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If buying a home feels out of reach, you might have more options than you think. You might be able to, especially if you have a little bit of money saved up and if you qualify for a low down payment mortgage, maybe even with some down payment assistance. It definitely could be a possibility for you. Listen to the Life Kit podcast from NPR for first time home buyer tips. Live from NPR News in Washington Washington I'm Shae Stevens Roman Catholic Cardinals will soon begin choosing candidates to replace Pope Francis who died on Monday at the age of 88 tributes are pouring in from around the world as NPR's Jason DeRose reports Francis was a church leader that many younger Catholics thought of as their own, with concerns about the environment, the poor, and peace.

At St. Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, 29-year-old Daniel Trin is an active member. After falling away from the church, Trin became interested again because of Francis' emphasis on serving the most vulnerable. Just the fact that he picked Francis as his pope name, St. Francis, he was born very rich, but he gave up everything so that he could help those who were in need. Peter Robinson, The New York Times, New York Times Trin says Pope Francis led him to think about the kind of person he wanted to be, a person who lives out his faith in loving service to others.

Jason DeRose, NPR News, Santa Monica. NPR News Reporter More congressional Democrats have traveled to El Salvador on behalf of Kilmar Obrego-Garcia, the man illegally deported from Maryland last month. NPR's Joel Rose reports that the lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to return Obrego-Garcia to the U.S. Joe Rose Four Democrats from the House of Representatives, including Maxwell Frost of Florida, traveled to El Salvador to show their support for Kilmar Abrego Garcia. We want to see him, know he's alive, know that he's well.

But also, we want to make sure that this story doesn't go away. Frost says they were not allowed to meet with Abrego Garcia because their trip was not sanctioned as an official congressional delegation. The Trump administration is refusing to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. despite a Supreme Court order to, quote, facilitate his return.

In court filings, the Justice Department confirmed that Abrego Garcia has been moved out of a notorious mega prison to a different penitentiary in El Salvador. Joel Rose, NPR News. The wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been convicted in a bribery scheme. The senator was sentenced to 11 years in prison while Nadine Menendez is to be sentenced in June. More from NPR's Giles Snyder. Giles Snyder, NPR Reporter, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News,

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Prosecutors accused Nadine and Bob Menendez of being partners in crime. They were initially to be tried together, but Nadine Menendez's trial was pushed back a year after a breast cancer diagnosis. Giles Nyer reporting. The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the preventive health care requirement in the Affordable Care Act. The plaintiffs say the provision is unconstitutional because the volunteer medical board that recommended it had not been approved by the Senate.

The case could affect coverage for lung cancer screenings, HIV preventive medicine, and more. This is NPR. NPR has learned that the White House may be searching for a new secretary of defense. That's according to an official who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt is dismissing the claim as fake news. Hegseth is accused of sharing details of U.S. military strikes on Yemen with family members over a communications app on his personal phone. That's in addition to a conversation

in which a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat with national intelligence officials. The Federal Trade Commission is suing Uber, alleging the company deceived customers about a subscription service known as Uber One. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the FTC's latest legal action is against another Silicon Valley firm. The FTC says Uber automatically signed people up for a premium service known as Uber One. The lawsuit claims Uber never received some customers' consent, failed to deliver promise savings, and made it difficult for people to cancel. For instance, the FTC says Uber requires 12 different actions in the app to cancel and that it was impossible to opt out within 48 hours of a billing date. For instance, the FTC says Uber requires 12 different actions in the app to cancel and

that it was impossible to opt out within 48 hours of a billing date. Regulators say such a process violates federal consumer protection laws. An Uber spokesman says canceling is clear, simple, and follows the spirit of the law. The FTC action comes as both Meta and Google are in federal court facing government lawsuits that could force the breakup of the companies. Bobby Allen, NPR News. U.S. futures are higher in after hours trading. Following Monday's losses on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 971

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