On today's episode:
- Russian attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine while US peace plan is discussed.
- The European Union proposes deepening defense industry ties with Ukraine.
- US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel's military and defense minister clash.
- White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix.
- Georgia lineman Nyier Daniels is dismissed from the team after his arrest following a police chase.
- Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says.
- Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela.
- Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year.
- Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly after video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'.
- Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say.
- European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war.
- Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
- Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts.
- Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81.
- One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111.
- Dharmendra, iconic Bollywood actor and Indian cinema’s ‘He-Man,’ dies at 89.
- Boeing's troubled capsule won't carry astronauts on next space station flight.
- Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home.
- Locksmith dies after being shot during eviction in Florida; a deputy and the shooter also died.
- Another rally for Alphabet leads the US stock market higher.
- Christian McCaffrey dominates against his former team on Monday Night Football, a young quarterback lands in concussion protocol, an NBA team matches a franchise record in a double-digit win streak, updates on the AP Top 25 college hoops polls, an MLB team names a permanent manager and more.
- Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case.
—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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