Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th 2026
Updated 12:12 ET
48 articles
TRUMP, GOP, CONVENTION, MIDTERM
After Trump promised to pay $5,000 if Republicans win, here's what to expect Thursday
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At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump made a stunning and implausible pledge: to send every American
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CHARLIE, KIRK, YEAR, ASSASSINATION
Andrew Kolvet, producer of the Charlie Kirk Show, sat down for an interview with Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
“I see all the speculation online. I’m willing to entertain
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11, 25, ANNIVERSARY, YEARS
Historic riding lists help keep the memories of nine firefighters alive.
A firehouse tribute to the nine men who never came home after 9/11
Historic riding lists preserved behind glass are helping to keep the memories of nine firefighters alive 25 years after
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11, MAMDANI, ANNIVERSARY, VICTIMS
Rob O’Neill, the Navy SEAL credited with killing Usama bin Laden, had just returned from a 40-day deployment to Kosovo when the world changed forever.
The former Navy SEAL told Fox News Digital in an interview ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 that he
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CLANCY, LINDSAY, JUROR, HOLDOUT
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The lone holdout juror who led Lindsay Clancy’s trial to end with a hung jury didn’t provide a “single piece of evidence” supporting his vote that she was guilty of murdering her three young children, according
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11, 25, YEARS, NYC
The founders of America said our rights come from God. That is what we have celebrated recently with America at 250.
But there is a very different understanding of who God is between Christianity, the worldview held by the founding fathers, and radical Islam.
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VANCE, JD, GOP, PARTY
Vice President JD Vance blasted a heckler waving foreign flags and yelling at him from the GOP convention floor during his primetime keynote address Thursday night.
The rabble-rouser emerged from the crowd waving Mexican and Palestinian flags, catching Vance's
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TALARICO, KIMMEL, INTERVIEW, JIMMY
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is whining again.
Kimmel made an announcement on his ABC show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday that he had done an interview with Democrat nominee for Senate in Texas, James Talarico.
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But then he started playing
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COURT, SUPREME, MISSOURI, BLOCKS
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
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TRUMP, TRADE, LUKA, DON
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett held between $1 million and $5 million
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TALARICO, TRUMP, TEXAS, JAMES
Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, backtracked on a past claim that there were six biological sexes during an interview with Fox News.
Talarico made the statement at a Texas State House Public Education Committee
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SEAHAWKS, NFL, PATRIOTS, SEASON
Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.
For the first time in 10 years the season began with a rematch of the Super Bowl, in which the Patriots were dominated by
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11, 25TH, ANNIVERSARY, TRUMP
President Donald Trump has refused to attend the ceremony at Ground Zero marking the 25th anniversary of the Al Qaeda attack on the World Trade Center — reportedly because he wanted to deliver a speech, and the annual event has long barred remarks by politicians.
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DIESEL, PRICES, GALLON, PAST
Prices in the US rose by 3.4% in the year to August, with the cost of living pushed up by higher gasoline prices, official figures show.
The overall inflation rate was unchanged from July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
It comes ahead
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WWE, TRIPLEMANIA, 34, COREY
WWE star Nattie has a tall task in front of her on Friday night.
She battles three opponents in a fight to become the No. 1 contender for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship at Triplemania 34 Night 1 in Las Vegas. It will be Nattie taking on Faby Apache,
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BACKED, IRAN, SEIZE, YEMEN
Things in the Middle East may have just grown considerably more complicated.
On Thursday, Iran-backed Houthi rebels reportedly seized the Yemeni city of Mocha on that country's Red Sea coast. If the reports are accurate, the Iran-backed Houthis now hold a
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CRASH, AMAZON, CARGO, FAST
A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
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For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned his
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FED, PRICES, EXPECTED, CORE
Consumer prices moved up sharply in August.
The consumer price index rose 0.4 percent compared with July, driven higher by rising gasoline prices, the Labor Department reported Friday. Over the year, the consumer price index is up 3.4 percent, matching the
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WORLD, CUP, USA, CAITLIN
BERLIN — Megan DiLeo will be looking to lead Team Spain to an upset win over the U.S. in the FIBA Women's World Cup semifinal on Saturday. That means she will be taking on her old friend Caitlin Clark.
But DiLeo, Spain's star center and a 2025 WNBA champion
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TEEN, RESCUED, COAST, CAPSIZED
Teen rescued by Coast Guard after 3 days lost in the Bering Sea The 15-year-old boy in Alaska, who had gone fishing with his brother and cousin, was the sole survivor.
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AI, COLLAR, BUSINESS, YOUNG
AI is changing fast. And spreading fast. Both are problems for people seeking to regulate it.
Regulation works best when regulators understand what they are regulating. That is not the case for AI. Costs are collapsing, having dropped 1000-fold for large language
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REPORTS, SOUTH, KILLING, NY
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A top New York hospital system has seen a stunning 75% spike in 9/11-related cancers over just the last three years — with 132 new cases in the first half of 2026 alone.
Northwell Health officials gathered
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SHOT, COPS, NORTH, INSIDE
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The beloved grandmother found dead at her Long Island home last week was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend – who has since been killed by police, authorities revealed Thursday.
Brandon Hampson was shot dead
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NEWSOM, SIGNS, AI, GAVIN
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California, home to the world’s largest tech companies, is placing more guardrails around social media
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