Ryan Seacrest will be ‘Wheel of Fortune’s new host “I can’t wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White,” Ryan Seacrest said. Read more on NPR

Olivia Chow is elected Toronto’s mayor — marking a shift in the city’s politics Progressive mayor-elect Olivia Chow is the first Chinese Canadian to win the office, ending more than a decade of conservative leadership. Read more on NPR

Federal watchdog says over $200 billion in pandemic business loans look fraudulent The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a “landscape of fraud” report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus Read more on NPR

Pakistan’s law minister defends putting protesters on trial in military courts Pakistan’s law and justice minister Azam Nazeer Tarar defends his government’s decision to use an anti-terrorism law and military courts to try some civilians who were involved in protests last month. Read more on NPR

They set sail with dreams and met disaster: Stories from the ill-fated migrant ship Hundreds of illegal migrants from Pakistan and other nations were aboard, hoping to land lucrative jobs in Europe. We talk to family members, some still awaiting news of the fate of their loved ones. Read more on NPR

Senate report: intelligence agencies ‘failed to fulfill their mission’ ahead of Jan. 6 Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a report claiming intelligence agencies failed “on a “fundamental level” in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Read more on NPR

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires darkens Europe’s skies A plume of smoke and soot stretches for thousands of miles from the province of Quebec province across the Atlantic Ocean, as seen in satellite images from NASA. Read more on NPR

A meteorologist got threats for his climate coverage. His new job is about solutions Chris Gloninger, a TV news meteorologist in Iowa, got harrassing emails and a death threat over his coverage of climate change. Now he’s leaving the industry to tackle climate change head-on. Read more on NPR