Safety technology for cars, keep schools cool and the price of a wish

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

• Cars talking to one another could help reduce fatal crashes on US roads.
• Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says.
• Tube-tying rose most steeply in states that ban abortion after Roe was overturned.
• AP-NORCUSA Facts poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results.
• School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up.
• Labor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some.
• Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster Scientists say answer could be under the shell.
• Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup.
• A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
• US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico's capital.
• A rare 1787 copy of the US Constitution is up for auction and it could be worth millions.
• USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers.
• Share of foreign-born in the U.S. at highest rate in more than a century, says survey.
• Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun.
• A wish at Rome's Trevi Fountain could soon cost more than the coin you toss.
• This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game.

—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.

Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press.