Biden plans to visit Hawaii; Richardson named Colts' starting QB; rapper Magoo dies at 50 | Hot off the Wire podcast

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» A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify remains, as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. The death toll rose to 106.

» President Joe Biden says he and first lady Jill Biden will visit Hawaii “as soon as we can” to survey the Maui wildfire damage. He said he doesn’t want his presence to interrupt recovery and cleanup efforts.

» North Korea is asserting Pvt. Travis King bolted across the border last month after becoming disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army.

» Nearly two-thirds of Republicans — 63% — say they want former President Donald Trump to run again, according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

» President Joe Biden stopped in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy.

» The Braves continue to roll, the Dodgers extend a lengthy winning streak, the Colts have seen enough of rookie Anthony Richardson to name him their opening day starting quarterback, and a soccer star continues to contribute to his new team. 

» The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students.

» Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, has pleaded not guilty to scheming with Trump to try to delete security footage sought by investigators probing the former president’s hoarding of classified documents.

» The presidents of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday.

» Americans increased their purchases at retailers last month – for clothing, dining out, sporting goods and other areas – in a sign that solid consumer spending is still powering a resilient U.S. economy.

» Pets and people are recovering this week after fleeing Maui wildfires that claimed over 90 lives and decimated a historic town. The Maui Humane Society estimates 3,000 animals from Lahaina are lost or missing.

» Outdoor dining was a rare part of the pandemic that many people actually liked. As New York City has moved out from under its pandemic-era regulations, how to handle the new landscape of outdoor dining structures has been a growing question.