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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.
Taxpayers are cautioned that refunds are likely to be smaller this year
The IRS starts accepting 2022 tax returns Monday. Jan Lewis of the American Institute of CPAs says some taxpayers might receive smaller refunds as many pandemic-related breaks are no longer available.
Friends and family will keep Hody Childress' kind deed going
For years, Childress secretly gave money to his local pharmacy to cover prescription costs for those who couldn't pay. Near the end of his life, he told his daughter so she could deliver the money.
What motivated a gunman to open fire on a Lunar New Year celebration near LA
by Josie Huang
California's Monterey Park community is reeling following a mass shooting at a dance club Saturday night. The city is tight knit and a center of Asian American and Pacific Islander life.
President Biden's troubles with classified documents grew over the weekend
The Justice Department on Friday went through President Biden's home in Delaware and emerged from a 13-hour search with more classified materials.
Additional classified documents are found at Biden's Delaware home
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer to the George W. Bush White House, about the probe into President Biden's handling of classified materials.
El Salvador is about to enter its 11th month of limited constitutional rights
El Salvador's brutal crackdown on gangs has led to thousands of arbitrary detentions and the militarization of the streets.
R.I. girl asks police to run a DNA test on a cookie for evidence of Santa Claus
In a handwritten letter, the young detective requested a DNA test on the samples to prove the existence of St. Nick. The Cumberland Police Department promised to do its best to crack the case.
Morning news brief
The latest on the deadly shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden's lawyers uncover more classified material at his Delaware home. The FDA considers a major shift in COVID vaccine strategy.
Why higher winter temperatures are affecting the logging industry
by Henry Epp
It's been an unusually warm winter in the Northeast. Loggers there need frozen ground to reach some forested areas. (Story first aired on Jan. 21, 2023 on Weekend Edition Saturday.)
The Fed has been raising interest rates. Why then are savings interest rates low?
When the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, the interest rate on savings account usually follows in step. But recently, that logic hasn't held up. (Story aired on ATC on Jan. 15, 2023.)
Russia and Ukraine are receiving new weaponry that could shape the war
There's a growing expectation that Ukraine and Russia are headed for an escalation on the battlefield in the near future. This comes as both sides are receiving new supplies of weaponry.
Each story in 'The Faraway World' features characters searching for something more
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Patricia Engel about her book of short stories: The Faraway World.