On this version of Hot off the Wire:
» Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career, has died at 96.
» A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. The May 20, 2024, trial date was set Friday by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon.
» President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
» President Joe Biden is praising new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House as an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology.
» TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger faced intensifying harassment as he did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts. So on June 21, he announced that he was leaving KCCI — and his 18-year career in broadcast journalism altogether. Gloninger’s experience is all too common among meteorologists across the country who are encountering reactions from viewers as they tie climate change to extreme temperatures, blizzards, tornadoes and floods in their local newscasts.
Jim Swift from The Bulwark discusses the mechanics of how a modern conspiracy theory goes viral.
Hollywood is dealing with striking actors and writers, but the show goes on for Streamed & Screened, which tackles Emmy nominations and a documentary about Iowa.
🎧 In many cases, past generations were much less welcoming of people who were different than them — often in pretty horrific ways.
If you find yourself among the growing number of car owners unable to make a payment on time, there are steps you can take to get back on track.
How does the roll of the putt change when there is an early morning dew covering the greens? Learn more about how weather factors into golf on Across the Sky!