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The Trump administration is eliminating more than 6,000 IRS jobs at the height of tax season, and sources say they don't believe the cuts are over. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced she has officially removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley effective immediately. Ama Sow left his life in Senegal, West Africa behind to pursue his dream of playing basketball in the U.S. That dream almost fell apart until the McComb family of Pittsburgh stepped in. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katie Sandlin left rural Alabama for her dream job at the NIH — only to be laid off three weeks later. She’s one of thousands of federal probationary workers fired by the Trump administration with little warning. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Thursday after a tense exchange with President Trump earlier this week over the war in Ukraine. A deep freeze and winter storms are battering parts of the country, but some relief is on the way. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbed comments following Trump's false claims that the war was started by Ukraine—what this means for US-Ukraine relations. We sit down with US.. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and what he says about the latest crash investigation and plane safety. And, how artificial intelligence is driving up the need for data centers and changing one community's landscape. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New clues about why a Delta plane flipped upside-down at a Toronto airport, plus one passenger's story of survival. The January 6th rioters have been released from prison and are heading back to their communities without supervision—is public safety a concern? And the new debate amongst Southern California homeowners, whether to rebuild or retreat after the wildfires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest details on the Delta plane crash at a Toronto airport causing it land upside down. Parts of Kentucky are experiencing severe flooding after heavy rains. Now it's a race for emergency crews to find those who are trapped. And exploring drug treatments for conditions like autism and why you haven't heard of them. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal prosecutors in New York have filed a motion to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, bringing to a close a days-long battle that has upended the Justice Department over the decision to abandon the case. Vice President JD Vance, in his first major world speech at the 61st Munich Security Conference, lectured European leaders on free speech, immigration and cooperation with the far-right. A severe winter storm is bringing heavy rain, flash flood warnings and the threat of mudslides to parts of Southern California still recovering from the deadly wildfires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grocery stores are raising their prices on eggs and limiting how many you can buy—what's behind the shortage. A phone call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin says it's the start of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, without Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And a tragedy 16 years ago helped towards protecting you when you fly—what we have learned from that crash. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years after the pandemic and some kids are still behind in subjects like math and reading. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, flu deaths have exceeded COVID deaths. And over 300 ports in the US are key links in the supply chain — how some of the cranes being used could be a threat to US security. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new lawsuit from the National Treasury Employees Union challenges a major government move. Could we soon see the end of the American penny? President Trump says it cost too much to make. And a once-thriving factory that produced millions of pounds of French fries is now closed, leaving an entire town facing an uncertain future.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Astronaut Sunita Williams speaks out about her extended mission in space. Why she says she and her crewmates have not been abandoned. A deadly strain of bird flu is threatening the nation’s egg supply. And on the CBS Evening News' "On the Road" series — Steve Hartman takes a trip to see where one former student’s incredible gesture left a lasting impact.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices