On today's episode:

• Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began.
• Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza.
• Trump meets with newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo.
• Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums.
• India conducts cloud-seeding trial to clear New Delhi's smog.
• Ontario premier brags about anti-tariff Reagan ad that prompted Trump to cancel trade talks.
• Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes.
• Kremlin says its test of a nuclear-powered missile reflects security concerns.
• For Japan's new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck.
• Two strong quakes in the Atlantic Ocean rattle the eastern Caribbean.
• Louvre heist investigators hunt for stolen gems and justice.
• Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm.
• Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries.
• Wall Street rallies to more records as gold's price slumps again.
• L.A. outlasts Toronto in a World Series-record thriller, Baltimore hires a new manager, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce connect for a record TD on MNF, an All-Pro cornerback is sidelined by injury, a career NBA scoring night in Utah and a historic night for an NHL star.
• Another big Sho Ohtani hits 2 homers, ties record with 4 extra-base hits in World Series Game 3.
• Cooper Flagg's first NBA back-to-back missed shots and banged-up shoulder.
• Fan at Penguins game hospitalized after falling from upper concourse.
• NBA starts review of policies after gambling-related arrests of Rozier, Billups.
• Netanyahu arrives in court to continue his testimony in ongoing corruption trial.
• Israel says it killed 3 Palestinian militants in a raid in the West Bank.
• King Charles III dedicates Britain's first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops.
• Ukraine urges delivery of 10 Patriot systems to strengthen air defense capabilities.

—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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