Harris, Trump’s Campaign as Election Day Approaches; the astronauts return | Hot off the Wire podcast – Winston-Salem Journal

Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Texas after a stop in Atlanta, while former President Donald Trump makes appearances on the Arizona border as well as in Las Vegas with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month mission to the space station. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida before dawn on Friday.

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes killed 38 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday. Concerns about supply shortages in Gaza are growing, and international pressure for a ceasefire is mounting.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Tropical Storm Trami has left the northwestern Philippines, leaving at least 82 dead, mostly in widespread flooding and landslides.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will formally apologize for the nation’s role in forcing Native American children into boarding schools where, for more than 150 years, many of them have been physically, emotionally and sexually abused and more than 950 have died.

• Beyoncé, whose “Freedom” is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at a Democratic rally in Texas on Friday.
• Trump lawyers want federal election case dismissed, call special prosecutor illegally appointed.
• A Republican representative in the swing state of Georgia is appealing the order that she must certify the results.
• Authorities in Georgia say they have foiled an attempt to crash a state election website.
• Florida is suing Garland for blocking the state’s investigation into Trump’s assassination attempt.
• In a rare move, the Pentagon is denying lies about troops being allowed to use force during elections.
• The Biden administration is launching an investigation into air transport competition.
• EPA enforces stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint.
• Owner-operator of ship that caused Baltimore bridge to collapse must pay $100 million in US settlement.
• Prosecutors to recommend Eric and Lyle Menendez be convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents.
• McDonald’s says onions from the California-based produce company have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak.
• US jobless claims fall, but ongoing claims rise to highest level since 2021.
• The average 30-year mortgage rate in the US rose again to its highest level in nearly 3 months.
• Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died.
• Grammy-winning singer Jack Jones, famous for his performance of the song “The Love Boat”, has died at the age of 86.
• A district judge struck down Ohio’s abortion ban, citing the voter-approved reproductive rights amendment.
• The Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arberry want a new trial.
• The Vikings lose their second game in a row, Klay Thompson has a successful debut for the Mavericks, the NBA investigates why a 76ers star was absent early in the season, and Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky recorded an important win.
• Valenzuela will be honored by the Dodgers with uniform #34 during the World Series and the 2025 season.
• Maria Sharapova and the Bryan brothers have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
• The world is heading for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, the report warns.

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of Lee Enterprises’ national newsroom. In addition to producing the daily news podcast Hot off the Wire, Terry conducts occasional interviews on Behind the Headlines, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and TV program, and is a former producer of Across the Sky, a weather and climate podcast.

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