• On today's episode: The Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over activism; President Donald Trump may pause tariffs on the auto industry; El Salvador won't return a wrongly deported man to the US; a New York helicopter company has been grounded after a fatal crash; an Israel airstrike hits a hospital entrance in Gaza.
• White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups.
• US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say.
• Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash.
• Gen. Caine has taken over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says.
• Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp.
• Bueckers, Malonga and Citron go 1-2-3 in WNBA draft.
• Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times.
• Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez.
• California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage.
• The dead in upstate New York plane crash included 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members.
• Southern California rocked by a strong earthquake near San Diego.
• Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence planned to beat him, documents say.
• Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now.
• PepsiCo agrees to meet with Al Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott.
• Paige Bueckers is the WNBA’s no-doubt top pick, the Suns fire a championship-winning coach and the Pelicans make a change in leadership, a former All-Star baseball player and manager dies, a star cornerback calls it a career and a Super Bowl winner whose sons also starred in the NFL dies from a heart attack.
• Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones.
• Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights.
• WFP calls for end to restrictions on aid access in Sudan to help alleviate deepening famine.

—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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