Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, JULY 12th 2026
Updated 10:12 ET
17 articles
LINDSEY, GRAHAM, SEN, 71
US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening after a "brief and sudden illness," his office said in statement posted on social media.
The
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CUP, WORLD, SEMIFINALS, ARGENTINA
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup progresses into its final stages, we're going to get more downright titanic clashes, and one of them was Saturday's quarterfinal match between England and Norway.
Sure, England — with the likes of offensive machines like Harry
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KHANNA, RO, ISRAELI, SETTLERS
The IDF said its members did not block a road.
Rep. Ro Khanna says he was 'detained' by Israeli settlers, military during West Bank visit
Rep. Ro Khanna is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,
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MARLOW, DEMOCRATS, CAUGHT, VETTING
Friday, on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the Tyler Robinson trial.
Marlow said, “Candace, who has spent the last 10 months smearing Erika Kirk trying to destroy Turning Point USA, all — everything that she’s been
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FORCE, AIR, TIMES, SUBPOENAS
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The Trump administration subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after the newspaper reported that the president swapped the White House’s newly refurbished $400 million jet gifted by the Qataris while
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TRUMP, IRAN, WARNS, DECIMATE
Donald Trump, President of the United States, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump threatened to "decimate
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MISSOURI, CAMPERS, FLOODING, RESCUED
In a high-stakes rescue operation Friday, Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters swooped into Reynolds County, Missouri, to airlift 202 young campers and staff members stranded by rapidly rising floodwaters at Camp Taum Sauk along the Black River in the
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PLATNER, SENATE, STRATEGIST, CAMPAIGN
Graham Platner’s Senate campaign repeatedly ignored warnings from its own vetting team that he needed a more robust background check, a source familiar with the early stages of the campaign told Fox News Digital.
An in-depth vetting process could have saved
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IRAN, STRAIT, HORMUZ, SHIP
If you can think back to the distant days of March 2026, you’ll remember that the US-Iran war was, at one point, primarily a conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, though at times it was also about Iran’s treatment of protesters, threat to Israel, missile program,
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MAMDANI, MAP, DIE, HARD
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) caved to mounting pressure from Italian Americans and acknowledged that Little Italy deserves a spot on the city’s immigrant enclaves map.
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During a Friday press conference, the socialist mayor tried to
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CONOR, MCGREGOR, UFC, SECONDS
Nearly five years after his last walk to the Octagon, Conor McGregor made his long-awaited UFC return Saturday night against fellow MMA star Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 in Las Vegas.
McGregor opened aggressively, attempting a running kick before
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TRUMP, HOUSING, BIPARTISAN, LAW
A bipartisan housing bill became law Saturday at midnight after President Donald Trump declined to sign it, capping a weeks-long saga over whether the president would veto the measure amid frustrations with Congress over his stalled agenda.
Trump refused
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TORONTO, FESTIVAL, STREET, SHOOTING
At least two people have been killed in gunfire at a street festival in Toronto.
Police in the Canadian city initially received reports of an active shooter on St Clair Avenue at approximately 20:12 local time (01:12 BST), where a salsa festival was being
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SURREAL, TRUMP, STAR, HARRY
Star England striker Harry Kane recently revealed details of a “surreal” golf outing with none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, and his, in some cases, former fans are none too pleased.
“I played all right,” Kane told reporters. We played about 18 months
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KIRK, CHARLIE, EVIDENCE, SURVEILLANCE
PROVO, Utah — Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing in the assassination of Charlie Kirk came to a close without a decision from Judge Tony Graf Jr. on Friday, but the week-long proceeding introduced a wide swath of evidence in the case to the public.
Robinson,
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STRIKES, RUSSIAN, KYIV, DRONE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Explosions and fires were reported across the capital’s
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DELIVERY, DOORDASH, DRIVER, MAKES
Despite being struck by car, DoorDash driver completes her delivery The DoorDash driver was hit by a sedan authorities say fleeing police in Houston. She suffered only minor injuries and got up and finished the drop-off.
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78, POLIO, LUNG, IRON
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Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last US polio patient who used the machine, her sister said.
She was
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BACTERIA, LEGIONNAIRES, MUSEUM, INFECTED
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was among dozens of buildings on Manhattan’s tony Upper East Side to test positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease recently.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum on Fifth Avenue was one of 31 buildings
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JAGGER, FANS, MICK, DON
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Mick Jagger says fans don’t come to concerts to hear a political lecture in the wake of Bruce Springsteen’s on-stage speeches targeting President Trump.
The Rolling Stones frontman weighed in during an interview
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AMERICAN, ASYLUM, SEEKER, REFUSING
An international manhunt is in its fifth day after the murder of an American woman in Ireland, but Irish police have yet to name a suspect or provide any description of the man they are seeking — a decision drawing sharp criticism from many, including a former
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PLANE, REASON, GAME, HEARTBROKEN
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A father and son were tragically killed Thursday night when their plane crashed on their way home from a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.
Jimmy Don Lewis and his son, Brayden, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas,
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CLARK, CONGRESSIONAL, GOP, BACK
Former WNBA star Katie Douglas said Caitlin Clark often plays with a "target" on her back as a group of Republican lawmakers called on the league to improve player safety after a series of physical interactions between Clark and opposing players.
Speaking
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HARRY, FAMILY, PRINCE, KING
Prince Harry is back in the U.K. to mark the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games, with a royal expert saying the event showcases the "best" of the Duke of Sussex.
Harry founded the Invictus Games, an international adaptive sporting competition
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