• 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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