Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th 2026
Updated 09:12 ET
15 articles
DRAFT, NFL, 2026, FIRST
The long wait is over, as the 2026 NFL Draft is set to kick off on Thursday night in downtown Pittsburgh with what's expected to be quite the entertaining first round.
It's a virtual lock that the Las Vegas Raiders, owners of the No. 1 overall pick, select
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IRAN, TRUMP, HORMUZ, STRAIT
Ships are anchored near the shoreline on April 22, 2026 in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
"There is to be no hesitation,"
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SHOOTING, MALL, LOUISIANA, MASS
At least 10 people were injured, two critically, in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana on Thursday afternoon.
Two groups were beefing near the food court when gunfire erupted at the Baton Rouge mall, police told WAFB.
Six victims were rushed to a local hospital.
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LEBANON, ISRAEL, CEASEFIRE, TRUMP
The first round of meetings helped produce an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
Lebanese soldiers secure a location as rescue workers search the rubble for people buried after an Israeli attack targeted residential building near the Corniche Ain Mreisse neighborhood
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TRUMP, MARIJUANA, MEDICAL, ADMINISTRATION
In accordance with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have moved the classification of FDA-approved cannabis products from Schedule 1 to Schedule
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VRABEL, RUSSINI, MIKE, DIANNA
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will be present for the first two days of the draft but will depart on day three for counseling as new bombshell pics revealing the intimate nature of his relationship with former NFL reporter Dianna Russini come
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ICE, SENATE, GOP, BUDGET
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, deserves the gold medal of Washingtonian acronyms. Sponsored by U.S. Republican Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), the SAVE Act will do what it promises: SAVE America … or at least give us a fighting chance for
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MADURO, SOLDIER, POLYMARKET, CAPTURE
U.S. soldier charged with suspected Polymarket insider trading over Maduro raid
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Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a U.S. Army soldier, accusing him of using his insider knowledge of the
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SPLC, POVERTY, GROUP, LAW
President Trump on Friday called for the 2020 election to be “permanently wiped from the books” if the Southern Poverty Law Center is convicted of making fraudulent payments totaling $3 million to members of white supremacist groups the organization claimed
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NAVY, PHELAN, SECRETARY, TRUMP
Wednesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Se. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are “failing” with their strategy in Iran.
On the removal of Navy Secretary John Phelan, Kelly said, “We’ve expanded an extraordinary number
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MENDOZA, FERNANDO, DRAFT, NFL
Fernando Mendoza, the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner and projected No. 1 overall pick, is poised to begin his NFL career under the mentorship of one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
Mendoza, who led Indiana to a national championship during an undefeated
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MARLOW, REDISTRICTING, VIRGINIA, WIN
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Virginia.
Marlow said, “Democrats are actually gaining seats because of Republican-inspired efforts to try to do redistricting. And it’s really noteworthy that places
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EPSTEIN, REVIEWING, WATCHDOG, FILES
A tablet screen displays a portrait of Jeffrey Epstein beside the U.S. Department of Justice website page titled Epstein Library, Feb. 11, 2026.
The Department of Justice's internal watchdog said on Thursday that it is investigating the DOJ's compliance with
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ROGAN, PRATT, JOE, COHEN
Bravo TV star Andy Cohen called podcast giant Joe Rogan a "f---ing idiot" on his "Watch What Happens Live" show Tuesday.
During his show, he spoke with Jesse Solomon and Kristin Cavallari about former reality star Spencer Pratt running in the Los Angeles
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EXPLOSIVES, OSS, CHI, ARRESTED
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Councilman Chi Ossé are in the wrong field: As they proved this week, they belong in show business, not politics.
On Wednesday, the hard-left Ossé put on several acts — first as a protester of nonexistent “deed theft” to block
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SYNAGOGUE, PLOT, ALLEGED, TEXAS
A developmentally disabled North Carolina woman allegedly plotted to slaughter “as many Jews as possible” in a crazed attack on Texas’ oldest synagogue.
Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was allegedly one of three masterminds behind a foiled scheme to ram a vehicle
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SHAREHOLDERS, WARNER, APPROVE, BROS
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Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery cleared a major hurdle Thursday as Warner stockholders overwhelmingly embraced the $111-billion deal.
Approval
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OMAR, ANSWERS, FRAUD, HEARING
FIRST ON FOX: A Minnesota Republican lawmaker is demanding answers from Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after the Democrat failed to appear at a state hearing examining her potential connections to the sprawling pandemic-era fraud scandal.
State Rep. Kristin Robbins,
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TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, MITSOTAKIS
President Trump said Thursday afternoon that he plans to resume bombing Iran if there’s no peace deal.
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“If they don’t want to make a deal, then I’ll
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KILLER, GILGO, BEACH, VICTIMS
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann strangled his first victim to death inside his Dodge Ram pickup truck in November 1993 — a grisly murder he later claimed wasn’t planned and “just happened.”
That changed over the next 17 years, as the Massapequa Park
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TRUMP, CORRESPONDENTS, HOUSE, WHITE
When I think of the difference between Donald Trump’s first term and Donald Trump’s second term, the image that stands out most is the president bombing.
Not a country, in this case — a comedy routine.
It was this January’s keynote speech at the Alfalfa Club
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CHILDREN, REMAINS, HUMAN, MEMPHIS
The remains of three young children were likely rotting in Tennessee woods for several years before an unassuming dog walker stumbled upon them last month, according to authorities.
Memphis police made the grim discovery after a woman called cops to report
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DEBATE, GOVERNOR, CALIFORNIA, RACE
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra faced scrutiny over his knowledge of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's alleged sexual misconduct during Wednesday's night's California gubernatorial debate.
Becerra, who served as Health and Human Services secretary
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WILDFIRES, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, DROUGHT
Georgia and Florida are battling numerous wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced evacuations.
On Wednesday, firefighters in Georgia had responded to 34 new blazes that had burned 75 acres statewide, according to the state's Forestry Commission. The
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