• On today's episode: British lawmakers have begun debating whether to back a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales; authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region; Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023; Suga, a rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, has been discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service, marking the official return of all seven members from their enlistment duties; and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose new tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports on July 21 depending the progress of trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
• Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis.
• ICE agents asked to leave Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says.
• Trump has no timeline for a decision on Iran.
• Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest.
• Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery.
• Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchange.
• Indiana routs Oklahoma City to force the NBA Finals’ first Game 7 since 2016, a major league pitcher is stretchered off the field, the world’s No. 1 and No. 73 golfers share the Travelers lead and multiple speeding tickets for a controversial young NFL QB.
• NFL widows struggled to care for ex-players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain.
• Scheffler hits a perfect shot and plenty of great ones for a 62 to share lead at Travelers.
• Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable.'
• Europeans see a window for diplomacy as they meet Iran's top diplomat.
• Iranian missiles hit a hospital and wound over 200. Israel threatens Iran's top leader.
• Russia's economy minister says the country is on 'the brink of recession.'

—The Associated Press

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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 addresses whether the US could join Israel in its fight with Iran; Sen. Josh Hawley wants former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen reviewed; the AP reports the Buss family is selling a controlling stake of the Lakers; today is Juneteenth; and the NTSB has a report on May's small plane crash in San Diego.
• US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts.
• Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico.
• Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship.
• Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
• 'Nobody knows' Trump won't say whether he will move forward with US strikes on Iran.
• Hurricane Erick strengthens to a Category 2 storm as it nears Mexico's Pacific coast.
• Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend's death.
• NYC mayoral candidate is arrested at immigration court after linking arms with man being detained.
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness.
• Wall Street ends mixed after the Fed says it's still waiting to see the effects of Trump's tariffs.
• Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but sees two cuts this year.
• SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported.
• Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo.
• Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.81%, the third consecutive weekly decline.
• US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels.
• FDA approves the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.
• Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart.
• Tyrese Haliburton’s health up in the air as the Pacers face elimination against Thunder in NBA Finals, a controlling stake of 17-time champion Lakers is sold with record valuation, a multi-time Pro Bowl defensive back signs in Baltimore, the Yankees end a three-game stretch of futility, an AL East team is in talks for a sale and more.
• Ex-NFL player Ramzee Robinson sues Chiefs for wrongful termination, racial discrimination.
• Cheerleaders can now go pro Varsity Spirit's new league offers pay.
• South Africa opens a new inquiry into apartheid-era killings known as Cradock Four.
• Princess of Wales pulls out of engagement at Royal Ascot.

—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: Iran warned the US to not intervene in its conflict with Israel; the Florida Panthers have clinched a second-straight Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers; Los Angeles lifted curfews; and Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton will receive special Oscars.
• Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says.
• Senate passes crypto regulations, sends to House without addressing Trump's investments.
• Appeals court hears arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
• Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban.
• Padilla says in Senate 'it's time to wake up' after forced removal from Noem's event.
• Trump says the US knows where Iran's Khamenei is hiding and urges Iran's unconditional surrender.
• Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump's big bill.
• Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators.
• Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence.
• Man who fired at gunman and killed Utah 'No Kings' protester was a safety volunteer, organizers say.
• Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court.
• Stocks slump and oil prices jump as Trump urges Iran's unconditional surrender.
• Kraft Heinz pulling artificial dyes from its US products in 2027.
• US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious after spending early this year to beat tariffs.
• Florida clinches back-to-back Stanley Cup titles, Rafael Devers makes an immediate impact in his San Francisco debut, a Pacers star’s status is up in the air for the rest of the NBA Finals and Caitlin Clark sends the Fever to the Commissioner’s Cup.
• Sabalenka apologizes to Gauff for post-match comments after French Open.
• Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes.
• Jay Monahan to leave next year as PGA Tour turns to NFL exec Brian Rolapp for new leadership.
• Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups.
• Israel strikes Tehran for a sixth day as Iranian casualties rise.
• UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women.
• Experts say Iran's Natanz enrichment site more damged than originally thought.

—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: Russian media says North Korea will send military construction workers and deminers to Russia; Russian drones struck Ukraine; Israeli strikes on Iran continue; President Donald Trump has left the G7 summit; wildfires lead to evacuations on Hawaii's Maui island; and the first artificial solar eclipse has been created by European satellites.
• US and UK say they've cemented a trade agreement that Trump calls fair for both nations.
• Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 — or even the G9 with China.
• G7 leaders want to contain the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump calls for talks between the countries.
• G7 summit opens in Canada with a focus on trade, wars — and not riling Trump.
• Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers.
• Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support.
• Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate.
• Leonard Lauder, philanthropist who globalized family cosmetic business, dies at age 92.
• Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company.
• Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer's suicide.
• Prosecutors-Suspect in shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers planned to target two others.
• Protester killed at Utah 'No Kings' rally was fashion designer from 'Project Runway.'
• Flash flooding kills 5 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people.
• Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease.
• Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut to return to Coney Island hotdog eating contest after contract dispute.
• Oklahoma City outlasts Indiana in pivotal Game 5 of NBA Finals, a Pacers star is limited by injury, Shohei Ohtani makes his much-anticipated season debut on the mound for the Dodgers, first returns in MLB All-Star voting and the first College World Series no-hitter in 65 years.
• Black boxes from India plane crash under study to ascertain cause of the disaster that killed 270.
• At least 45 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say.
• Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say.
• Israeli opposition leader rallies behind Netanyahu's Iran operation, suspending months of criticism.
• Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air Show.
• Nuclear agency head warns of radiological and chemical contamination inside Iran’s main nuclear site.

