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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.
Teenager in California becomes the youngest person to pass the state's bar exam
Peter Park graduated high school at 13, went to law school, became a law clerk and passed the bar exam at 17. He's now 18, and aspires to be a prosecutor.
Opposition leader from Belarus gets U.S. help standing up a government in exile
The U.S. says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the democratically elected leader of Belarus. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to her about efforts to change her government from exile.
There's backlash over U.K. prime minister's plan to send migrants to Rwanda
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Madeleine Sumption of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, about the British government's latest plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
Labor Department releases November jobs report
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November, higher than the 150,000 jobs created in the previous month.
Gwyneth Paltrow made a stunning admission: she hasn't seen 'Avengers: Endgame'
Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."
A big brother reflects on what his younger brother taught him
by Jey Born
Rob Rigano lives in New York; his brother Phil lives near San Diego. During their once-a year-visit, StoryCorps' trailer was parked near Phil's home. He came back recently to remember the conversation
Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former President Donald Trump.
A Texas judge grants permission for woman's abortion
The judge granted the pregnant woman, whose fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal, permission to get an abortion. It's the first legal challenge of its kind to state abortion bans.
President Biden's son Hunter faces a second federal indictment
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging Hunter Biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.