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Authorities in Spain say at least 39 people have been killed after a high-speed train left the tracks and slammed into another such train heading in the opposite direction.

NPR's Miguel Macias says dozens of passengers were also injured.

President Trump's repeated remarks about the U.S.

acquiring Greenland are expected to be the focus of European Union leaders when they meet later this week in Brussels.

As Terry Schultz reports, EU officials are also expected to consider economic penalties against the U.S.

The Pentagon is preparing 1,500 active-duty U.S.

soldiers for possible deployment to Minnesota.

This follows recent protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during a federal immigration enforcement operation, as NPR's Jasmine Guards reports.

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Homebuilders in the U.S.

are signaling they're not optimistic about 2026.

That's according to a survey from the National Homebuilders Association and Wells Fargo.

As NPR's Stephen Basaja reports, builders remain concerned about rising costs and elevated interest rates.

The Justice Department recently announced a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stemming from $2.5 billion in renovations at Fed headquarters in Washington.

Powell has said he believes the DOJ probe is an attempt to pressure the Fed into lowering interest rates more aggressively.

They've had lowered rates by a quarter point three separate times in the final months of last year.

The NFL playoffs are down to the Final Four.

The AFC title game will feature New England at Denver.

In the NFC, the championship game will be the LA Rams at the Seattle Seahawks.