Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th 2025
Updated 08:12 ET
18 articles
TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, HONORS
President Donald Trump on Saturday night presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night’s program.
Trump, sporting a tuxedo, held the ceremony in the Oval Office, where the honorees,
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COLLEGE, NOTRE, PLAYOFF, FOOTBALL
Bama, Miami in, Notre Dame out and Indiana No. 1 in College Football Playoff rankings
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Nobody paying attention for the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana – yes, Indiana – leading the way into this year's College
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MAMDANI, ICE, ZOHRAN, NEW
Mayor Eric Adams panned Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s plans to end police sweeps of homeless camps as “idealism colliding with realism” – and said the young upstart was going to have to get serious about governing soon.
“I appreciate the idealistic view he has of
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FLORIDA, YEAR, 14, TEENS
Two teen boys in Florida are accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl and setting her on fire along a wooded walking trail last week in what authorities are calling a "horrific" killing.
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told reporters Thursday
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TRUMP, CUELLAR, DEM, PARDON
President Trump lashed out on Truth Social Sunday, feeling deeply betrayed after granting a full pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and his wife, only to see Cuellar announce he's running back to the party that turned their back on him.
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NIGHTCLUB, 25, INDIA, FIRE
Officials say at least 25 people, including tourists, have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state
Fire at popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say
NEW DELHI -- At least 25 people, including tourists,
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FRAUD, SOMALI, MINNESOTA, MEDICAID
A series of sprawling fraud schemes involving hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from Minnesota taxpayers — from COVID-relief programs to housing and autism services — has placed the state’s Somali community under a renewed, intense spotlight, raising
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CASE, SUPREME, COURT, EXPAND
Legal scholar discusses SCOTUS case on the firing of a Democratic FTC commissioner NPR's Leila Fadel asks legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen how a Supreme Court case over the firing of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic FTC commissioner, could expand presidential powers.
National
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PEPPER, SPRAY, ARRESTED, LONDON
Police arrested a 31-year-old man Sunday at a London airport following a robbery in which 21 people — including a 3-year-old child — were pepper-sprayed and required medical treatment, officials said.
The morning incident happened at Heathrow Airport’s parking
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OMAR, SCANDAL, VICTIMS, SOMALIS
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed frustration Sunday with the framing of the massive "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme that's embroiled members of the Somali community in her state, saying many Somalis were victims as well since they could have benefited
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STEPHEN, MILLER, OMAR, JEWISH
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., compared White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller's remarks about migrants to the way Nazis described Jewish people during an interview on Sunday.
CBS host Margaret Brennan asked Omar to respond to a statement Miller made
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BENIN, COUP, SOLDIERS, ANNOUNCE
A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa
COTONOU, Benin -- A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin ’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the
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HEGSETH, STRIKE, BOAT, BRADLEY
Defense Department is reviewing boat strike video for possible release, Hegseth says
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Defense Department is reviewing the video of several Sept. 2 strikes against
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HAWAII, ERUPTION, VOLCANO, CAMERA
A volcano in Hawaii sent lava spewing towards a remote camera recording the eruption, engulfing it in ash and knocking it offline.
Footage from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the camera glitching and stalling before its feed drops out in the wake of
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COACH, COLLEGE, STAR, CONTENTIOUS
Montana State Bobcats running back Julius Davis has issued a public apology to his coach and his team for engaging in a yelling match with the coach on the field during Saturday’s win, 21-13, over Yale.
The incident occurred after the game when Davis approached
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OWNER, ICE, BAR, THREATS
Idaho bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick said his saloon has been flooded with both praise and outrage after a promotion offering "free beer" to anyone who helps Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify and deport an illegal immigrant went viral.
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ICE, HOMAN, CZAR, BACK
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Trump border czar Tom Homan said threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) officers are up 1200%.
Homan said, “Threats on ICE officers are up 1200%. They‘re being doxxed on social media. They‘re getting
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TRUMP, DAD, RETARDED, WALZ
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) daughter, Hope, is apparently furious President Donald Trump called her father “retarded” and has deemed Trump supporters “cult members.”
The 24 year old posted a video on TikTok Saturday but later deleted it, the Daily Mail reported
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CORRECT, MICHELLE, OBAMA, READY
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said on Sunday that former first lady Michelle Obama was "absolutely correct" in claiming that America was not ready for a woman president.
"If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we were not ready," Clyburn said on
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REMEMBRANCE, HARBOR, MARKS, PEARL
The Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony began in Hawaii on Sunday with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the same time the Japanese bombing began on Dec. 7, 1941.
The annual ceremony marked the 84th anniversary of the attack, which killed more than 2,300 troops
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TAYLOR, MARJORIE, MINUTES, ACCUSATORY
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., briefly sparred with "60 Minutes" host Lesley Stahl over what she claimed was "accusatory" behavior from the journalist.
Greene gave her first sit-down interview with Stahl since announcing her resignation from Congress
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MARTHA, MOXLEY, MURDER, COUSIN
Five decades after Martha Moxley, the daughter of an affluent Connecticut family, was found murdered outside her home, the Kennedy cousin formerly at the center of the case is speaking out for the first time.
Michael Skakel, cousin of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,
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BORDER, AIRSTRIKES, THAILAND, TENSIONS
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
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BANGKOK — Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire
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INCOME, REASONS, DISHONEST, CHAD
Riverside County Sheriff and California Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco announced on Saturday that it is “time to end” the state’s income tax.
“It’s time to end state income tax,” Bianco wrote in a post on X. “Tax payers shouldn’t be carrying
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