Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• What makes a Kentucky Derby champion Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs.
• What is a conclave What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope.
• What to know as US prepares to require REAL ID for many air travelers next month.
• Worries about flying seem to be taking off. Here's how to cope with in-flight anxiety.
• 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record.
• Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too.
• The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates.
• Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card.
• Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump's pardons could encourage future political violence.
• Childcare in the Capitol As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids.
• Secondhand stores are poised to benefit if US tariffs drive up new clothing costs.
• Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US.
• Starbucks' new drive-thru in Texas is the coffee giant's first 3D printed store in the US.
• Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report.
• US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say.
• Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US.
• A 180-year-old private South Carolina university is closing after a $6M fundraising drive fails.
• A secret note hidden in Dachau-built ‘Violin of Hope’ tells a tale of survival and craftsmanship.
• A set of first editions of Shakespeare's plays could fetch $6 million at auction.
• Four baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents.
• New York zoo feeds baby vulture with assist from a puppet vulture.
• Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate.
• Where do whale sharks mate The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish.

—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: Mike Waltz is out as national security advisor and was tapped by President Donald Trump to become UN ambassador, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes on the NSA role on an interim basis; the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to strip protections from Venezuelan migrants; the price of cheaper Chinese goods will likey increase; Trump signed an executive order to cut funding to PBS and NPR; and a chimney has been installed at the Vatican in advance the conclave.
• Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns.
• Florida leads as state and local governments sign on for Trump's mass deportations.
• Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-up after his Signal chat blunder.
• Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care.
• Cheap parcels from China will no longer be duty-free. Here's what it means for buyers and sellers.
• NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk.
• Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.
• Trump administration offers incentives in hiring more air traffic controllers.
• Here's how much California's population grew in 2024 after a COVID-era dip.
• US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules.
• Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan over plans to sue fossil fuel companies for climate harm.
• Cha-ching! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls.
• Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency.
• Microsoft and Meta Platforms lead Wall Street higher.
• Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries.
• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage eases to 6.76%, its second straight weekly decline.
• 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' lead Tony Award nominations.
• Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges.
• A series-clinching 3-pointer for the Knicks in Detroit, the Clippers battle back to force a Game 7 in Denver, the Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Oilers punch their tickets to the second round while the Avalanche force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and some home cooking for Scottie Scheffler in Texas.
• MLB offense rises with temperature, batting average of .242 up from .240 through April last year.
• World ranking chair Trevor Immelman says LIV has not reapplied and 'the ball is in their court.'
• Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire.

—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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The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX

• On today's episode: President Donald Trump blames the Biden administration for a shrinking US economy; former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks out against the Trump administration; May Day protests are scheduled around the world; South Korea's acting president is resigning and is expected to run for the office; LeBron James' season ends, leading to questions about his future.
• Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include.
• Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns.
• Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack.
• Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign business.
• Trump holds Cabinet meeting after weak GDP report.
• Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school.
• US government expands grounds for canceling international students' legal status.
• Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his citizenship interview.
• 'The unthinkable was happening,' Weinstein accuser says of alleged 2006 sex assault.
• Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police.
• Storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania and about 500K customers without power.
• Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him.
• Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April.
• US inflation cools and Americans step up spending as they brace for tariff impact.
• Man falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park in Pittsburgh during Cubs-Pirates game.
• A superstar duo is eliminated and a young team staves off elimination against grizzled vets in the NBA Playoffs, the defending champs in hockey vanquish their rivals to advance and more results from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
• NFL fines Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich following prank call to Shedeur Sanders.
• UNC's Belichick defends Hudson as 'doing her job' after interjecting during CBS interview.
• Rights group urges US and other governments to hold Venezuela's Maduro accountable for repression.
• 3 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on China's space station.
• Microsoft pledges to protect European operations and unveils data center expansion.
• Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months.
• The epicenter of an explosion at an Iranian port is tied to a charity overseen by its supreme leader.
• Pakistan says it has 'credible intelligence' India will attack within days.

—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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The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX