Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st 2025
Updated 07:12 ET
14 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, TRUMP
Friday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said he has discussed with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) taking possible legal action against the Trump administration for stonewalling on the Epstein files release.
Anchor Jake Tapper said, “What stands out
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REINER, NICK, ROB, SON
The cold-blooded murder of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, their throats slit as they slept on Dec. 14, is one of the most heartbreaking Hollywood crimes of the modern era.
Just hours before, they had been toasting the festive season at a party
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VENEZUELA, COAST, SHIP, OIL
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team (MSRT) assisted by the U.S. Navy has seized a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, a U.S. official confirms to Fox News.
The operation involved a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction
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TRUMP, STEFANIK, GOVERNOR, GOP
Yesterday was a big day in New York politics, as has been reported by RedState.
Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik dramatically announced that she was abandoning her race for governor. This leaves Bruce Blakeman, the two-term Nassau County Executive,
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PLAYOFF, COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, TEXAS
Despite dropping their regular-season finale to in-state rival Texas, the Texas A&M Aggies qualified for the College Football Playoff and earned the right to host a first-round game at Kyle Field.
Nick Saban, who won seven national championships during his
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PLANE, CRASH, BIFFLE, NASCAR
Photos released by the National Transportation Safety Board show the wreckage of the plane crash that took the lives of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family.
The plane departed Statesville Regional Airport, about 45 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina,
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BROWN, CHIEF, POLICE, COLLEGE
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez received a rousing applause at Friday night’s men’s college basketball game between Providence and Seton Hall.
The cheers came a day after the alleged gunman who shot and killed two Brown
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OFFICERS, POLICE, SHOT, DOMESTIC
Police returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times and killing him.
3 police officers shot 'without warning' while responding to domestic call
Three police officers in Rochester, New York, were shot Friday night “without warning at close range” while
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CENTER, KENNEDY, TRUMP, RIC
The Kennedy Center board voted to change the Center's name, adding President Donald Trump's name because he had done so much to help restore the prestige of the place.
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However, as we reported, that led to a nuclear meltdown among those on the
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TARGET, EMPLOYEE, TENS, FUNDRAISER
Jeanie Beeman, the Target employee who was harassed by a crazed leftist for wearing a shirt in support of Turning Point USA founder and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk, received a standing ovation from tens of thousands of attendees at Turning Point USA’s 2025
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EAGLES, EJECTED, COMMANDERS, EAST
Three players were ejected as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East title for the second year in a row.
Washington's Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin were dismissed along with Philadelphia's Tyler Steen following a brawl
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KIRK, CHARLIE, DAVE, USA
Inside Turning Point USA’s uneasy moment after Charlie Kirk Turning Point USA has kicked off its first national conference since the death of Charlie Kirk. The event is typically a rallying point for conservatives, but divides inside MAGA have been on display.
National
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ICE, IMMIGRANT, ILLEGAL, GIFT
The man who allegedly confessed to strangling a cabbie in a fare dispute and then dumping his body in a city reservoir upstate is an illegal migrant from Guatemala, The Post has learned.
Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez illegally crossed the border in 2013 at
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, REACH, 9B
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz threw down the gauntlet on the Alex Marlow Show, contending that the Trump administration will aggressively target fraudsters in Minnesota and beyond.
Rampant fraud and misuse of billions
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REPUBLICAN, BUCKLEY, FACULTY, FINDS
A recent report from the Buckley Institute found that there are no Republican faculty members across 27 departments at Yale University.
"For the third year in a row, our research has highlighted the significant political and ideological imbalance among Yale’s
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POPE, GOVERN, CHURCH, SUMMONS
Pope Leo summons cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern Catholic Church
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday,
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SHOPLIFTING, BLANK, OFFICER, RANGE
Heart-pounding video shows the moment a shoplifting suspect allegedly tried to shoot an Ohio police officer at point-blank range inside a Walmart only to be stopped when his gun appeared to malfunction and a store security worker intervened.
The dramatic incident
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LARGEST, POWERBALL, HISTORY, JACKPOT
The Powerball jackpot soared to a staggering $1.6 billion after Saturday night’s highly anticipated drawing produced no lucky winner, leaving the fourth-largest prize in the lottery game’s history up for grabs.
The winning numbers drawn were 4, 5, 28, 52,
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SUBWAY, STABBED, COPS, SEPARATE
A man was stabbed in the back by a stranger while waiting for a subway on NYC’s Upper West Side — the second person attacked from behind with a blade in the city’s subway system this month, police said Saturday.
The 23-year-old was on the northbound No. 1
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AUSTRALIAN, ATTACK, FORMER, DANGERS
A former Hamas hostage told Fox News Digital that he warned Australian leaders to take antisemitism more seriously months before the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach.
Eli Sharabi, who spent 491 days as a hostage in Gaza, said the attack on Bondi Beach was
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GIFT, SEASON, HOLIDAY
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SOCIAL, MEDIA, COUNTRY, POLITICIAN
A recent Fox News poll reveals that about two-thirds of American voters and parents back the idea of banning teenagers under the age of 16 from social media and removing cellphones from K-12 classrooms.
A new Fox News poll has shed light on the growing concern
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BOWEN, YANG, ANNOUNCES, SATURDAY
Comedian Bowen Yang announces Saturday Night Live exit
Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving the cast of Saturday Night Live, and will no longer be part of the long-running sketch programme after the latest episode airs.
In a post on Instagram, Yang declined the
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DE, TREN, ARAGUA, CHARGED
Federal prosecutors say the Biden‑era border crisis produced one of the most brazen cybercrime cases in years. The Department of Justice charged 54 alleged members of the Venezuelan terror gang Tren de Aragua with using sophisticated malware to loot millions
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