Michael Cohen returns for cross-examination; Actor Steve Buscemi punched in NYC; NHL, NBA highlights

Hot Off The Wire

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 14 at 7:15 a.m. CT:

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Michael Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the New York prosecution’s star witness.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield. The remarks Tuesday came as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the probe after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months for alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse and drug possession.

In other news:

• President Joe Biden blocks a Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near a Wyoming military base.
• Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives.
• Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City.
• Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison.
• The Celtics and Thunder both score road playoff wins, the Stars are on the verge of eliminating the Avs in Stanley Cup playoffs, the Braves blank the Cubs, and NFL quarterback Jared Goff gets an extension with the Lions.

—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.