On today's episode:
- Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
- A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say
- Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, to replace Powell
- Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15.
- The top-ranked Spaniard moves one win away from his first Australian Open crown, a Belarusian star reaches another final in Melbourne, the NBA’s top pick breaks the teenage scoring record, a three-time Stanley Cup winner achieves an American milestone, two major winners headline the Farmers Insurance Open and more.
- Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional.
- Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.
- Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown.
- Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks.
- Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown.
- Trump Cabinet meeting did not feature remarks by two key members..
- Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell.
- Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota but only after ‘cooperation’.
- Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her.
- Sen. Susan Collins announces end to ICE large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem.
- Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting.
- Assailant convicted after Barron Trump calls London police to report crime he saw on video.
- A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey.
- After a day of sharp swings, Wall Street ends nearly where it began.
- Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music.
- As if! 'Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry.
- Bills QB Josh Allen says he had surgery for broken bone in right foot.
- Olympic gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson charged with speeding in Florida.
- Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on attempted kidnapping and battery charges.
- US star Crystal Dunn announces retirement from soccer at age 33.
- Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors.
- Through the eyes of Iranian protesters, glimpses of disorder, disarray and death.
- EU lists Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization.
- German leader hails Europe as an 'alternative to imperialism and autocracy.'
- EU appears poised to sanction Iran's Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown.
—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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