—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: The conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day; Spaniards protest over mass tourism; a German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison; and the Boston Red Sox have sent Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster trade.
• Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came.
• Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants.
• Macron visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump.
• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz State lawmaker, husband killed in politically targeted shooting.
• Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials.
• Feds to continue to detain Columbia protester, claiming he lied on his green card application.
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court.
• Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach.
• South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders.
• Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s death.
• Is Father's Day getting more respect Depends on who you ask.
• Oil prices leap 7% and Dow drops 1.8% on worries about what will happen to the crude market.
• J.J. Spaun’s 65-foot putt clinches his first major victory at the U.S. Open, a three-time All-Star and World Series champion is traded in a baseball blockbuster, a former first-round pick is traded in the NBA and the United States men’s national team earns a Gold Cup-opening rout.
• Ex-NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown facing attempted murder charges in Miami shooting.
• Iran renews missile attacks on Israel, killing 5 and wounding dozens.
• Cyclists hit the streets of London for a naked bike ride.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, London's Hindi community mourns plane crash victims and Pope Leo XIV makes fashion waves.

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

• Welcome to kitten season, when animal shelters need all the help they can get.
• Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meat.
• Indiana Jones' whip, Kane's Rosebud sled and Culkin's 'Home Alone' snow cap are going up for auction.
• Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later.
• Military commander says 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel.
• Appeals court temporarily blocks judge's ruling to return control of National Guard to California.
• Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials.
• US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack.
• NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research.
• Study finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources they trust.
• Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show.
• Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now New study puts odds at 50-50.
• Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science.
• Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May.
• Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom's friend helped.
• Consumer sentiment rose in June for 1st time this year as inflation remains stayed tame.
• The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs.
• Who's that knocking at your door It's Anthony Weiner on a comeback tour.
• A quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal 'Cornclave.'
• Bustling crowds and bus rides are part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan.
• Miss Atomic Bomb, the woman, the mystery and the man who solved it.
• When a fox says ‘help’ in London, there’s often an ambulance on its way.
• The AP reporters covering the Sean 'Diddy' Combs Case.
• First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7, the pope says.
• On this week's Religion Roundup, Gaza Muslims struggle and celebrate, and witnesses recall a antisemitic attack.

—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: Israel struck nuclear and missle sites in Iran; an update on the Air India crash; a judge rules on President Trump's deployment of the National Guard; protests are planned across the nation on Saturday; Reds pitcher Wade Miley is accused in court documents of being the drug supplier for the late Tyler Skaggs; and the owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic is arrested.
• Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave.
• Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem's news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed.
• Democratic governors defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel.
• Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary.
• There was a testy exchange on Capitol Hill over the use of a public app by the Defense Secretary.
• Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars.
• Trump says an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but is concerned it 'could very well happen.'
• Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI.
• Most US adults say Trump's military parade is not a good use of money, a new poll finds.
• Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate.
• Wall Street ticks closer to its record after Oracle rallies.
• Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services.
• The Oilers overcome an early three-goal deficit to tie the Stanley Cup Final, Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck brings home Hart and Vezina, bogey-free J.J. Spaun tops U.S. Open leaderboard, the Mets lose their ace to injury and a former All-Star is accused of supplying drugs to a late pitcher. Also: Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes.
• Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time.
• Russia's military casualties top 1 million in 3-year-old war, Ukraine says.
• At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash, official says.
• Israel says it deported 6 more activists detained on a Gaza aid boat.
• Netanyahu's government survives vote to dissolve Israel's parliament.

—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: An Air India plane bound for London crashes with more than 240 onboard; a UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran; a federal court will hold a hearing Thursday on the use of military in Los Angles; and there are deadly floods in South Africa.
• Kennedy names 8 vaccine committee replacements, including COVID shot critic.
• Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated.
• Springsteen's Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning.
• US reduces the presence of people not deemed essential to work in the Middle East as tensions rise.
• Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump, saying he regrets social media posts that 'went too far.'
• Veterans are divided over the Army's big parade, being held on Trump's birthday.
• Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%.
• Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82.
• 2 men plead not guilty in New York crypto kidnapping and torture case.
• Families of those killed in collapse of Georgia ferry dock sue companies that built it
• Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in the retrial of his landmark #MeToo sex crimes case.
• Not-so-hot pursuit of burglary suspect sees police cars chase tractor excavator at walking pace.
• Police arrest more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in downtown Los Angeles.
• Wall Street's rally stalls as US stocks dip for their 1st loss in 4 days.
• Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty.
• Inflation barely rose last month as cheaper gas and cars offset some costlier imports.
• GM to invest $4 billion to shift some production from Mexico to the US.
• An unlikely hero puts the Pacers in front in the NBA Finals, the Knicks struggle to fill fired coach Tom Thibodeau’s vacancy, Aaron Judge goes deep again in another Yankees’ win and a four-time All-Star is named the NHL’s top defenseman again.
• US Open: When it starts, how to watch, what's at stake, betting odds for golf's next major.
• Female athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination law.
• Deion Sanders says 'everything is OKAY' after not attending football camps in Boulder, Colorado.
• Anti-doping watchdog urges US authorities to shut down planned drug-fueled event in Las Vegas.
• At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa with toll expected to rise, officials say.
• Netanyahu's government faces possible collapse as the opposition seeks to dissolve parliament.
• Poland's Tusk faces confidence vote in hopes of 'new opening' after stinging setback.
• More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say.

—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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