On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Jan. 31 at 7:15 a.m. CT:

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have taken a party-line vote toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they say is his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws. The Homeland Security Committee voted early Wednesday to recommend the two articles of impeachment to the full House.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran has threatened to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden linking Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The U.S. has signaled it's preparing for retaliatory strikes in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also injured at least 40 troops.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington as he looks past the GOP primary and towards a general election rematch against President Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray is preparing to tell House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. But a new study suggests that's not exactly what's going on. Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects’ innate navigational systems.

UPS will cut 12,000 jobs and released a revenue outlook for this year that sent its shares down sharply.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of “West Side Story” and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015’s “The Visit.”

In sports, four NHL players face sexual assault charges, the Blue Jackets and Sharks get shutout wins, the Knicks take their eighth straight, the Celtics hang on after nearly blowing a big halftime lead, Joel Embiid can't cure the 76ers road woes, a pair of top-5 college basketball teams suffer upsets, the reigning World Series MVP will miss most of Spring Training and the Orioles look to be on the verge of having new ownership.

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