• On today's episode: UN aid enter Gaza; two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killed in Washington; the latest on the GOP tax bill; Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth accepts a jet from Qatar; and North Korea fails to launch a naval destroyer.
• House Republicans pushing through an all-nighter trying to pass Trump's big bill.
• Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people.
• Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts.
• Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the targeted killing of white farmers.
• Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75.
• Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions.
• Judge says the Trump administration violated a court order on deportations to third countries.
• Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville.
• New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says.
• Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say.
• A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path.
• Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil's absence at graduation.
• Flight at San Diego airport evacuated and 1 arrested following reports of a bomb threat.
• Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting.
• Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data.
• Wall Street tumbles under the weight of rising Treasury yields and US debt worries.
• Jim Morrison bust stolen from Doors singer’s Paris grave in the ‘80s has finally been recovered.
• Rapper Kid Cudi to testify at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial this week.
• A shocking comeback for the Pacers opens the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals, a Thunder star takes home the MVP award, the Stars rally furiously to take Game 1 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and an outspoken longtime NFL owner dies.
• UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius.
• Iran insists it won't stop enriching uranium and agrees to new round of US talks.
• Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience.
• Report World's supply of critical minerals for clean energy is concentrated in fewer countries.
• The UN says no aid that has entered Gaza this week has reached Palestinians.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: Biden's office says his 'last known' prostate cancer screening was in 2014; Israel strikes Gaza; President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region; German police arrest teens involved in far-right group; animals owned by Mexican cartels have been rescued; and a judge rules on a case involving migrants being sent to Africa.
• US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say.
• Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore vote of GOP lawmaker who ID-ed trans teen athlete online.
• Trump announces he's selected final 'Golden Dome' space missile defenses that would cost billions.
• Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill.
• Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country.'
• While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance.
• Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest.
• Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children.
• George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76.
• Accuser gestures at Harvey Weinstein in courtroom confrontation.
• Cassie's mother says Sean 'Diddy' Combs demanded $20K because her daughter was seeing someone else.
• 20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona.
• Driver in custody after breaching Buffalo airport gate.
• Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break.
• NY governor to visit Seneca Nation to apologize for state's role in boarding school.
• US stocks sink as S&P 500 falls to its first loss in 7 days.
• Home Depot says it doesn't expect to boost prices because of tariffs.
• Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns.
• The Thunder earn a statement win to open the Western Conference Finals, a Timberwolves star briefly exits with an injury, the defending Stanley Cup champions cruise to a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final, Aaron Judge and Will Warren lead the Yankees to victory and NFL stars will play flag football in L.A.
• White Sox unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV and his World Series appearance.
• Indy 500 announces first grandstand sellout since 2016 with 350,000 expected for the race on Sunday.
• A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people.
• The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor are shot dead.
• Iran’s supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment.
• WHO members adopt a 'pandemic agreement' born out of the disjointed global COVID response.
• New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: Severe storms have been moving across parts of the US; President Donald Trump will visit GOP House members about his proposed tax cuts; South Africa's president will visit the US; Israel is under pressure to get aid into Gaza; and a shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in a USPS truck are now overwhelming an animal shelter.
• Trump calls Biden cancer diagnosis 'very sad' and says he is surprised it wasn't found sooner.
• Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
• Joe Biden's long fight against the disease that killed his eldest son.
• Pence speaks in North Carolina against broad Trump tariffs and praises House on tax bill.
• Trump's big bill teeters as House conservatives demand more changes.
• Trump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will begin immediately following call with Putin.
• JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit US.
• CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid potential Trump lawsuit settlement.
• Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow.
• Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts.
• Freed from ICE custody, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia to cheers.
• Crew members of tall ship that collided with Brooklyn Bridge return home to Mexico.
• Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend.
• Authorities say suspect in California fertility clinic bombing left behind 'anti-pro-life' writings.
• Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 remain on the lam.
• New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes.
