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1. A Mexican teen migrant dies in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees

   Royer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week.

2. Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens

   Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit it.

3. FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block it

   The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.

4. U.S. Mint can begin to produce Trump commemorative gold coin

   The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

5. Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds

   Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

6. Federal student loans will move to Treasury, further shrinking Education Department

   The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student loans as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

7. Planned Parenthood chapter settles with EEOC over treatment of white employees

   The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Planned Parenthood of Illinois will pay $500,000 to end an investigation that found the organization's DEI practices violated federal civil rights laws

8. FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support

   Health officials with the Trump administration have backed away from an effort to more heavily regulate indoor tanning — despite protests from medical groups that warn of the dangers of skin cancer.

9. Trump's mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza

   NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

10. Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial

    The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.