• On today's episode: President Donald Trump discusses an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and tariffs; Canada's prime minister is in Frances; a storm is moving to the Northeast after slamming the South; Telegram's CEO is in Dubai as Frances looks into criminal activity on the app; the NCAA brackets are set; and a SpaceX capsules delivers replacement astronauts to the space state.
• St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city.
• The US and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen both vow escalation after wave of US airstrikes.
• Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later.
• Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown.
• Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high.
• Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country.
• Trump pledges to 'expel rogue actors' in political speech at Justice Department.
• Whipsawed by Trump's tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy.
• Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one.
• American influencer who caused outrage after snatching a baby wombat in Australia issues apology.
• Police are seeking a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square.
• California man wins $50 million in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea.
• Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week.
• Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here's what you need to know.
• Auburn and UCLA claim the top spots in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets, Florida holds off Tennessee to claim the Southeastern Conference Tournament crown, the NBA-best Cavaliers have their lengthy winning streak snapped, four rounds are not enough at The Players Championship and more. 
• Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire.
• Driverless 'bus of the future' is tested in Barcelona.
• Pope thanks children who prayed for him outside of the hospital, but remains out of sight.
• A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable.
• Fighting erupts along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed in earlier clashes.
• Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability.

—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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