Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures Almost half of the illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement last year was pills made to look like prescription opioids, a new study says. The trend suggests a growing supply of illicit fentanyl. Read more on NPR

‘Here’s the money. Buy a house’: A kind family receives kindness in return Joy Diaz and her parents were dedicated to helping others. Then, they received some life-changing help themselves. Read more on NPR

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama begin union vote amid pressure from all sides Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize. Read more on NPR

Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi’s husband Prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into ex-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband. Read more on NPR

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s Socialists win regional elections Catalonia’s separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday’s election. Read more on NPR

The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died Richard Slayman died almost two months after the historic procedure, the Boston hospital where he had the transplant said Saturday. At 62, he had the transplant to treat his end-stage kidney disease. Read more on NPR