On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 24 at 7:15 a.m. CT: AAA says nearly 44 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend, and about 38 million will go by vehicle. Severe weather will be a problem for some around the nation. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's army says the bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza. The news comes as the top United Nations court prepares to rule on whether Israel must halt its military operation...
May 24, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 134
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 23 at 7:45 a.m. CT: Nearly 44 million travelers are leaving town for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. But severe weather will continue to be a problem for many after deadly storms swept through the Midwest. SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (AP) — At least nine people are dead and 63 more injured after the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. The state’s governor confirmed the t...
May 23, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 133
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 22 at 7:45 a.m. CT: GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small Iowa town and left a wide swath of obliterated homes, crumpled cars and splintered trees. The tornado destroyed much of the town of Greenfield. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla says at least a dozen people were injured amid widespread devastation in Greenfield. And outside the town, massive wind turbines were buckled and twisted to the ground...
May 22, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 132
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 21 at 7:30 a.m. CT: BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines says one person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence. The plane was diverted Tuesday to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather. Severe weather is expected to move across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the nation on Tuesday. NEW YORK (AP) — The prosecution in Donald Trump's hush money trial has rested its ...
May 21, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 131
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 20 at 8 a.m. CT: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog. That leaves the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly named a little-known vice president as caretaker Monday. The supreme leader has the final say in the Shiite theo...
May 20, 2024•21 min•Season 3Ep. 130
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April May 18 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds. Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat. Ten federal agencies receive 'A+' in annual scorecard measuring small business contracting goals. Webb telesco...
May 18, 2024•12 min•Season 3Ep. 129
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 17 at 6:45 a.m. CT: HOUSTON (AP) — Severe thunderstorms have hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston's mayor says at least four people are dead. There also have been windows blown out of high-rise buildings, downed trees and power outages for more than 900,000 customers in the Houston area. The storms also moved into neighboring Louisiana and left more than 215,000 customers there without power. WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks car...
May 17, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 128
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 16 at 7:30 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip. Officials said Thursday that they are poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — The Slovak interior minister said Thursday that a “lone wolf” has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime...
May 16, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 127
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 15 at 7:30 a.m. CT: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from some areas of the country’s northeast and were battling Russian troops in others. Meanwehile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed all his upcoming foreign trips, underscoring the seriousness of the threat his soldiers are facing. Against that grim backdrop, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the ally of continuing American support. He announced a ...
May 15, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 126
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 14 at 7:15 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Michael Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the New York prosecution’s star witness. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blin...
May 14, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 125
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 13 at 7:30 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is set to take the stand with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Michael Cohen is Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer and is by far the most important witness in the case. Cohen's expected appearance in court Monday signals the trial is entering its final stretch. Protests...
May 13, 2024•21 min•Season 3Ep. 124
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April May 11 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images. Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans. Deadline for businesses to apply for their share of massive credit card company settlement looms. Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate t...
May 11, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 123
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 10 at 6:30 a.m. CT: RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations official says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north. Israel’s plans for a full-scale invasion of Rafah appear to be on hold for now. The United States is deeply opposed to that and is stepping up pressure by threatenin...
May 10, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 122
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 9 at 7:30 a.m. CT: COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms are tearing through the central and southeast U.S., spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina. Wednesday afternoon, a tornado emergency was issued for an area south of Nashville. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — th...
May 09, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 121
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 8 at 7:15 a.m. CT: DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms have battered parts of the Midwest, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes in the region. Tuesday's severe weather outbreak came a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and killed at least one person. Forecasters warned that the storms could could spill out of the region Wednesday morning. Tornadoes were spotted after dark Tuesday in southwestern Michigan...
May 08, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 120
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 7 at 7:15 a.m. CT: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Powerful storms have erupted in the central United States, bringing tornadoes to rural Oklahoma and large hail in parts of Kansas. At least one death has been reported in Oklahoma. Tornadoes were spotted skirting northern Oklahoma, including one that caused extensive damage north of Tulsa in the small town of Barnsdall. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An American English-language tutor has been arrested in Moscow on ho...
May 07, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 119
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 6 at 7:15 a.m. CT: JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army has ordered some 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah in Gaza. That signals that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent and would further complicate efforts to broker a cease-fire. The looming operation in Rafah has raised global alarm and Israeli’s closest allies have warned against it. Weekend commencement ceremonies largely went off without ma...
May 06, 2024•21 min•Season 3Ep. 118
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April May 4 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some to watch out for Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health. Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to...
May 04, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 117
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 3 at 6:45 a.m. CT: BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Egypt as soon as possible to continue talks in the latest sign of progress in the fragile cease-fire process. The group’s supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday he had spoken to Egypt’s intelligence chief and Hamas negotiators would travel to Cairo "to complete the ongoing discussions with the aim of working forward for an agreement.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested...
May 03, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 116
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 2 at 7:15 a.m. CT: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have removed barricades and begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles. Thursday morning’s law enforcement action comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud speakers if people did not disperse. PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is following through on promises to undo a long-dormant law that bans all aborti...
May 02, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 115
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 1 at 7 a.m. CT: Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school. JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push f...
May 01, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 114
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 30 at 7 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University in New York has limited campus access to students and essential employees after dozens of protesters took over a building. They barricaded the entrances and unfurled a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Israel and Hamas are negotiating a cease-fire agreement meant to free hostages and bring some relief to the Palestinians in t...
Apr 30, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 113
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 29 at 7:30 a.m. CT: SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Small towns in Oklahoma are beginning a long cleanup after tornadoes flattened home and buildings and killed at least four people, including an infant. The damage Monday was extensive in the community of Sulphur, where a weekend tornado crumpled many downtown buildings and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said hospitals across the state r...
Apr 29, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 112
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 27 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Cyberattacks are on the rise, and that includes small businesses. Here's what to know. Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban. More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds. The Fed's preferred inf...
Apr 27, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 111
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 26 at 6:30 a.m. CT: U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning. That's according to a new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The rule says salmonella is a contaminant in frozen breaded and stuffed raw chicken products — like frozen chicken cordon bleu or chicken Kiev that appears to be fully cooked but isn't. Those products have been linked to mo...
Apr 26, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 110
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 25 at 7:15 a.m. CT: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters continue to double down on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. Police peacefully arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters at the University of Southern California Wednesday evening witho...
Apr 25, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 109
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 24 at 7:15 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation and start the process of sending the money to Ukraine. ...
Apr 24, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 108
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 23 at 7:30 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University’s main campus will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel’s war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S. University officials announced the move late Monday after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia’s New York City campus were arrested last week. Students have protested against Israel’s war in Gaza at ...
Apr 23, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 107
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 22 at 8 a.m. CT: NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin. The statements expected Monday will set the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and placing his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought m...
Apr 22, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 106
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 20 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic. Business boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses. The Fed's Jerome Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year. 420 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday. First major attempts ...
Apr 20, 2024•21 min•Season 3Ep. 105
