On today's episode:
- Iran state television says there has been a large explosion in a Tehran square, as rallies were taking place.
- Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel.
- Cyber threats rise as Iran-linked hackers eye US targets.
- Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
- Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says.
- Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers within weeks.
- NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs.
- US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq and rescue is underway.
- AP journalists were among those to visit sites in Tehran hit by multiple missiles.
- The Pentagon will reassess efforts to protect civilians from harm..
- America's top military commander in Europe says the Iran war has forced him to make some adjustments.
- Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending World Cup, citing safety concerns.
- 09 SM Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed.
- Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say.
- ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2.
- Ohio State names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation.
- Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war.
- Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.11%, back to where it was 5 weeks ago.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dethrones Wilt Chamberlain with another 20-point game, the No. 1 team in the country survives a conference tourney scare in college basketball, an NHL star is injured, a crowded leaderboard at The Players Championship and a multi-time Pro Bowl QB signs.
- Prosecutors bring 3 felony charges against Falcons' James Pearce Jr. in domestic dispute.
- Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtime.
- At least 50 people killed and 125 others reported missing after landslides sweep Ethiopia.
- Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee.
- Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places.
- Iran's supreme leader says closure of Strait of Hormuz should be used as leverage.
- Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall 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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