Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th 2026
Updated 01:12 ET
45 articles
IRAN, TRUMP, STRIKES, WAR
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Iranian regime is "running out of launchers" as its forces are "being decimated."
The president made the remarks despite saying that the Iranian military is expected to "keep lobbing missiles for a while," according
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TEXAS, PRIMARY, SENATE, GOP
North Carolina and Texas have primary elections Tuesday. Here's what you need to know
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Some of the first statewide primaries in the nation are happening Tuesday in North Carolina and Texas. The outcome
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NOEM, KRISTI, GRILLING, SENATE
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was ripped by even GOP senators Tuesday over her agency shelling out $220 million in taxpayer funds for TV ads — starring her.
Noem, 54, appeared on Capitol Hill for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing involving oversight
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HUDSON, PLANE, RIVER, LANDING
Small plane makes emergency landing in icy Hudson River The instructor and student on board were able to get out and swim ashore.
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EAST, MIDDLE, AMERICANS, IRAN
With Operation Epic Fury underway, the State Department has been providing critical information to Americans abroad, particularly in the Middle East.
Yes, the State Department is actively securing military aircraft and charter flights for American citizens
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EPSTEIN, HOUSE, HOWARD, TESTIFY
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sits to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill
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MAYOR, DISGRACED, YEAR, SON
A former small-town Louisiana mayor is on trial after prosecutors allege her teenage son caught her having sex with one of his 16-year-old friends at a booze-filled pool party.
Misty Roberts, 43, the former mayor of DeRidder, is facing charges of carnal
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SCHOOL, FATHER, CONVICTED, MURDER
Colin Gray, the father of the alleged September 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooter, was convicted Tuesday on 27 charges, including second-degree murder.
On September 6, 2024, Breitbart News reported that Gray was arrested for allegedly giving his son the
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SHOOTING, AUSTIN, BAR, VICTIMS
The gunman in Sunday morning's shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas, had pictures of Iranian leaders inside his apartment as investigators are reviewing evidence that indicates a "potential nexus to terrorism," according to a report.
Ndiaga Diagne, 53,
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PENTAGON, KILLED, TROOPS, FOUR
The Department of War on Monday identified four of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a March 1 drone attack in Kuwait while supporting Operation Epic Fury, and officials said the incident remains under investigation.
The soldiers were killed at
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NORTH, CAROLINA, WHATLEY, SENATE
Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat
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The matchup in one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the 2026 midterms is set, as Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael
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IRAN, DEFENSE, MISSILE, WAR
We officially live in the age of missile defense.
The US-Israeli war against Iran has been the showcase for missile-defense systems — interceptors, radars, and complex command and control — that are extremely robust and have largely defanged Iran’s foremost
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ISRAEL, TRUMP, FORCED, RUBIO
Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted that the U.S. was forced into the war with Iran by Israel while speaking with reporters on Monday. He explained that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had effectively boxed in the Trump administration,
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SUPREME, COURT, GENDER, RULING
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s
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NEWS, FOX, VIEWS, IRAN
American travelers in the Middle East like Shekinah Lee are speaking out. Lee spoke with ABC News via video.
American travelers in the Middle East like Shekinah Lee are speaking out. Lee spoke with ABC News via video.
American travelers in the Middle East
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TARGETS, FURY, IRAN, EPIC
Washington Post correspondent Dan Lamothe shared a message from Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper II, Commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), to the roughly 50,000 United States troops who are part of Operation Epic Fury.
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ILLEGAL, SPANBERGER, MIGRANT, 30
The Department of Homeland Security blasted Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger after a criminal illegal migrant with over 30 arrests was accused of stabbing a mother in the Washington, D.C.-area and now could be released from custody.
Abdul Jalloh,
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PENN, INSIDE, SLEEPING, STATION
Police are searching for two suspects believed to have set a sleeping man on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
NEW YORK -- Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects
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EPSTEIN, CLINTON, BILL, ASKED
The House Oversight Committee has released footage from Bill Clinton's testimony on Jeffrey Epstein. During the deposition, the former president said he "saw nothing" in regards to the late convicted sex offender's crimes.
About halfway through his testimony,
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TRUMP, CORRESPONDENTS, HOUSE, WHITE
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce he has accepted an invitation from the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) to attend their 2026 dinner. Traditionally, the WHCA Dinner has been attended by the President of the United States,
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MUSICAL, MANGIONE, LUIGI, PLAY
You cannot hate Broadway or Hollywood enough.
Because apparently, the soulless liberal theater elites of New York and San Francisco looked at the brutal murder of a man on a Manhattan street and decided it would make great musical theater.
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NANCY, GUTHRIE, SHERIFF, NOTE
Floundering Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted Tuesday that authorities are “definitely closer” to tracking down the suspect or suspects tied to Nancy Guthrie’s mysterious kidnapping.
Nanos made the bold claim during an interview with NBC News when asked
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ISRAEL, LEADER, NEW, IRANIAN
Israeli forces struck a meeting of Iran’s Supreme Council on Tuesday as officials gathered to choose a successor to the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Israeli official told Fox News.
"Israel struck while they were counting the votes for the appointment
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FLIGHT, ENGINE, FIRE, PASSENGERS
Passengers evacuate by slides after engine fire on United flight at LAX Passengers aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner were forced to evacuate by slides after the United Airlines flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport with its left engine in flames.
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