Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 2026
Updated 03:12 ET
30 articles
GOLD, TEAM, USA, OLYMPIC
While most of Los Angeles was still tucked under their duvets Sunday morning, O’Brien’s Irish Pub was already rocking.
The Santa Monica staple threw its doors open at 5 am to host a rowdy, bleary-eyed crowd of hockey die-hards for the Winter Olympics men’s
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BLIZZARD, NYC, MAMDANI, SNOW
Blizzard conditions are forecast for much of the Northeast.
Pedestrians cross the street during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York.
Pedestrians cross the street during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York.
Pedestrians cross
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LAGO, MAR, KILLED, SECRET
An armed man was shot and killed around 1:30 a.m. Sunday after entering Mar-a-Lago’s secure perimeter, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Associated Press quoted the Secret Service saying the man, believed to be in his 20s, was “observed
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EL, MENCHO, CARTEL, MEXICO
Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico — School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside,
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TRUMP, STATE, UNION, FIRE
President Donald Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, as viewers watch for viral moments and headline-grabbing exchanges like those that have defined
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TSA, PRECHECK, ENTRY, GLOBAL
The Department of Homeland Security suspended TSA PreCheck and Global Entry nationwide at 6 a.m. Sunday, as the Democrat-triggered DHS shutdown entered its second week and just as a major winter storm moves into the Northeast air corridor.
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GREENLAND, TRUMP, SHIP, HOSPITAL
Greenland’s prime minister publicly rebuked President Donald Trump on Sunday, rejecting his proposal to send a U.S. hospital ship to the Arctic territory and urging him to stop making "random" social media posts about its future.
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik
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TRUMP, SUPREME, COURT, RULING
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs.
Trump
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EXILED, PRINCESS, REGIME, IRANIAN
Noor Pahlavi’s heart breaks as she watches her people suffer in Iran – a land in which she never stepped foot, yet remains forever in her blood.
The exiled princess recounted in a wide-ranging interview with The California Post the horrors inflicted on protesters,
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RONDALE, MOORE, DEAD, RECEIVER
Rondale Moore, the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said
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NEWSOM, COST, LIVING, FATE
CNN host Dana Bash confronted Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., on Sunday about California's affordability crisis, citing a couple who fled to Nashville to escape the state’s high costs.
"California has the highest cost of living in the nation," Bash told Newsom.
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ARREST, PRINCE, ANDREW, BIRTHDAY
Kate Middleton made a radiant return to the red carpet as she and Prince William joined Hollywood stars including Kate Hudson and Emma Stone at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).
The BAFTAs, Britain’s annual celebration of the year’s best films,
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SHERIFF, DNA, CASE, NANCY
Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie missing persons case are not looking into any new names, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, amid challenges with mixed DNA found at the 84-year-old’s Arizona home at the lab his agency is using.
“In terms of leads and
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SKIERS, DEADLIEST, AVALANCHE, HAUNTING
The company behind the backcountry skiers struck by California’s deadliest avalanche has released a new statement after the body of three of its guides were recovered.
Blackbird Mountain Guides mourned the loss of life following the tragedy on Castle Peak
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CITY, THRIVING, ANGELENOS, APOCALYPTIC
It’s astonishing that city workers are failing to show up in person — though perhaps not, giving the decay in public services in Los Angeles.
The California Post simply walked around city buildings last Friday and found them abandoned — a virtual “zombie apocalypse.”
Many
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FMR, STRATEGIST, DEMOCRAT, PARTY
Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” former Democratic Strategist Julian Epstein talked about his former party.
Epstein said, “The public hasn’t changed that much on a lot of these issues since the ’90s. … But what has changed is the activist left and particularly
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IRAN, NEW, UNIVERSITY, UNREST
University students hold new protests in Iran around memorials for those killed
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — New anti-government protests have begun in Iran, witnesses said Sunday, as university students in Tehran and another
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SAN, DIEGO, SHUT, BACTERIA
San Diego beaches have been shut down after a wave of storms sent bacteria levels soaring along the coast — with health officials warning beachgoers to stay out of the water.
Multiple shorelines across San Diego County were closed at the weekend following
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GOVERNMENT, TOURISTS, CHAOS, CITY
Tourists in the Mexican seaside city of Puerto Vallarta were told not to leave their resort on Sunday as a government official warned of "clashes" in the area following a federal operation.
Photos and video shared with Fox News Digital capture billowing,
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SUBURBS, DRONES, RUSSIAN, BARRAGE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said on Sunday.
Another eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed
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SEXTORTION, SCHEME, SENIOR, FELONIES
A Pennsylvania suburb is in shock after a student – who is reportedly the president of his senior class and a varsity athlete — was charged with hundreds of felonies for allegedly running a “large-scale criminal network” by perpetrating a widespread catfishing
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