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Fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport; Celtics have new owner

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  • On today's episode: The latest on a fire that has closed London's Heathrow Airport for the day; Russian drones attack Ukraine; Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth will meet with Elon Musk; a recall is issued for Tesla Cybertrucks; deportation orders face judicial questions; and a volcano erupts in Indonesia.
  • Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions.
  • Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now.
  • People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released.
  • 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status.
  • Georgetown University scholar has been detained by immigration officials, prompting legal fight.
  • American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says.
  • Maryland failed to assess the vulnerability of its Francis Scott Key Bridge long before it collapsed.
  • Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking.
  • New York's top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote.
  • Police say they've apprehended hospital worker who shot co-worker in parking garage.
  • A judge says Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers.
  • Stock market today Wall Street edges lower despite solid data on the economy.
  • US home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased and more homes put up for sale.
  • Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it.
  • McNeese pulls off the biggest upset on day one of March Madness, top seeds Auburn and Houston cruise into the Round of 32, John Calipari bests Bill Self as Arkansas upsets Kansas, the Celtics officially have a new owner, Alex Ovechkin moves closer to Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, and the United States suffers a stunning loss on the pitch.
  • Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global.
  • French citizen Olivier Grondeau is freed after over 880 days in a prison in Iran.

    • —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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