. Read more on NPR

California grads headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans As young adults prepare to leave blue states and head to historically black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they’re getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college. Read more on NPR

Maui’s wildfires are among the deadliest on record in the U.S. Here are some others The wildfires that killed at least 99 people in Maui are the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than a century. Here’s a look back at some of the country’s most lethal blazes and lessons learned. Read more on…

The number of dead from Maui’s fires rises as local residents press to see Lahaina The death toll from the Maui wildfires rose again on Monday as officials warned that number would rise while also acknowledging public frustration from residents still barred from visiting Lahaina. Read more on NPR

In charging Trump, the Atlanta-area DA relies on RICO law. Here’s what it is Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises, and it was based on — and is broader than — federal RICO law. Read more on NPR