Sounds from space, saving California condors and preventing opioid deaths | Bonus episode

As the holiday week comes to an end, we're taking this opportunity to provide you with a special episode filled with feature stories covering a variety of topics. Headlines include: Scientists have finally "heard" the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe. Families push for full school days for children with disabilities. Buzzworthy: Honeybee health is blooming at federal facilities across the country. California condors confront bird flu in flight from extinction. Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths? More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths. A new menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval. Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say. — Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reports About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer 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 producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.