On the updated version of Hot off the Wire (posted Feb. 3 at 6:38 a.m. CT):
The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said that it would look into those reports. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.
It will be an icy day in New England as Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas continue to recover from severe ice and cold that has moved out from the region.
Pope Francis opens the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage by heading to South Sudan.
Three decades after Bill Clinton signed into the law the nation’s family and medical leave legislation, he was back at the White House on Thursday.
LeBron James continued to close in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record, Giannis Antetokounmpo had another big scoring night, the NBA completed its All-Star rosters, and three Top 10 college basketball teams kept winning.

From the original version of Hot off the Wire (posted Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. CT):
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met for more than an hour at the White House, aiming to avert a national debt limit crisis.
House Republicans have voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
A published report says federal authorities are investigating whether embattled New York Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for a disabled veteran’s dog and then kept the money for himself.
Federal prosecutors say a New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.
The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene.
A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris.
President Joe Biden attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington and delivered a message of unity.
People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say he did, meaning six more weeks of winter.
Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

—The Associated Press

On the updated version of Hot off the Wire (posted Feb. 3 at 6:38 a.m. CT):
<ul>
<li>The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said that it would look into those reports. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.</li>
<li>It will be an icy day in New England as Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas continue to recover from severe ice and cold that has moved out from the region.</li>
<li>Pope Francis opens the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage by heading to South Sudan.</li>
<li>Three decades after Bill Clinton signed into the law the nation’s family and medical leave legislation, he was back at the White House on Thursday.</li>
<li>LeBron James continued to close in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record, Giannis Antetokounmpo had another big scoring night, the NBA completed its All-Star rosters, and three Top 10 college basketball teams kept winning.</li>
</ul>
From the original version of Hot off the Wire (posted Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. CT):
<ul>
<li>President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met for more than an hour at the White House, aiming to avert a national debt limit crisis.</li>
<li>House Republicans have voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.</li>
<li>A published report says federal authorities are investigating whether embattled New York Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for a disabled veteran’s dog and then kept the money for himself.</li>
<li>Federal prosecutors say a New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.</li>
<li>The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.</li>
<li>The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene.</li>
<li>A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris.</li>
<li>President Joe Biden attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington and delivered a message of unity.</li>
<li>People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say he did, meaning six more weeks of winter.</li>
<li>Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.</li>
</ul>
—The Associated Press

Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press. 

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