On this updated version of Hot off the Wire (posted Nov. 29 at 6:47 a.m. CT):
Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.


President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks. A strike could lead to higher prices and shortages.
Waves of glowing lava and smoky ash are belching and sputtering from the world’s largest active volcano and people on Hawaii’s Big Island have been warned to be ready if their communities are threatened.


The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.
The United States takes on Iran today in the World Cup.


NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says war-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance. Stoltenberg's remarks came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his NATO counterparts gathered Tuesday in Romania.
In sports, the Steelers became the winningest team in Monday Night Football history, Joel Embiid led the Sixers, the Devils rallied and two major college football programs hired coaches.

On the original version of Hot off the Wire (posted Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. CT):
Payton Gendron, the white gunman who massacred 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges. He’ll spend his life in prison without parole.
Five New Haven, Connecticut, police officers have been charged with misdemeanors over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van.
The world’s largest active volcano was erupting Monday. Officials said that Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for worse.
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street as protests spread in China calling for President Xi Jinping to step down amid growing anger over severe restrictions imposed as part of his “zero COVID” strategy in the world's second-largest economy. 
The White House says first lady Jill Biden has drawn inspiration from the nation's founding documents to decorate for the holidays.
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the fallout from the collapse of FTX continues.
Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.
Prince William and the Princess of Wales will make their first trip to the U.S. in eight years this week, hoping to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators. But the trip will be clouded by tensions with William's brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, who have criticized Britain’s royal family in the American media.
Merriam-Webster has chosen “gaslighting” as its word of the year for 2022.
A community farm in Colorado has ditched tractors for chickens.

—The Associated Press

On this updated version of Hot off the Wire (posted Nov. 29 at 6:47 a.m. CT):
<ul>
<li>Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.</li>
<li>
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks. A strike could lead to higher prices and shortages.
</li>
<li>Waves of glowing lava and smoky ash are belching and sputtering from the world’s largest active volcano and people on Hawaii’s Big Island have been warned to be ready if their communities are threatened.</li>
<li>
The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.
</li>
<li>The United States takes on Iran today in the World Cup.</li>
<li>
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says war-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance. Stoltenberg's remarks came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his NATO counterparts gathered Tuesday in Romania.
</li>
<li>In sports, the Steelers became the winningest team in Monday Night Football history, Joel Embiid led the Sixers, the Devils rallied and two major college football programs hired coaches.</li>
</ul>
On the original version of Hot off the Wire (posted Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. CT):
<ul>
<li>Payton Gendron, the white gunman who massacred 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges. He’ll spend his life in prison without parole.</li>
<li>Five New Haven, Connecticut, police officers have been charged with misdemeanors over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van.</li>
<li>The world’s largest active volcano was erupting Monday. Officials said that Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for worse.</li>
<li>Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street as protests spread in China calling for President Xi Jinping to step down amid growing anger over severe restrictions imposed as part of his “zero COVID” strategy in the world's second-largest economy. </li>
<li>The White House says first lady Jill Biden has drawn inspiration from the nation's founding documents to decorate for the holidays.</li>
<li>Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the fallout from the collapse of FTX continues.</li>
<li>Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.</li>
<li>Prince William and the Princess of Wales will make their first trip to the U.S. in eight years this week, hoping to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators. But the trip will be clouded by tensions with William's brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, who have criticized Britain’s royal family in the American media.</li>
<li>Merriam-Webster has chosen “gaslighting” as its word of the year for 2022.</li>
<li>A community farm in Colorado has ditched tractors for chickens.</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. 

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.&nbsp;

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

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

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