Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th 2026
Updated 14:12 ET
19 articles
GAME, DODGERS, BREWERS, CODE
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DEBATE, BLAKEMAN, HOCHUL, NY
The gloves were off.
Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler ripped his Democratic challenger Cait Conley over her support for sanctuary state policies and portrayed her as a phony New Yorker in their final debate.
The two candidates for New York’s hotly contested
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, PRESS
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2026.
A federal judge late Tuesday night issued an order indefinitely barring President Donald Trump
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ILHAN, OMAR, IMMIGRATION, FEDS
The probes by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Justice into Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) have been seriously heating up, and on Monday agents searched her residence and walked away with boxes of evidence. That HSI case is about potential
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UKRAINE, TRUMP, RUSSIA, ZELENSKYY
Trump declared a ceasefire, but both sides are still shooting.
A firefighter works at the site of a food store hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine, Oct. 14, 2026.
A firefighter works at the site of a food store
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EXECUTION, TRUMP, HASAN, NIDAL
The Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.
Trump went on social media to state publicly that airing the execution “might have been a strong deterrent
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TRUMP, ARIZONA, MINERAL, EXPLORATION
President Donald Trump brought a blunt warning to Arizona voters Wednesday, declaring Democrats would "destroy our country" as he blasted their State of the Union conduct and urged supporters to turn the state red from top to bottom.
With Election Day less
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HUSBAND, WOLF, GREAT, LODGE
The Pennsylvania mom accused of killing her husband and their 3-year-old son at a Poconos resort showed no signs of trouble in a video call just hours before the attempted murder-suicide, according to her stepmom — who now believes she had planned it for weeks.
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EL, SAYED, BROTHERHOOD, ABDUL
The nationwide duel for the Senate is going on in the dark because polling this year has produced a series of spectacular busts, especially in Michigan, where polls on the primary battle between Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens posted double-digit
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POPE, LEO, CANCER, LUNG
Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
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CALIFORNIA, DOJ, VOTERS, NONCITIZEN
Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche speaks at a Sept. 30 news conference in Washington, accompanied by Daniel Rosen, left, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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GIRLS, WASHINGTON, MALE, HIGH
Parents in Colorado have risen in protest after the high school volleyball team their daughters play for cut several girls from the roster while a trans player gets ample playing time.
The parents, four to be exact, claim that eight girls from the Dakota Ridge
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FLAGS, SIX, COASTER, GOLIATH
ATLANTA –– The Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was shut down for maintenance just hours before a teacher fell to his death from the ride, according to eyewitnesses.
Teacher Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed when he was flung from the high-speed
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INFLATION, POLL, BOOST, BENEFITS
Americans hoping to get some relief from rising costs of consumer goods got a bit of bad news Wednesday: inflation accelerated in September at a faster pace than economists were expecting. Gasoline prices, in particular, delivered an especially nasty blow to
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CORNELL, FACULTY, CONFIDENCE, RESOLUTION
A professor leading the effort says the school treats rape as a "PR problem."
Protesters listen to speakers at a rally in support of a former Cornell University student known as Jane Doe at the Ithaca Commons, October 13, 2026 in Ithaca, New York.
Protesters
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CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL, BLONDE, GIRLS
The Sonoma Valley school board that voted to take down the Pride flag from schools in the district was right to do so.
The students who led a peaceful protest might be commended for their activism — but they are wrong.
As The California Post reported, the
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SUSPICIOUS, LETTERS, CONGRESSIONAL, OFFICES
Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef?
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CALIFORNIA, COURT, TRUMP, CIRCUIT
The Trump administration scored a victory at a liberal-leaning appeals court Wednesday, which temporarily blocked a section of a California law requiring plainclothes federal law enforcement agents to show their badges and identification when carrying out
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DEBATE, GEORGIA, OSSOFF, EPSTEIN
Georgia's contentious U.S. Senate race erupted into a heated confrontation Tuesday night as Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., accused GOP challenger Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., of allowing the dissemination of "neo-Nazi propaganda" inside his own home, prompting Collins
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CLANCY, LINDSAY, HOLDOUT, JUROR
The lone holdout juror at Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial said there were “tense” moments during deliberations — but he insisted he had no reasonable doubt of her guilt.
The lone holdout juror at Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial said there were “tense”
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TRUMP, ALASKA, PARDONS, DAN
President Trump held a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, Tuesday evening to show his support for Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) reelection bid as well as other Republicans down the ballot.
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Along the way, the president signed pardons for two mechanics —
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DEBATE, BASS, RAMAN, NITHYA
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, far left, faces off against City Councilmember Nithya Raman, far right, in a mayoral debate hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo52 on Tuesday night.
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NIXON, OPPONENT, ANGIE, FLORIDA
WASHINGTON — That’s one way to fact-check your critics.
Democratic Florida Senate hopeful Angie Nixon insisted Wednesday she doesn’t want to abolish prisons — because she would like to see her Republican rival, Sen. Ashley Moody, thrown behind bars.
Nixon,
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MADURO, VENEZUELA, NEW, PLEADS
Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related
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