Emerging Topics in U.S. News
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026.
President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll
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SWALWELL, ERIC, SEXUAL, ALLEGATIONS
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., vowed to cancel the pensions of former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, both of whom resigned Tuesday amid sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations.
Boebert shared a video Wednesday on X, announcing
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Twelve hours after Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”—after he’d previously threatened to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages”—the president agreed to a temporary cease-fire. Since then, initial peace
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "Happy Tax Day" video was about as creepy as it gets. Seeing a Communist standing outside a building, threatening to tax the owner into oblivion (or at least, into submission and likely exiting the city), all in a dark setting
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FAIRFAX, JUSTIN, SUICIDE, MURDER
Fairfax served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed wife, self: Police
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MAMDANI, NYC, GROCERY, CITY
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used Tax Day to unveil an annual tax on high-value properties owned by people who do not live in the city full-time, framing the measure as part of his broader effort to raise taxes on wealthy residents and property owners.
Mamdani
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D4VD, ARRESTED, MURDER, SINGER
Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car
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LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year
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FOUND, FAMILY, MISSING, REMAINS
Hikers in Big Sur discovered a woman's naked body deep in the woods on a popular hiking trail, according to local reports.
Authorities responded to an April 9 call after hikers found the body in the Los Padres National Forest. In a statement released on
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ATHENA, STRAND, FEDEX, KILLER
The mother of 7-year-old Athena Strand took the stand Wednesday in the second week of the emotional trial of a former FedEx driver who admitted kidnapping and murdering the young girl.
Tanner Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder just moments before
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, DNA, FBI
The under-fire sheriff’s department leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping is facing fresh flak after sharing a heart-stopping post that left many thinking the 84-year-old mom had been found.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s social
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MARLOW, PRATT, REASON, SWALWELL
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about LIV.
Marlow said, “With Iran having actually bombed Saudi Arabia, and in the aftermath of the U.S.’s attack on Iran over the last seven weeks and now it’s clear
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SCHOOL, STUDENTS, HIGH, TEACHER
Students at a Washington high school were exposed to nude images during a slideshow during class, the school's president said in a letter to parents.
Students at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, Washington were exposed to images of nude breasts during
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BALLROOM, TRUMP, WHITE, JUDGE
A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration's attempt to proceed with construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project, clarifying in a sharply worded order that any above-ground, physical construction of the site is blocked unless
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WASHINGTON – President Trump claimed Thursday that the US and Iran have a “good” chance of finalizing a peace deal in the coming days after the Islamic Republic agreed to two major demands put forward by the White House — and teased that he may go to Pakistan
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A.J. Styles’ in-ring career came to a close with a loss against Gunther at the Royal Rumble earlier year, marking the end of a "phenomenal" run.
Styles was one of the first pro wrestlers among this generation of stars who created an enormous fan base before
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BAHAMAS, DAUGHTER, HOOKER, LYNETTE
The daughter of a woman who remains missing in the Bahamas lashed out against her stepfather after arriving on Great Abaco Island Thursday.
Karli Aylesworth previously slammed her stepfather, Brian Hooker, who was the last person to see her mother, Lynette
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KIRK, CHARLIE, ATF, JUDGE
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has released its report on the rifle used in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, along with the cartridge casings and the remains of the fatal bullet. The results are somewhat mixed, with the rifle a confirmed
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BACKED, MEJIA, SANDERS, DEMOCRAT
The deep-blue Garden State got a little bit redder Thursday night.
New Jersey’s new congresswoman not only favors the same ruby shade of lipstick as “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but agitates for far-left, democratic socialist policies backed by
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AI, NEWSLETTER, TYRANNY, REPLACE
Actress Reese Witherspoon warned women that their jobs are three times more likely to be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) than those of men unless they begin learning how to use the technology.
The "Morning Show" actress took to Instagram on Wednesday
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EXTENSION, POWERS, CONGRESS, PASSES
House extends surveillance powers for 10 days
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The House on Friday voted by unanimous consent to extend a controversial surveillance program until April 30.
Earlier in the morning GOP leaders had pushed for either a five-year
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ICE, ARSON, ILLEGAL, NYC
A Mexican national illegal alien accused of randomly setting a New York City apartment building on fire that killed four people and injured seven others, could be released back onto the streets as Department of Homeland Security officials say the city is refusing
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POPE, LEO, TRUMP, SLAMS
There were no explosives, and no injuries, according to police.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate a Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession
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