Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, APRIL 5th 2026
Updated 19:12 ET
28 articles
IRAN, TRUMP, AIRMAN, RESCUE
President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran that “time is running out” and gave the regime 48 hours to either “MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT” before “all Hell” would rain down, escalating his pressure campaign on the 36th day of Operation Epic
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IRANIAN, ICE, SOLEIMANI, NOTORIOUS
The niece and grandniece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested by US officials, the State Department announced Saturday.
Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, who live a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, were nabbed by Immigration
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II, ARTEMIS, MOON, TOILET
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the success of the historic Artemis II mission currently underway would not be possible "if it wasn't for President Trump," as the Orion spacecraft is set to pass beyond the far side of the moon in the next 24 hours.
Isaacman
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FOUR, UCONN, FINAL, DAN
UConn's Braylon Mullins (24) and head coach Dan Hurley celebrate after defeating Illinois in an an NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
UConn's Braylon Mullins
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CAROLINA, AURIEMMA, GENO, DAWN
Former WNBA star Candace Parker had no empathy for UConn Huskies women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma after he erupted at South Carolina’s Dawn Staley on Friday night.
Auriemma was upset with Staley failing to meet him for a customary pregame handshake
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NEWSOM, 19M, GAVIN, CALIFORNIA
California will spend up to $19 million in taxpayer funds on a public relations campaign, with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration awarding the contract to Edelman through the state’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
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The campaign
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TRUMP, JUDGE, ADMISSIONS, DATA
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions
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BOSTON — A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions
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NEWSOM, WIFE, TRUMP, GAVIN
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), argued that the departures of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem from President Donald Trump’s administration reflect what she described as a broader pattern affecting women in Republican politics.
Jennifer
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WWE, NXT, DIVISION, WOMEN
WWE NXT star Sol Ruca has captivated fans with her high-flying moves since she made her debut in the brand and her prowess in the ring has landed her opportunities on the main roster.
She’s been on SmackDown, teaming with her former partner Zaria, she’s
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TRUMP, LARA, EXCLUSIVE, IMPEACH
Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Tom Kerber, the CEO of SunPower LED, talked about inflammation.
Kerber said, “I thought, the next day when I was working on the computer, I thought I’ll take this powerful light…and I put this very, very powerful light on
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EASTER, BIDEN, POST, DEMOCRATS
The Democrats made an interesting post on their X account for the Easter holiday, and I'm not sure anyone truly thought about the inherent problem with it when they posted it.
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It was a post of Barack Obama with the Easter Bunny, looking toward
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WOMEN, REJECTS, PROTECT, POLICY
Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe ripped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for implementing a new policy to ensure fairness across women’s competitions.
The IOC said "eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any
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IRANIAN, OFFICIAL, DAUGHTER, UNIVERSITY
The daughter of a powerful Iranian regime insider who was forced out of Emory University after a firestorm of backlash is set to be booted from the United States completely.
Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, whose father is a top official in Tehran, was removed
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ALCATRAZ, TRUMP, 152M, PRISON
President Donald Trump’s budget request to Congress seeks $152 million to rebuild Alcatraz as a high-security federal prison, making it a defined funding ask.
Reports indicate that the funding is part of efforts to expand prison capacity and address staffing
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HOMELESS, MAMDANI, NEIGHBORHOOD, COUPLE
A homeless couple has turned a block of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s old neighborhood into a nauseating love nest where they booze it up, have sex, and poop in pizza boxes, ignoring disgusted locals who fruitlessly beg the city to take action.
The pair have been
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MAYOR, HEALEY, GOV, RED
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were booed by fans at the Red Sox home opener Friday.
The two Democratic politicians took the field at Fenway Park before Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres for a pregame ceremony.
And the
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PRO, ISRAEL, CHRISTIAN, NIJKERK
There has been an explosion in a Christian, pro-Israel center in the Netherlands. The center is in the Dutch central town of Nijkerk. No injuries have been reported. No suspect is yet in custody.
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The Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands, Zvi
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LONGEST, SABRES, PLAYOFF, DROUGHT
Misery loves company, but unfortunately for the New York Jets, they don’t have any more company.
With the Buffalo Sabres clinching a playoff berth for the first time in 14 seasons and ending the longest playoff drought in NHL history, the Jets now have sole
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SOUTHERN, WILDFIRE, CREWS, CALIFORNIA
Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors.
The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday and by the evening had grown
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WIFE, ACCUSED, TEXAS, ILLEGAL
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Texas issued a detainer to Dallas County officials, placing a hold on a Mexican illegal alien accused of slitting his newlywed wife’s throat with a pocketknife. The detainer asks Dallas County law enforcement
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NEW, TURNS, MINUTE, DEADLY
Authors Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt coined the word "Godwink" to describe the way the Lord works in mysterious ways, exemplified by this story for Easter Sunday. As they told Fox News Digital, "What mysterious force in the universe causes us to help
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PLANET, POLICE, FITNESS, GYM
A Philadelphia man is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he stabbed a gym employee multiple times at a Planet Fitness he had been banned from, leaving the victim fighting for his life.
Davier Massey, 28, was arrested Thursday shortly
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NEW, TIMES, YORK, NATO
President Donald Trump has launched another attack on the New York Times – after the paper had to run an embarrassing correction after misidentifying NATO in its print edition headline.
“The Failing New York Times, whose lack of credibility, and their constant
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HOLLYWOOD, STUDIOS, AGREEMENT, REACH
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation.
The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative
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