On today's episode:

• FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
• Republicans' edge on immigration shrinks as independents balk at Trump's tactics, AP-NORC poll shows.
• Europe warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties.
• U.S. ice dancing favorites fall short of gold at the Winter Olympics, an American snowboarding star advances and an upset in men’s hockey, finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame are announced, the NBA’s top pick will miss All-Star Weekend, a champion NASCAR driver secures the Daytona pole and more.
• Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
• Attorneys for woman shot by Border Patrol release records that contradict government account.
• Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'.
• Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded.
• Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as US does.
• Trump administration official says El Paso airspace closure was tied to Mexican cartel drones.
• Buddhist monks walk to the US Capitol on the final day of their 15-week journey from Texas.
• Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn't kill wife and son as he gets another day in court.
• Six months after explosion, Pennsylvania mill town sees hope but a history of disappointment.
• US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report.
• US employers add surprising 130,000 jobs last month, but revisions cut thousands of 2024-2025 jobs.
• James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48.
• Bad Bunny streams skyrocketed after the Super Bowl, up 175% in the U.S..
• Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead.
• LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny.
• Lindsey Vonn says she had a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics.
• Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game.
• Russia fires another barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear.
• EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump.
• Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home.
• Russian drone attack kills a father and 3 children in Ukraine while pregnant mother survives.
• New revelations from Epstein files take a toll across Europe.
• Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20.

—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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