WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter's state funeral moves to Washington after observances in his native Georgia. The 39th president's remains will leave the Carter Presidential Center on Tuesday morning and fly to Washington aboard Special Air Mission 39. The Carter family and former president will arrive at Joint Base Andrews, with a motorcade following to the U.S. Navy Memorial. Carter's flag-draped casket will be transferred to a horse-drawn caisson for his final journey to the Capitol.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The next round of bitter cold is set to envelop the southern U.S., after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind. The immense storm system brought disruption even to areas of the country that usually escape winter’s wrath, downing trees in some Southern states and threatening a freeze in Florida.

DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at the Honduran consulate just outside Atlanta left one person dead and another injured. Doraville city spokesperson Emily Heenan says a suspect is in custody.

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents with commercial insurance received gender-affirming medications during a recent five-year period. That's according to a study published Monday that sheds light on medical practices now being weighed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The miners became trapped on Monday in Dimapur Hasao district south of the state capital, Guwahati.

In other news:

• Congress convenes to certify Trump's election win, but his Jan. 6 legacy hangs over the day.
• Judge denies Trump's bid to halt Friday's hush money case sentencing while they appeal to block it.
• Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House return.
• Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it.
• Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month.
• Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case.
• Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd's murder.
• New Orleans holds 1st parade of Carnival season 5 days after deadly attack on Bourbon Street.
• Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says.
• California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit.
• First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana.
• McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals.
• Stock market today Nvidia and other tech stocks pull Wall Street higher.
• Jaguars fire coach Doug Pederson, keep GM Trent Baalke after 'best team assembled' wins just 4 games.
• Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of the team.
• Scottie Scheffler withdraws from next tournament. Pebble Beach still on his schedule.
• Residents of Syria's Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance.
• Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop.
• Canada's Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power.
• France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks.
• A look at the legal cases filed against France's former President Sarkozy.
• North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets.
• Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn't confirm the loss.

—The Associated Press

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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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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. The suit, filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, alleges that it was a political decision and violated the companies’ due process.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to New Orleans as the city reels from the deadly New Year’s attack in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers, killing 14 and injuring 30 more. Biden says his message to the families will be to hang on despite the grief.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress plans to convene during a snowstorm to certify the 2024 election results for President-elect Donald Trump. Jan. 6 is the date required by law. But the legacy of Jan. 6, 2021, hangs over Monday's proceedings as the Republican who tried to overturn the previous election is legitimately returning to power.

A major winter blast of snow, ice, high winds and plunging temperatures are stirring up dangerous conditions across the U.S. central and southern states all the way to the East Coast.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are home after spending seven hours waiting through a winter storm on the tarmac at Indianapolis International Airport.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned “lies and misinformation” that he says are undermining U.K. democracy. It comes in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan is starting up after it withstood years of political wrangling, a last-minute pause and a flurry of legal challenges.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the church's religious orders.

In other news:

• Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill Biden signed.
• A six-day funeral continues for former President Jimmy Carter.
• Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel.
• Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive the highest US civilian honor.
• 'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' triumph at Golden Globes.
• Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles residence.
• Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show.
• Rudy Giuliani insists he's not hiding assets at contempt hearing over $148 million judgment.
• A major airline is being fined for chronic flight delays, and passengers may get a cut of the money.
• AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the US Secretary of State is on a final trip abroad, locations include South Korea; Israelis on a bus in the West Bank are targeted; Russia's military gain territory in Ukraine.

—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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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban.
• A data company has figured out which airlines fly on time most often.
• Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out.
• Republicans' trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Trump's win, AP-NORC poll finds.
• 5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared.
• Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says.
• Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them.
• Discarded Christmas trees become seasonal snack for goats in Chicago.
• 'Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years are discovered in England.
• Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden's term at lowest level.
• Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol's cancer risk.
• FBI issues warning to leagues about organized crime groups targeting pro athletes.
• Netflix averages more than 30 million viewers globally for its NFL Christmas Day doubleheader.
• The year in review Influential people who died in 2024.
• 'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office.
• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years.
• US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people.
• The killing of an 18-year-old Ohio woman was solved with DNA technology after 43 years.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy of tackling race relations through his Christian faith.
• The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year's Day after a 71 million increase in 2024.
• Panama celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal handover as Trump wants to take it back.

—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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