Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, JANUARY 12th 2026
Updated 19:12 ET
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TRUMP, IRAN, PROTESTS, VENEZUELA
Death toll from protests in Iran increases as Trump says Iran wants to talk
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its
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ICE, GOOD, SHOOTING, RENEE
MINNEAPOLIS – A former Secret Service agent and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent detailed the thought process and decision-making that an immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis would have had to make as the fatal shooting transpired
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POWELL, FED, TRUMP, INVESTIGATION
DOJ launches criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, he says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks as he holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington,
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GREENLAND, TRUMP, PUSHES, SLEDS
There's been a lot of talk, since President Trump resumed office, about adding various places as new states to these United States. It's not likely to happen, of course, but that doesn't stop the chatter. One of those places is Greenland, which occupies a vital
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OHIO, DENTIST, EX, HUSBAND
Neighbors of the Chicago surgeon suspected of gunning down his ex-wife and her dentist husband were shocked to learn the man they shared their luxury apartment complex with is an alleged “serial killer.”
Michael David McKee was arrested in Rockford, Illinois
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HAUL, TRUCK, REGIME, IRANIAN
Chaos erupted in Los Angeles on Sunday when a U-Haul truck rammed into a crowd protesting the Iranian regime, striking one individual.
Protesters had gathered near the Federal Building in the Westwood neighborhood on Sunday when the U-Haul truck rammed into
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NURSES, STRIKE, NYC, HOSPITAL
New York might hold its 2028 presidential primary contests on Super Tuesday, a key point during each presidential election cycle when scads of states simultaneously hold primaries on the same day.
The Empire State's Senate on Monday was poised to pass a
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BEARS, PACKERS, PLAYOFF, WIN
The Green Bay Packers’ playoff exit on Saturday immediately put added focus on what the organization will do with head coach Matt LaFleur.
The NFL coaching cycle has been the wildest in recent memory with veteran coaches like John Harbaugh and Pete Carroll
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SYNAGOGUE, MISSISSIPPI, ARSON, SUSPECT
In yet another heinous act of antisemitism, a synagogue in Mississippi was the target of what was likely an arson attack early Saturday morning. The Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson was set on fire around 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
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GLOBES, GOLDEN, 2026, DICAPRIO
Golden Globes top moments: Amy Poehler and Snoop Dogg to K-Pop triumphs
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Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor & Adolescence — Highlights from the 83rd Annual Golden Globes
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KELLY, HEGSETH, SUES, PETE
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration's efforts to punish the Democratic senator for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution.
The federal civil lawsuit
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NEWS, CBS, GLOBES, NIKKI
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikki Glaser went hard then eased up in her monologue to open Sunday’s Golden Globes.
In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot at CBS, the network airing the show.
“There are so
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WEAVER, CEA, WHITE, MAMDANI
Former CNN host Don Lemon feels that the only rationale for Stephen A. Smith’s defense of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good is that he is trying to “cozy up to white people.”
Lemon, who apparently has never watched ESPN if he thinks that cozying up to white
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SPORTS, CASES, SCOTUS, WOMEN
A group of Republican attorneys general and female sports advocates gathered Monday in Washington, D.C., to call on the Supreme Court to give states the ability to set sex-based rules for school athletics.
The group, which included former college swimmer
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MUSK, ELON, UK, GROK
The British government intensified its crackdown on AI-generated sexual abuse Monday after ministers confirmed a possible ban on Elon Musk's social media platform X amid a widening probe and with the company potentially incurring hefty fines.
The dramatic
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ICE, DEMOCRATS, FACILITIES, HOUSE
Demonstrators protest outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and the Metropolitan Detention Center in response to ICE raids in Los Angeles on June 6, 2025.
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NYC, MAYOR, RUN, RAPAPORT
Michael Rapaport is setting his sights on a new career path.
The 55-year-old actor announced on the Monday, Jan. 5 episode of his "I Am Rapaport" podcast that he plans on running for mayor of New York City in 2029, stating, "My name is Michael Rapaport,
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SELENA, RED, GOLDEN, GOMEZ
Hollywood’s biggest stars of film and TV set the tone for awards season on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel ahead of the 2026 Golden Globes.
Jennifer Lopez made a bold statement in a sheer vintage gown by Jean-Louis Cherrer. The dress featured
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STARBUCKS, OFFENSIVE, COP, PIG
A Los Angeles deputy sheriff’s 16-hour shift quickly turned into a disrespectful spectacle when a Starbucks barista served him coffee in a cup featuring a hand-drawn image of a pig.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department spoke out after one of its deputies was
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JAGUARS, COACH, MEDIA, LOSS
Pat McAfee, an ESPN broadcaster who formerly punted for the Indianapolis Colts, lambasted sports journalists for their outrage over a reporter’s remarks toward Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen.
Jacksonville Free Press associate editor Lynn Jones-Turpin
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FUNDING, DHS, BILL, SPENDING
The Senate took its first step toward averting a government shutdown, but there’s still a long way to go on an increasingly shorter path to keep the lights on in Washington, D.C.
Lawmakers advanced a $174 billion, three-bill package through its first procedural
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TRUMP, SUPREME, COURT, RULES
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.
Sunday evening,
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EAGLES, NICK, SIRIANNI, AJ
The Eagles’ offense put the fun in dysfunction all season long, somehow keeping their cohesion and winning games despite the occasional public outburst from star wide receiver A.J. Brown.
However, on Sunday during their Wild Card matchup against the 49ers,
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SKATER, PARENTS, PLANE, CRASH
Last week was pretty heavy news-wise with the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, the protests in Iran, and the shooting of leftist agitator Renee Good in Minneapolis, so let's the start the new week off with some heartwarming news. American figure
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