Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, APRIL 9th 2026
Updated 11:12 ET
84 articles
IRAN, TRUMP, CEASEFIRE, WAR
U.S. President Donald Trump observes naval flight demonstrations on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier on October 5, 2025.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday U.S. military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran until Tehran fully
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REX, HEUERMANN, GILGO, SERIAL
Long Island’s most notorious serial killer will help the FBI figure out what makes his sick mind tick — part of his chilling plea deal in eight cold-case slayings, officials said Wednesday.
The stipulation that Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, 62,
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BAHAMAS, HUSBAND, MISSING, WOMAN
The search is ongoing for Lynette Hooker, 55, of Michigan, authorities said.
Criminal investigation opened on woman reported missing in Bahamas after going overboard: Sources
Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media.
Brian and Lynette
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QUEEN, MATTHEW, KETAMINE, PERRY
Los Angeles (AFP) — A dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” who supplied the drugs that killed “Friends” actor Matthew Perry is set to be sentenced in a California court on Wednesday.
Jasveen Sangha could face over six decades in prison after admitting a bevy
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WOODS, TIGER, FLORIDA, DUI
A Florida man has been captured after burning down his own home, returning hours later to ignite another blaze and fatally stabbing a man who tried to stop him, authorities said.
William Michael Larsen, 37, was arrested Tuesday after an hours-long manhunt
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SCHOOL, STUDENTS, OKLAHOMA, LEG
A Nashville public school allows Muslim students to leave class to pray in a reserved space on campus during the school day, offering the accommodation daily during Ramadan and once a month during the rest of the year, according to local reports.
According
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TRUMP, MELANIA, NEW, LAW
The first conviction under First Lady Melania Trump’s ‘Take It Down Act’ has landed, with federal prosecutors using the law for the first time against AI-generated sexual abuse material.
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It comes out of Ohio, where prosecutors say a months-long
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SWALWELL, ERIC, FEMALE, BAD
Bettors are rattled by mounting accusations surrounding leading Democrat Eric Swalwell, shifting odds toward billionaire progressive Tom Steyer in California’s governor’s race.
In a graph shared Wednesday, Benjamin Freeman, in charge of politics growth at
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RYAN, TRUMP, EXCLUSIVE, MILLSAP
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Iran.
Marlow said, “Some people’s hatred of Donald Trump is just so profound, you could actually see blood lust where people wanted to see the Iranian civilization
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GAS, PRICES, HIGH, IRAN
Why high oil prices are good for oil companies — until they aren't
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Higher prices are good news for the oil industry — to a point. But they can bite, too.
Crude oil prices were around $70 a barrel before the war in Iran. After
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EPSTEIN, BONDI, SUBPOENA, PAM
Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear as scheduled on April 14 to testify to the House Oversight
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SPANBERGER, GOV, YOUNGKIN, BUNKER
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin accused the state’s sitting governor, Abigail Spanberger, of "illegal and unconstitutional" gerrymandering amid her push to redraw Virginia’s congressional maps.
Virginians will vote April 21 on Spanberger’s redistricting
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BRAVES, BRAWL, ANGELS, JORGE
Tensions built up and eventually overflowed during the Braves-Angels game Tuesday night in a wild brawl that saw both benches and bullpens empty.
Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler began the night by hitting a home run off Braves pitcher Reynaldo López.
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ZARUTSKA, TRIAL, IRYNA, INCOMPETENT
The suspect behind the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train, has been found “incapable to proceed” to trial.
In a motion that was filed on Tuesday, it was revealed that Decarlos Brown Jr. — the man
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HEGSETH, IRAN, BRIEFING, PETE
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rebuked a reporter mid-briefing Wednesday at the Pentagon after she interrupted as he was calling on another journalist, telling her to "just wait" before continuing with questions on Iran and the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
During
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MOM, INVESTIGATOR, TEEN, PRIVATE
A runaway Arizona schoolgirl last seen 32 years ago is now reportedly living as a married mom-of-three who now works for a private investigator.
Christina Plante was 13 when she disappeared from her parents’ house in Star Valley, northeast of Phoenix, one
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OIL, VENEZUELAN, REPORT, BIG
While all eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz, where 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through, other energy developments are occurring down south — in Venezuela, to be exact, where the U.S. nabbed former president and dictator Nicolás Maduro in January with
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WISCONSIN, DEMOCRATS, SUPREME, COURT
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.
Wisconsin Appeals
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TAX, MISTAKE, WEALTH, NEW
On March 30, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346 into law, which will levy a 9.9 percent tax on households with incomes exceeding $1 million per year, beginning in 2028.
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“Adoption of the historic Millionaires’ Tax makes our
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AMERICAN, EVEREST, FIRST, 97
Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.
Whittaker’s 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.
Whittaker died
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FLORIDA, ILLEGAL, HAITIAN, DEATH
A Haitian illegal immigrant who was caught and released by the Biden administration in 2022 was arrested after allegedly bludgeoning a mother to death with a hammer on Friday outside a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida, in broad daylight.
Rolbert Joachim,
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WIFE, DOCTOR, HAWAII, ACCUSED
A Hawaii anesthesiologist has been found guilty of trying to kill his wife by bashing her head with a rock during a hike for her birthday last year.
A jury in Honolulu convicted Gerhardt Konig Wednesday on the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter tied to
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CAROLINA, SOUTH, WIFE, FOSTER
A South Carolina pastor and his wife were arrested after a foster child reported being a victim of sexual abuse, according to officials.
Rodney Gibson and Kawiana Young, both 50, were charged with unlawful conduct with a minor, the Richland County Sheriff's
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BASEMENT, WOMAN, LAW, DISABLED
A Michigan woman is accused of keeping her disabled relative locked in a basement – where she tortured her by blasting the radio non-stop and almost starved her to death, according to authorities.
Tasha Beamon, 48, was hit with vulnerable adult abuse and unlawful
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