- ‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends.
- Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products.
- Rubio in Israel says Hamas must be eradicated, casting further doubt on Gaza's shaky ceasefire.
- IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season.
- What changes to the CHIPS act could mean for AI growth and consumers.
- Pope is stable, followed Mass on television as he recovers from respiratory infection, Vatican says.
- EEOC seeks to drop a gender discrimination case, signaling a big shift in civil rights enforcement.
- Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
- 8 people die in Kentucky storm that flooded roads, governor says.
- New York police find body of missing man they say was tortured for more than a month by 5 people.
- Stock market today Wall Street falls short of a record.
- Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs alleging she was raped at age 13.
- The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s biggest race of the year, featured a wild finish and a repeat champion.
- Shaq's OGs win the 1st NBA All-Star mini-tournament, topping Chuck's Global Stars 41-25 in the final.
- A strong finish to claim the relocated Genesis Invitational in golf and a record performance in women’s college basketball.
- Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Micky Arison, 'Redeem Team' among Hall of Fame finalists.
- US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return.
- Watchdog says Israel is advancing plans for nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank.
- Israeli strike in Lebanon kills a senior Hamas leader.
- Israeli drone strike hits car in southern Lebanon, killing 1.
- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east.
- White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism.
—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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