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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez decides not to quit, after days of speculation
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.
Morning news brief
White House lays out plans to replace pandemic border restrictions. Donald Trump's lawyer spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. After Tucker Carlson's firing, viewers have deserted Fox.
Named after Robert E. Lee, an Army fort now honors 2 pioneering Black officers
Fort Lee in Virginia on Thursday became Fort Gregg-Adams in a ceremony that renamed the base after two Black officers whose struggles paved the way for a more inclusive military.
Families grapple with the rising cost of a college education
by Elissa Nadworny
As college tuition continues to rise, families are figuring out where their kids will go to college, and how to pay for it. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on April 27, 2023.)
Trump attorney asks E. Jean Carroll why it took decades to accuse his client of rape
Donald Trump's attorney spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. She is a former columnist who sued Trump, claiming he raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
Quake survivors in Turkey line up to file damage claims, missing person reports
by Fatma Tanis
More than two and a half months since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, hundreds of people are still searching for the remains of their missing loved ones.
Talk show host and a former Cincinnati mayor, Jerry Springer, dies at 79
A remembrance of Jerry Springer, who is best known for hosting the hugely popular 1990s confrontational talk show: The Jerry Springer Show.
'The Indicator from Planet Money': Can forcing people to save cool inflation?
During World War II, famous economist John Maynard Keynes wrote about a way to help tame inflation: compulsory savings. Could that work now? One economist thinks we should revisit the idea.
Since the firing of Tucker Carlson, viewers have deserted Fox
by David Folkenflik
Since Monday when Fox News fired its biggest star, Tucker Carlson, its ratings have slumped. But Carlson's fate is much more uncertain.