On today's episode:

• ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone.
• Final preparations for trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida.
• Xi and Putin reaffirm 'old friend' ties in the face of US challenges.
• Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out village in Darfur.
• Rescuers in ‘race against time’ to reach Afghan quake survivors as death toll passes 1,400.
• 14,000 US-bound migrants have returned south since Trump border changes, UN says.
• Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says.
• Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages.
• US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now.
• DHS Secretary Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown.
• Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess.
• A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift.
• Hurricane Kiko forms in the Pacific, moving west.
• Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome.
• Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting.
• Man is found dead at annual Burning Man festival in Nevada, a sheriff's office says.
• Dwayne Johnson, Oscar contender ‘The Smashing Machine’ starts buzz at Venice Film Festival.
• A six-time Super Bowl winner experiences a rough college coaching debut, a veteran NFL QB is expected to start the season opener, a four-time Grand Slam winner upsets a top American star and high seeds advance at the U.S. Open, a major league pitcher is carted off the field and more.
• FSU freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in intensive care after shooting, school says.
• Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list.
• Suspended Little Leaguer's bat sells for nearly $10,000 at auction.
• 3 Scottish brothers set a world record for fastest Pacific row.
• Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive.
• Strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide.
• Flotilla headed to Gaza leaves Barcelona for a second time after storm delay.
• Man arrested after SUV crashes into Russian consulate gates in Sydney.
• Russia is suspected of jamming the radar of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says.
• Yemen's Houthi rebels launch missile that lands near oil tanker in Red Sea.
• Modi and Putin meet on summit sidelines as India faces steep US tariff over Russian oil imports.
• Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets on expanding offensive in Gaza.

—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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