On today's episode:
- European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight 'disagreement' over island's future.
- Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland.
- Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable.’
- NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation.
- Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro’s successor.
- Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro.
- War powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure.
- US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns.
- Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches.
- Hundreds of laid-off researchers at US workplace safety center are being reinstated.
- Democrats launch longshot impeachment effort to remove Noem.
- US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance.
- Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good's death.
- FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says.
- Sen. Slotkin is being investigated by the Trump administration for Democrats' video to troops.
- What Americans think about Trump's intervention in Venezuela, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
- Wall Street slumps as bank and tech stocks fall.
- 2025 US home sales stuck at 30-year low as mortgage rates, prices weighed on market.
- 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield held without bond on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico.
- Matt Damon wears 'Be Good' ICE protest pin to 'The Rip' premiere.
- A top free agent NFL coach nears a deal in the Big Apple, a top college QB is returning to school, Cleveland’s star powers a blowout win over Philly, the reigning top NBA draft pick suffers an injury, No. 1 hangs on and there's a top 10 upset in college basketball, an All-Star pitcher signs a big deal and more.
- NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane crash, officials say.
- LIV adds Thomas Detry and increases total purse to $30M among 2026 changes.
- Iran closes its airspace to commercial aircraft for hours as tensions with US remain high.
—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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