Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, IRAN, WAR, POPE
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026.
President Donald Trump on Monday again threatened Iran with overwhelming military force, saying "lots of bombs [will]
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SHAMAR, ELKINS, LOUISIANA, KIDS
A teen boy who jumped from the roof is the lone child to survive a Louisiana father’s massacre Sunday.
The 13-year-old broke his leg after the crazed Army vet Shamar Elkins opened fire at the house in Shreveport, La., just after 6 a.m.
The deranged dad murdered
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KASH, PATEL, ATLANTIC, HIT
FBI staffers raise concerns about Director Kash Patel's behavior, report says NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer at The Atlantic, about concerns raised by FBI staff members about the leadership of Director Kash Patel.
National FBI
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D4VD, MURDER, CHARGED, SINGER
Singer D4vd pleaded not guilty Monday in the murder case of a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly found dismembered and badly decomposing in the trunk of the singer’s allegedly abandoned Tesla last September.
The 21-year-old alt-pop artist, identified as
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NORTH, CAROLINA, SHOOTING, DEAD
The incident occurred at a park in Winston-Salem on Monday morning.
2 dead after gunfire breaks out during 'planned fight' between juveniles at North Carolina park: Police
Multiple people were shot, including two fatally, after a "planned fight" between two
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SECRETARY, LABOR, TRUMP, LORI
RedState has been judiciously reporting on the Office of Inspector General investigation into Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer and the unfolding allegations and resignations of Chavez-DeRemer's key personnel.
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IRANIAN, SHIP, SEIZES, TRUMP
President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom” of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship before seizing the vessel — marking the first known use of force under Washington’s naval blockade as Tehran
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RACE, GOVERNOR, BETTY, WEEKS
Former state Controller Betty Yee, pictured at a gubernatorial forum, announced Monday that she was ending her campaign weeks before California’s June 2 primary.
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Former
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BALLOON, AIR, HOT, BACKYARD
A couple in Temecula, California, woke up to find a hot air balloon boarded with 13 people in their backyard on Saturday.
The pilot said he had to make an emergency landing due to the balloon hovering and running out of fuel. No injuries were reported.
“I
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FEY, TINA, DAMON, SATURDAY
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Tina Fey says the show’s political humor only works because it is “based in something that was true.”
Fey especially defended her brutal portrayal of 2008 GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who Fey characterized
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AMERICAN, MISSING, BAHAMAS, WOMAN
A bartender who served the missing American woman in the Bahamas one day before she vanished revealed one detail that got his attention.
A bartender at the Abaco Inn, identified as Ken, 38, told the New York Post that Brian and Lynette Hooker were at the
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COP, COOLER, NYPD, 300K
A former New York City police officer who was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for fatally throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect walked out of prison Monday after being granted bail while he appeals his conviction.
Erik Duran, 38, was released
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ACTBLUE, TEXAS, ALLEGED, DEM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue, accusing them of misleading donors about safeguards meant to block fraudulent and foreign political contributions.
"BREAKING: I just filed a landmark
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BUDGET, BASS, KAREN, PRATT
Spencer Pratt has blasted Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed $14.85 billion budget, accusing her of pouring money into a homelessness system he says is failing while neglecting basic city services.
“Despite record revenues, I see no real plan for the streets, sidewalks,
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SOUTHWEST, NASHVILLE, FAA, AIR
At their closest point, the planes were right on top of one another.
A Southwest Airlines airplane on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport, in Nashville, Tn.
A Southwest Airlines airplane on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport, in Nashville,
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COURT, SUPREME, DISSENT, REVEAL
The Montana Supreme Court struck a blow to biological reality by allowing Montanans who claim to be transgender amend birth certificates and change driver’s licenses to match their self-proclaimed “gender identity.”
The state’s high court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday
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TRUMP, REFUNDS, TARIFFS, 166B
Thanks to a February Supreme Court ruling that deemed Trump’s tariffs illegal, the administration is now having to reimburse companies for duties they paid — to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had warned before
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STUDENTS, DAY, DECLARE, CPS
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will consider May 1 a “day of civil action” for students despite classes still being in session.
The CTU pushed a resolution last month to designate May 1, otherwise known as May Day or International
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company's market value soar by more than $3.6
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BOSTON, MARATHON, SHARON, REPEATS
Nike has run afoul of walkers after posting a Boston Marathon ad that mocked those who walk their way through the famous race rather than run.
The ad read, “Runners welcome. Walkers tolerated.”
The offended parties claim the ad mocked not just those who choose
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RODGERS, STEELERS, AARON, MINICAMP
Aaron Rodgers, still deciding whether he’ll play in the 2026 season, has been working out to stay in shape likely in preparation for the season, per a source, and that seems like good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers because the NFL team is holding a spot for
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