April 19, 2025

Easter Peeps, Katy Perry's upcoming tour and holy relics

24 minutes

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

The great Easter basket question — to Peep or not Peep.

Scientists have discovered an unusual planet that orbits two starlike objects, just like Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.

Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims.

Assisted living isn't just for people. A zoo in Spain helps elderly elephants age gracefully.

Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town.

Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it.

Getting the IRS on the phone is more difficult this tax filing season, experts say.

Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says.

Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour.

Following the decades long journey of Xenotransplantation.

Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake.

Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that.

'The Great Moose Migration' inspires mega-fans to follow the Swedish slow TV hit.

On this week's AP Religion Roundup, Catholic leaders say the devout shouldn’t buy holy relics online.

—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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