Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th 2026
Updated 03:12 ET
17 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, LEBANON, ISRAEL
Joe Rogan discussed on Tuesday his appearance at the White House this week, addressing backlash from critics and clarifying what he said actually happened during his interactions with President Donald Trump.
"People are pissed because I was at the White
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DRAFT, NFL, 2026, FIRST
The NFL Draft is always full of surprises and last year's event provided one of the biggest yet.
The initial favourite to be the first overall pick, Shedeur Sanders, was ultimately selected in the fifth round - with the 144th pick.
The quarterback's dramatic
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TRUMP, IRAN, STRAIT, HORMUZ
President Trump claimed Thursday he had ordered the US Navy to take lethal action against Iranian mine-laying vessels attempting to obstruct trade through the Strait of Hormuz — in another apparent blow to the recently extended cease-fire between Washington
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TRUMP, MARIJUANA, MEDICAL, ADMINISTRATION
Trump administration moves to reschedule medical marijuana The Trump administration is easing restrictions on medical marijuana. The acting attorney general issued a memo saying he is moving the cannabis products out of the most restrictive category.
National
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SHOOTING, MALL, LOUISIANA, INJURED
On Thursday, around 1:30 PM Central Time, law enforcement responded to reports of shots fired in the food court of the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, LA.
Local KHOU 11 reported:
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An argument between two groups of people at the Mall of Louisiana
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NEW, YORKERS, EXPLOSIVES, OSS
The father and son are each facing multiple charges.
Father, teen arrested after chemical explosives were found at their New York home
Chemicals are removed from a home in Syosset, New York.
Chemicals are removed from a home in Syosset, New York.
Chemicals
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NAVY, PHELAN, SECRETARY, TRUMP
Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan was revealed to be leaving his role with the Trump administration, “effective immediately,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell shared.
In a post on X, Parnell expressed that, on behalf of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and
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MADURO, SOLDIER, POLYMARKET, CAPTURE
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on Jan. 5, 2026 in New York
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VRABEL, RUSSINI, MIKE, DIANNA
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, embroiled in a controversy involving his relationship with former NFL reporter Dianna Russini, is stepping away from the team indefinitely to seek counseling and be with his family.
The news, first reported by ESPN,
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SPLC, GROUP, CIVIL, RIGHTS
The far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has received funding from individuals including George Clooney and George Soros and businesses such as Chick-Fil-A, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
The news comes after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
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ICE, SENATE, GOP, BUDGET
The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.
The entire department
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MASS, SHOOTING, NEW, ORLEANS
A former North Carolina cop — once awarded “police officer of the month” — allegedly plotted to gun down black people at a Louisiana festival, authorities said.
Christopher Gillum, of Chapel Hill, was wanted in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, for making “terroristic
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MENDOZA, FERNANDO, NFL, DRAFT
Mendoza Mania has arrived in the NFL.
The projected No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, Fernando Mendoza brings one of football's most unexpected stories to the pros.
Legendary football agent Leigh Steinberg, who has represented an NFL-record eight
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OMAR, ANSWERS, FRAUD, HEARING
Americans are shocked as journalists have uncovered layer after layer of rampant fraud in Minnesota. Billions of taxpayer dollars went into the pockets of fraudsters, and it has become increasingly apparent that elected officials knew what was going on but
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CHILDREN, REMAINS, HUMAN, MEMPHIS
The remains of three young children were discovered in Tennessee after someone stumbled across a human skull in a heavily wooded area of Memphis last month, according to authorities.
An investigation began on March 8 after an anonymous caller reported finding
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SYNAGOGUE, PLOT, ALLEGED, TEXAS
A developmentally disabled North Carolina woman allegedly plotted to slaughter “as many Jews as possible” in a crazed attack on Texas’ oldest synagogue.
Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was allegedly one of three masterminds behind a foiled scheme to ram a vehicle
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KILLER, GILGO, BEACH, VICTIMS
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s ex-wife sleeps in the basement where he killed and dismembered his victims – leaving her “haunted by dreams” every night, she revealed in a documentary episode airing Thursday.
Asa Ellerup moved into the now-gutted
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EPSTEIN, REVIEWING, WATCHDOG, FILES
The Justice Department’s (DOJ) internal watchdog is investigating whether the agency properly handled the release of records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, amid concerns it may have failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy
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SHAREHOLDERS, WARNER, APPROVE, BROS
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Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery cleared a major hurdle Thursday as Warner stockholders overwhelmingly embraced the $111-billion deal.
Approval
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MARLOW, REDISTRICTING, VIRGINIA, PLAY
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Virginia.
Marlow said the courts likely know the measure is illegal, “So, I’m hopeful that this will get thrown out. And there’s multiple legal violations here.”
The
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GIRL, TEEN, REFUSING, NUMBER
Sickening video shows a teen slamming a girl to the ground and stomping on her head after she refused to give him her phone number, according to police and sources.
Video circulating on social media shows the 14-year-old brute confronting the 15-year-old girl
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HORMUZ, SHIP, IRAN, STRAIT
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization, on Thursday released a video that purportedly showed its forces seizing a civilian ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC attacked three container ships in the strait on
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HOUSE, ACTBLUE, CEO, HEARING
The Committee on House Administration is requesting that Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of Democrat fundraising machine ActBlue, testify as part of the greater congressional investigation into potential malfeasance, including suspicions of foreign donations.
Lawmakers
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UKRAINE, LOAN, HUNGARY, BILLION
Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková says the flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline that crosses Ukraine has resumed
Russian oil to Slovakia resumes flowing through pipeline that crosses Ukraine
By The Associated Press
FILE - A general
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