- On today's episode: Thousands of Boeing workers go on strike; Texas' governor threatens to remove Democrats from office; "WKRP in Cincinnati" star Loni Anderson has died; a boat has capised off the coast of Yemen; and Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor.
- Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell.'
- ‘They roll right over’ Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds.
- The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds.
- US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with hostages' families in Tel Aviv on Saturday during his visit to the region.
- Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report.
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump.
- Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation.
- SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just15 hours after launch.
- Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB.
- Small quake shakes the New York area. USGS says magnitude was 3.0.
- Officers scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar.
- Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare.
- Wall Street slumps and bond yields sink following weak hiring numbers and new tariffs.
- Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case.
- A multi-homer day powers the Braves in MLB Speedway Classic, a young star pitcher is sidelined by injury, a new PGA Tour winner and a first-time LPGA major victor, a 14-time NASCAR Cup Series winner outlasts the field in Iowa and one of soccer’s biggest star is out indefinitely with an injury.
- Former SAG-AFTRA executive director David White is interim executive director of the NFLPA.
- Bad blood. Lyles shoved by Bednarek after his win in 200 meters at US nationals.
- Wrigley Field chosen to host 2027 All-Star Game.
- Baseball's top executive is downplaying the significance of his highly-publicized exchange with one of the game's top hitters.
- Gaudreau Family 5K raises more than $500,000 for accessible playground at special education school.
- Deal on 'valid business purpose' avoids threat of college NIL settlement heading back to court.
- Magic, Grizzlies to play in Berlin and London this season. More games coming to Manchester and Paris.
- Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his LA mansion.
- ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe following settlement of sexual assault lawsuit, AP source says.
- Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists.
- Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials say 33 aid-seekers killed in Gaza.
- AP Religion Roundup, a mass grave in Ireland sparks a reckoning over Catholic-run homes for unwed mothers, and Ohio pastors defend Haitian migrants against deportation.
—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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