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SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control; French Open highlights

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  • On today's episode: Men face prison for human smuggling; dozens wounded after shooting at Gaza aid site; the Trump administration is challenging an order blocking deportations to South Sudan; markets opened mixed on Wednesday; passengers flying in Turkey could face fines for unbuckling early; and SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control.
  • Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley of fraud and tax evasion convictions.
  • US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting.
  • US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor.
  • King Charles III says Canada faces unprecedented dangers as Trump threatens annexation.
  • Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
  • NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media.
  • Trump administration moves to cut federal contracts for Harvard.
  • Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open.
  • California changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete.
  • 2 killed and dozens injured in Greyhound bus crash in Tennessee.
  • Kansas community holds private memorial for Israeli Embassy staffer killed in DC ambush.
  • What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it.
  • 2 killed and 9 injured in a Memorial Day shooting at a Philadelphia park.
  • S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street's roller-coaster ride whips back upward.
  • Macy's profit and sales slip and it cuts profit forecast for 2025, but beats Q1 expectations.
  • United is narrowing its check-in window for US flights. Here's how it compares to other airlines.
  • Final boarding call for free bags at Southwest as airline abandons a cherished perk.
  • US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines due to tariff anxiety.
  • Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77.
  • A former aide says Sean 'Diddy' Combs kidnapped her in a plot to kill Kid Cudi.
  • The Pacers are knocking on the door of the NBA Finals, Paige Bueckers earns her first pro win on familiar turf, the Oilers near a return to the Stanley Cup Final, a Phillies star exits with an injury, big names advance at Roland Garros and a Pro Bowler will miss time with his new team.
  • Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming.
  • German court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit.
  • Zelenskyy visits Berlin as he seeks more support for Ukraine in the war against Russia.
  • Driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool soccer parade tragedy.
  • Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its bombing campaign slows.

    • —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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