• On today’s episode: srael hit southern Gaza’s main hospital with a double missile strike which killed at least 19 people, including four journalists; some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms; tropical storm season continues to intensify; wildfires spread in California; Buccaneers wave Shilo Sanders after throwing a punch in a preseason game; and fan favorite Tommy Fleetwood won the PGA’s FedEx Cup.
• ICE is looking to hire another 10,000 people before the end of the year.
• European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over import tariffs.
• US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case.
• Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies.
• Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump.
• Epstein's former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in 'inappropriate way'.
• Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional.
• Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor.
• 'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96.
• The Menendez brothers were denied parole. They have to wait at least 18 months for their next chance.
• Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers.
• Little legs, big dreams More than 100 teams compete in Lithuania's international Corgi race.
• University of South Carolina issues all clear after unconfirmed reports of active shooter on campus.
• Truck driver in Florida accused of illegal U turn that killed 3 denied bond.
• Tour bus rollover kills 5 on interstate highway in western New York.
• California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus.
• Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record.
• A fan favorite finally reaches the PGA Tour summit to claim the FedExCup, opening-round wins for top stars in tennis at the U.S. Open, an MLB slugger establishes a new home run milestone and Taiwan snaps an 18-year drought in the Little League World Series.
• Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at 84.
• 2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says.
• Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks independence day.
• Sole survivor of Australian mushroom poisoning grieves loss of wife and friends.
• Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital targeting Iran-backed Houthis.

—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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