• Stocks, bonds and the dollar drift after the latest downgrade to the US government's credit rating.
• Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes premiere for 'Highest 2 Lowest.'
• Singer Dawn Richard says Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie.
• A star linebacker and a Super Bowl-winning coach receive contract extensions in the NFL, a former strikeouts leader is set to return from injury in baseball, an All-Star is fined for his postgame attire in the NBA, a decorated Olympic wrestler enters a guilty plea and more.
• NFL owners set to discuss tush push again, along with playoff and flag football proposals.
• Wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder pleads to lesser charge after arrest in prostitution sting.
• Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world.’

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: Isarael will allow some aid into Gaza under pressure; Russia outlaws Amnesty International; President Donald Trump will talk with Ukraine and Russia; Romania completes a presidential runoff; and the latest on a Mexican ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
• Trump warns Walmart Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes.
• US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says.
• Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law.
• Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade.
• Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback.
• Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post.
• Severe weather leaves at least 23 dead, including 14 in storm-battered Kentucky.
• Talks aimed at ending New Jersey Transit rail strike to resume Saturday, railroad CEO says.
• 10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food.
• Bikepacker who survived more than 3 weeks in California's snowy wilderness describes her ordeal.
• Fire destroys a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation.
• Texas' measles outbreak is starting to slow. The US case count climbs slightly to 1,024 cases.
• US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning week.
• US consumer sentiment slides to lowest in 3 years as trade war raises anxiety about inflation.
• Recap from the first week of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial.
• The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
• Oklahoma City ousts Denver to advance to West finals in the NBA Playoffs, defending Stanley Cup champion Florida eliminates Toronto to return to East final, Scottie Scheffler pulls away for his third major title in golf, a double-digit winning streak ends and a suspension for a positive drug test in baseball.
• Judge dismisses jury in Canadian hockey sexual assault case after complaint about defense behavior.
• Released Israeli hostage calls on government to end war in Gaza.
• China's economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment.
• The UK and the EU are to seal new deals and renew ties 5 years after Brexit.
• Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's statue in her native Slovenia.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, faith-based resettlement workers press on despite a freeze on federal support for refugees.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• In this episode: President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order comes before the Supreme Court; Russia and Ukraine will hold peace talks; Trump discusses negotiations with Iran; military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks; Bono discusses his documentary that is showing at Cannes.
• The FBI is disbanding one of its Washington-based public corruption squads, AP sources say.
• Former President George W. Bush draws inspiration close to his Dallas home in his latest paintings.
• Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds.
• Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are 'just regular people' at home.
• DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system.
• Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents.
• Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, Maryland officials say.
• New Jersey Transit issues warning for riders ahead of potential rail strike.
• Sole survivor of a 400-foot rock climbing fall told 911 dispatcher he could 'hardly breathe.'
• Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains.
• Wall Street drifts back within 4% of its record after the S&P 500 notches a 4th straight gain.
• A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war Higher prices are inevitable.
• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.81%, its highest level since late April.
• Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment.
• Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion.
• Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trial.
• Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson.
• Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96.
• Daniel Dae Kim makes history at the Tony Awards and for Asian representation on Broadway.
• PGA has strong field and big surprise Jhonattan Vegas leads at 64 as stars fail to shine.
• Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal faces felony charges in South Florida, police say.
• Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary.
• FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals.
• First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says.
• Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions.
• US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels.
• Bright auroras on Jupiter are captured by Webb Space Telescope.
• How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza; Ukraine and Russia begin peace talks; President Donald Trump meets with troops in Qatar during his trip to the Middle East; Poland will hold presidential elections this weekend; Republicans in Missouri look to repeal an abortion-rights ammendment; the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues.
• South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees.
• New US-backed group says it will start aid operations in Gaza within weeks.
• Democratic congressman pushes Trump impeachment effort, but even colleagues criticize it.
• Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love.
• Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department.
• Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns' economies. A GOP plan targets that.
