On today's episode:

• Trump envoy says officials working 'very, very hard' on ending Russia-Ukraine war.
• Left and right are joining forces to ban lawmakers from trading stock.
• Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say.
• Epstein survivors implore Congress to act as push for disclosure builds.
• Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as investigators search for a cause.
• Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205 as aid agencies plead for funds.
• A notorious Louisiana prison was chosen for immigrant detainees to urge self-deportation, Noem says.
• Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University.
• Rubio says Venezuelan boat posed immediate threat, warns US military will continue targeting cartels.
• Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state.
• Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules.
• Conservative news network Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News.
• 'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry.
• Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner.
• Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers.
• Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims' relatives sue US government alleging negligence.
• Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town, burning multiple homes.
• ConocoPhillips says it will lay off up to 25% of its workforce, impacting thousands of jobs.
• Wall Street steadies itself as Alphabet rallies and pressure eases from the bond market.
• World Cup tickets initially to cost $60-$6,730 but could fluctuate with dynamic pricing.
• One high seed falls while another advances to the semifinals at the U.S. Open, an MLB All-Star appeals a suspension for his role in a brawl, an NBA star and his team are investigated for an improper business deal and the NFL season kicks off in Philadelphia.
• NFLPA interim boss David White tells AP an 18-game regular season is 'not inevitable'.
• Roy Jones Jr. given the 1988 Olympic gold medal by the boxer who got the controversial win over him.
• 15 people hospitalized after double-decker bus crashes outside London's Victoria Station.
• 300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alert.
• UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31.
• Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support.
• Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says.
• UK's deputy leader faces calls to resign after admitting not paying enough property tax.
• With Israel's offensive drawing close, Palestinians in Gaza City fear permanent displacement.

—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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