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Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elliot Williams, legal analyst and former Justice Department deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's response to court orders.
Inmates To Be Moved Temporarily Out Of Infamous Iraqi Prison
Kelly McEvers talks to Ned Parker, Baghdad bureau chief for the Reuters news agency, about the temporary closure of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Its 2,400 inmates will be transferred.
Plunge In Circulation Forces Changes At Japanese Magazine
Wonderful Wife was a top seller when more women stayed at home and took care of the kids. Now that more women stay on the job, the publisher replaced it with a magazine aimed at working mothers.
Wal-Mart To Offer Money-Transfer Service
The giant retailer will go head to head with Western Union and Moneygram in a market worth about $900 billion. But Wal-Mart says it will offer lower fees.
Indiana Man Lets Buyer Keep His Stolen Car
A 72-year-old man thought the deal he got on a car was too good to be true so he looked up its rightful owner. Derk West decided the older man needed the car more than he did so he let him keep it.
Chelsea Clinton Announces She's Pregnant
Chelsea's parents — Bill and Hillary — sent out tweets confirming the news. The former president wrote that he's excited to add a new line to his Twitter bio: grandfather to be.
Many Sunken Ferry Victims Believed To Be Trapped Below Deck
by Anthony Kuhn
The rescue and recovery mission is continuing off the southern coast of South Korea after a ferry capsized earlier this week. More than 200 people are missing. Bad weather is hampering the efforts.
Lost Sea Lion Pup Found In California Almond Orchard
The pup was discovered 100 miles from the ocean. It mostly likely swam up the San Joaquin River, hopped out and couldn't find its way back.
Probe: Gains Of Integration Eroded, Especially In The South
In 1954, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation. David Greene talks to ProPublica's Nikole Hannah-Jones about her story in The Atlantic. She examines the failure of school desegregation.
Does Business Innovation Depend On A CEO's Age?
by Shankar Vedantam
Analysis of innovation at private companies in the U.S. and across the world finds an inverse relationship correlation between disruptive innovation and the age of managers at those companies.
Ex-Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Criticizes Tax System
Donald Rumsfeld has made complaining to the IRS a bit of a tradition. In this year's letter to the IRS he writes: I have absolutely no idea whether our tax returns and our tax payments are accurate.
Tremendously Gratifying To Win 2 Pulitzers, 'Post' Editor Says
After years of circulation declines and painful staffing cuts, this year's two Pulitzer Prizes are especially sweet. David Greene talks to Marty Baron, the executive editor for The Washington Post.
Pension Deal Would Help Detroit Climb Out Of Bankruptcy
The city has reached a tentative agreement with retired police officers and firefighters to preserve their pensions. Pensions of other city retirees would take a 4.5 percent hit.