Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29th 2025
Updated 23:12 ET
45 articles
TRUMP, UKRAINE, PEACE, ZELENSKYY
I’m always amused by people—many in our own government and media—who are astonished by Vladimir Putin’s refusal to accept any Russia-Ukraine agreement that is put before him. Stolidly, he says that he will accept nothing short of a Ukraine capitulation, a halt
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TRUMP, NETANYAHU, VENEZUELA, GAZA
President Donald Trump said in a radio interview that the United States had knocked out “a big facility” last week as part of his administration’s ongoing pressure campaign to topple Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
“They have a big plant or a big facility
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, WALZ, TIM
A pair of companies owned by Tim Mynett, the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have exploded in value in recent years, growing more than 20 times in under a year, according to congressional disclosures, prompting questions about how the companies achieved
Continued at Fox News...
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FRAUD, DAYCARE, MINNESOTA, VIRAL
Department of Homeland Security investigators have begun going door-to-door in Minneapolis, cracking down on suspected scammers tied to an explosive childcare welfare scheme, the department confirmed in new videos.
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Secretary Kristi Noem posted
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MIDWEST, WINTER, STORM, SNOW
With millions of Americans traveling during the holiday week, winter weather could disrupt travel as a dangerous post-holiday storm sweeps across the Northern Tier, producing snow, ice, rain, and intense winds, with blizzard warnings posted for Minnesota and
Continued at New York Post...
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ZOHRAN, MAMDANI, HALL, ADAMS
If one elected official had a breakout year in 2025, it’s New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. The 34-year-old former state assembly member came out of nowhere to win a Democratic primary that included established names such as incumbent Mayor Eric Adams
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KIRK, CHARLIE, TPUSA, 2025
The assassination of Turning Point USA founder and conservative icon Charlie Kirk garnered the most search inquiries of any news story of 2025 in the world, an end-of-year analysis of Google Trends data shows. “Charlie Kirk” was the top Google search of the
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TEXAS, MISSING, TEEN, DANGER
Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen possibly searching her vehicle, police say.
In this photo released by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, is shown. She was last seen searching her vehicle for an unidentified item, according to video
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TAIWAN, CHINA, MILITARY, 2025
Chinese military stages drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces'
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HONG KONG — China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan, a move Beijing
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JERSEY, NEW, COLLISION, DEAD
One dead after mid-air helicopter collision in New Jersey
A Enstrom F-28 helicopter was involved in the crash, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (file photo)
One person has died and another suffered critical injuries after two helicopters
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BRIGITTE, BARDOT, 91, FRENCH
Legendary French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, her foundation announced Sunday.
"The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned
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PIPE, SUSPECT, BOMB, DC
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted U.S. political parties, memo says
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WASHINGTON — The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after
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JOSHUA, CAR, ANTHONY, NIGERIA
Boxing star Anthony Joshua’s friends were identified as the victims of a car crash in Nigeria on Monday, the country’s president announced on social media.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu wrote on X that he sent his condolences to Joshua for the loss of his
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RAIDERS, GIANTS, PICK, NINE
Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants finally got that winning feeling back on game day, but it came at a price.
With their 34-10 victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, they relinquished control of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Raiders
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DENNY, NASCAR, FIRE, HAMLIN
A fire broke out at NASCAR star Denny Hamlin’s parents’ home on Sunday evening.
Officials in Gaston County, North Carolina, say that one person was killed in the blaze while another is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
The local fire department
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CHICAGO, DEAD, CHRISTMAS, 28
Four gunmen opened fire on people getting into a car Sunday morning in Chicago, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
The incident occurred “around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The four
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KILMAR, ABREGO, TIKTOKS, MAKING
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized illegal migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia for “making TikToks” after a judge ordered he be released from detention, while DHS was placed “under” a gag order.
In a post on X,
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ROB, REINER, REPORTS, DEATH
Autopsy reports for legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele are now being sealed as the homicide probe continues, the medical examiner said Monday.
The medical files, which were already made public in the wake of the couple’s slayings,
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SEXES, MATCH, TENNIS, BATTLE
There were no upsets during Sunday’s “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition tennis match, with Nick Kyrgios handily beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 in both sets.
“I don’t think many people would have put their hand up to be in this position, especially in my position,”
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NANCY, PELOSI, TRUMP, STATE
The speaker emerita sat down with ABC's Jonathan Karl for "This Week."
Jonathan Karl sits down with Nancy Pelosi in Washington D.C., on Dec. 18, 2025, for an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," airing Dec. 21, 2025.
Jonathan Karl sits
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TRUMP, CAMBODIA, WORLD, THAILAND
President Trump said Sunday that the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia “will stop momentarily” and boasted that the US has been increasingly taking on the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire deal Saturday,
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NORTH, KOREA, CRUISE, MISSILES
Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea reportedly led the testing of long-range cruise missiles, the country’s state media outlets revealed on Monday, intended to preserve Pyongyang’s ability to conduct nuclear bombings.
Kim’s reported appearance at
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HAMAS, TERROR, INTERNAL, REVEAL
Hamas instructed its spokesmen to conceal the group’s true ideology from Western audiences, according to a newly published intelligence analysis based on internal Arabic-only documents recovered during the Gaza war — a strategy that contrasts sharply with senior
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PRACTICE, WOMAN, OKLAHOMA, TARGET
An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and killed a woman sitting with her family on Christmas Day.
Cody Adams, 33, was charged with first-degree
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