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Published October 10th, 2025, 01:45 pm

On today's episode:

  • Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war.
  • Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks.
  • Peru’s Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country.
  • Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats.
  • Trump's quest for Nobel Peace Prize falls short despite high-profile nominations.
  • Israeli Cabinet approves Trump's plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas.
  • US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza.
  • New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump.
  • Ship parade kicks off events celebrating 250 years of the US Navy and Marine Corps.
  • Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is making it harder to end the government shutdown.
  • Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza.
  • World leaders express hope after Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of peace deal.
  • Judge tosses out Drake's defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'.
  • Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature.
  • 2 Pennsylvania state police officers are shot in an exchange of gunfire with suspect who was killed.
  • Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about.
  • Wall Street takes a pause as Tesla falls and Delta flies.
  • Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.3%, back to its lowest level in about a year.
  • The Dodgers move past the Phillies and on to the NLCS, the Cubs stay alive against the Brewers, a hat trick of touchdowns leads the Giants past the Eagles on Thursday Night Football and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer will be sidelined to open the season.
  • Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106.
  • FIFA president Infantino urges calm as Israel faces World Cup qualifiers.
  • Erik Spoelstra emerges as Olympic coach pick, AP sources say.
  • Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine's capital as child killed in separate attack.
  • Relief agencies respond to the pause in fighting in Gaza.
  • Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury.
  • Putin says Russian air defenses were responsible for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38.

—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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