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This is out of her glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart. If this story had never happened, All of us wouldn't be here right now. Sammy wouldn't be here. Nina wouldn't be here. Wally wouldn't be here. Anyone that we know wouldn't be here. So what happens when Lily's mom tells her the story is not true?

This American Life, surprising stories every week. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The funeral for Pope Francis is taking place in St. Peter's Square Saturday. The traditional requiem mass prays for God to grant eternal rest to the departed. NPR's Jason DeRose reports from Rome. Jason DeRose World leaders, including President Donald Trump, the King of Spain, and the Prince of Wales are attending as is former US President Joe Biden, who's a practicing Catholic.

Following the funeral, Francis Coffin is being taken to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for burial. In reflection of his life of service to the dispossessed, special guests at his burial itself include homeless people, refugees, and victims of violence. Saturday begins a nine-day period of official mourning leading up to the conclave, at which Cardinals will elect the next head of the Catholic Church. Jason DeRose, NPR News, Rome. A federal judge has halted President Trump's executive order ending collective bargaining rights for most federal employees. As NPR's Andrea Shue reports, the White House argued the move was necessary to ensure the country's security. The case was brought by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents federal employees across several dozen agencies.

The union argued that stripping federal workers of their collective bargaining rights had nothing to do with national security, but instead was punishment for the union's legal challenges to the president's actions, including his mass firings of employees. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman granted the Union's request to block federal agencies from implementing the executive order, finding it unlawful. That preserves collective bargaining rights at agencies where NTEU has members for now. Already, many agencies had stopped allowing employees to have their union dues taken out of their paychecks. Andrea Hsu, NPR News. A Milwaukee Circuit Court judge was arrested Friday outside of her courthouse by the FBI, accused by the Trump administration of helping a man evade federal immigration authorities.

NPR's justice correspondent, Ryan Lucas, says the arrest of the judge, Hannah Dugan, escalates the clash between local officials and the White House over immigration policies. The mayor of Milwaukee, Cavalier Johnson, criticized the Trump administration over Dugan's arrest. He said that it will deter people without legal status from coming to court.

Now, Dugan was in court today for her initial appearance. Her attorney said that Dugan regrets and protests her arrest. He said it was not made in the interest of public safety. Dugan though was released after her court hearing and she's scheduled to reappear for her arraignment in the middle of next month. Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers denounced the arrest, accusing the Trump administration of using dangerous rhetoric to attack and attempt to undermine our judiciary at every level. On Wall Street, the Dow closed the week on a positive note, finishing up at 40,113, up more than 1,200 points for the week. This is NPR News from Washington.

the week. This is NPR News from Washington. Americans' confidence in the state of the U.S. economy is falling according to the monthly survey from the University of Michigan. Since January and the beginning of the Trump administration, the survey has declined by 32 percent. It's the steepest three-month drop in the more than 30 years since the U.S. was rocked by a recession in 1990. Month to month consumer confidence in April fell by more than 8 percent and the report showed that that month was the fourth lowest on record since 1952. Texas is reporting an additional 22 cases of the measles. Reporter Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio reports from Texas Public Radio. It brings the

number of confirmed cases in that state to 646. Of the 26 West Texas counties affected, 10 of them have ongoing measles transmissions, including the county where the outbreak is said to have begun. 64 patients have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. The state does not report active hospitalizations. Two school-aged children have died due to complications from the virus. Both were unvaccinated and lived in the region of the outbreak. Of the nearly 650 cases, 618 of them have been in unvaccinated people. Health care professionals say the best way to prevent the virus is to receive two doses of the MMR vaccine. I'm Gabriela Alcorta Solorio in San Antonio.

One of the country's best known acrobatic pilots died in an air show crash in Virginia. Pilot Rob Hyland died Thursday. From Washington, this is NPR News. If buying a home feels out of reach, you might have more options than you think. You might be and died Thursday. From Washington, this is NPR News.