On this version of Hot off the Wire:
» Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is now in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States.
» The United Auto Workers union has made CEO pay a central part of their argument for a big worker wage increase. UAW President Shawn Fain has repeatedly said that because Detroit’s three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises.
» Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentials. He's meeting the pontiff as signs emerge that the Vatican's Ukraine peace ambassador could soon be undertaking a second mission to Moscow.
» Authorities in Maine say a man who was reported missing has been found trapped in his pickup truck after two days in a muddy, wooded area in New Hampshire.
» Authorities say four of the nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania have been caught.
» Authorities are asking for the public’s help and offering a $250,000 reward as investigators search for the assailant who shot and killed a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy as he sat in his patrol car at an intersection.
» Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television. He said on NBC's “Meet the Press” that he would “tell people later at an appropriate time.”
» A Giant comeback, big comeback wins also for the Commanders and Falcons, the defending Super Bowl champions earn their first win of the season and the defending World Series champions extend their lead in the A.L. West.
» If it were a normal year, the 75th Emmy Awards would be held Monday night. But this is no normal year. With both actors and writers on strike, the Emmys were postponed until January. Voting did take place on the original timeline however.
» Jann Wenner, a founder of both Rolling Stone magazine and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making disparaging comments toward Black and female musicians.
» Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved.
» Rapper Jeezy has filed for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai after two years of marriage.
» Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman have decided to end their marriage after 27 years and two children.
» “The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery.
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