On today's episode:
- Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8.
- Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda threaten Bermuda and Bahamas.
- Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 4 people and wounds 70.
- Netanyahu and Trump are set to meet as pressure mounts to end war in Gaza.
- Baseball’s postseason picture is set after an action-packed final day.
- Palestinian death toll tops 66,000 as Israel's Netanyahu prepares to meet with Trump in the U.S.
- Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families.
- Democratic women candidates rise in state legislatures, GOP women lag behind.
- US revokes visa for Colombia's president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump.
- Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities.
- FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say.
- Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship.
- Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid.
- Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel's show back to local TV stations.
- Statue of rock n' roll queen Tina Turner unveiled in Tennessee community where she grew up.
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams abandons his reelection campaign.
- The Taliban release a US citizen from Afghan prison.
- 3 killed and 5 injured in North Carolina waterfront bar shooting.
- Officials place Des Moines schools leader on leave after his arrest by immigration agents.
- Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies.
- Ex-financier indicted on sex trafficking charges along with former personal assistant.
- Listeria found in Walmart meatball meals may be linked to deadly fettuccine outbreak.
- Wall Street rises and snaps out of its 3-day losing streak.
- Rory and the Europeans fend off a spirited U.S. rally at the Ryder Cup, two divisions are clinched and baseball’s playoffs are finalized, the second-highest-scoring tie in NFL history and injuries to two key stars, a new No. 2 in college football and a WNBA Finals return.
- Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for 3rd straight season. Skenes and Raleigh break into top 20.
- Gunman who blamed NFL for hiding brain injury dangers had CTE, medical examiner confirms.
- Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India kills 36, injures 40.
- Russian foreign minister Any aggression against our country will be met with a 'decisive response'.
- Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 44 people in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for a ceasefire.
- On this week's AP Religion Roundup, predictions about the Rapture go viral, and a Baptist university removes its president after an investigation.
—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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