• FBI says it broke up a plan to attack an Army site in suburban Detroit.
• Ex-FBI agent and Pentagon contractor sues over secret recording showing him criticizing Trump.
• Judge orders Georgetown student to be released from immigration detention as case proceeds.
• Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer 'You should be ashamed of yourself.'
• South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban.
• Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states.
• California governor announces $12 billion budget deficit.
• New Jersey Transit, commuters bracing for potential train engineers strike.
• Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week.
• DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in deliveries scam.
• Boeing, trying to emerge from one of company's most difficult eras, is having a pretty good week.
• Ford recalls nearly 274,000 Navigator and Expedition SUVs due to risk of loss of brake function.
• Max streaming service is reviving the HBO name — the one it discarded two years ago.
• Minnesota reaches its second straight Western Conference Finals and Boston stays alive in the NBA Playoffs, the Oilers punch their ticket back to the Western Conference Final and the Panthers make a statement in Toronto in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, two coaching hires in hockey and an NFL star running back gets a payday.
• Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs face Dak Prescott and the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
• Scottie Scheffler is trending going into the PGA and inspired by Rory McIlroy's win at the Masters.
• Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off-day.
• An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling.
• Thai officials seize over 200 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the US.
• Court rules in favor of the New York Times over texts between EU chief and a pharma boss.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: President Donald Trump discusses US relations with Syria and Iran during a trip to the Middle East; three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested; Ukraine-Russia peace talks are expected to begin soon; Israeli airstrikes hit targets in Gaza; Microsoft begins layoffs; California insurers can raise rates following wildfires.
• What's in Trump's big bill Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more.
• Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue.
• Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from Qatar.
• At Cannes opening, Robert De Niro calls Trump 'America's philistine president.'
• FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth.
• Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says.
• Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations.
• Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria, moves to restore relations with new leader.
• As President Donald Trump spoke in the Middle East, sirens blared in Israel.
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and 'freak offs.'
• Kim Kardashian testifies about being bound and held at gunpoint during Paris robbery.
• Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US.
• Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland.
• Wall Street rises again as the S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025.
• Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don't expect that to last.
• US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs.
• Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia.
• Family of Boeing whistleblower settles lawsuit with aircraft maker over his death.
• Indiana punches its ticket back to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Thunder gain the upper hand in their West semifinals series, a Celtics star has season-ending surgery, a postseason hat trick puts the Stars in command in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and two controversial baseball stars are posthumously reinstated.
• Panthers vice chairman Doug Cifu suspended by NHL over comments on social media.
• Wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting.
• About 3 in 10 US adults follow women's sports, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
• Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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• On today's episode: Singer Cassie is expected to testify Tuesday, one day after the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs began; President Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia as part of a trip to the Middle East; Nissan is trimming its workforce; the latest on the tensions between India and Pakistan; and an aviation agency rules Russia is responsible for downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
• Tariffs may have pushed up inflation a bit in April, government report to show.
• House GOP reveals Trump's tax breaks for tips, overtime and car loans, but costs run high.
• Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.
• White House correspondents protest lack of wire reporters on Air Force One.
• Sen. Paul points to business-sector resistance to Trump's tariffs in solidly red Kentucky.
• Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress.
• Trump sign executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs.
• Trump administration welcomes 49 white South Africans as refugees.
• Hamas says it released American-Israeli hostage.
• Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain.
• Four men arrested in West Africa for extortion scheme linked to California teen's suicide.
• Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war.
• As Biden-era 'junk fee' rule takes effect, Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly.
• A Paris court finds actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set.
• The Knicks move a win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, the defending champs lose their top player to injury, the Timberwolves push the Warriors to the brink of elimination, an NBA Draft lottery shocker and the Oilers and Hurricanes inch closer to advancing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Michael Jordan is joining NBC as a special contributor for its NBA coverage. Eagles get rival Cowboys for NFL regular-season opener on Sept. 4.
• Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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