Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th 2026
Updated 18:12 ET
29 articles
MANGIONE, LUIGI, GUILTY, FEDERAL
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Luigi Mangione may never be convicted of murder following his bombshell decision to plead guilty to federal stalking charges Friday — thanks to “creative lawyering” that leaves his state case hanging in the
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LINCOLN, USS, ABRAHAM, ABOARD
Lawmakers seek answers about crew living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln Lawmakers want answers from the Pentagon chief and U.S. Navy about living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona.
National
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TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, BOARD
Texas is one of the nation's great economic bright spots. Part of the reason for that is that Texas, most recently under the administration of Governor Greg Abbott, has made sure it's an attractive place to set up business. As evidence, we might note that the
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SAYED, EL, ABDUL, PRIMARY
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., said Wednesday that far-left streamer Hasan Piker "should be condemned," publicly breaking with a prominent campaign ally of Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as Democrats try to unite after a bruising Michigan primary
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TRUMP, BORDER, BIG, BEND
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) added his voice to local politicians and Democrat State Representative James Talarico (D-Austin), nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas, in opposing border security enhancements in the Big Bend National Park.
In a letter
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MAMDANI, NEW, YORK, TAX
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on August 12, 2026 in New York City.
New York City's pied-à-terre tax can continue its planned rollout while it faces a legal challenge, an appellate
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WNBA, ATHLETES, TRANS, WOMEN
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Almost three-quarters of Americans don’t want trans women competing against female athletes in sporting events, and vice versa — with both Republicans and Democrats united on the issue, a new poll has found.
Seventy-three
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SURROGATE, PARENTS, BABY, ABORT
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The surrogate who refused to have an abortion despite the wishes of the baby’s biological parents vowed Thursday to take the legal fight all the way to the Supreme Court — with her lawyer declaring, “She is
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MEMORIAL, II, WORLD, WAR
On Thursday, someone decided to desecrate the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. The actor defaced the monument with graffiti that read, "Clean hands dirty $," and filled the fountain with soap, creating bubbles.
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The person was caught
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DEM, SENATE, REPORT, PLATNER
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Former Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is scheduled to be the featured speaker at a Labor Day rally in what may be one of his first public appearances since ending his campaign.
Platner won Maine’s
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FLANAGAN, FRAUD, WARREN, SENATE
The welfare fraud scandal that rocked Minnesota's state government late last year will now be a central issue in the race for its open Senate seat, the top Minnesotan in Congress said.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is predicting that the rampant
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TRUMP, WHITE, COURT, HOUSE
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President Donald Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt, among others, attend an event on July 22, 2026, for US service members killed during operations in the Middle
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TRUMP, CRIME, VIOLENT, NEW
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WASHINGTON – Violent crime rates in the US have plummeted with their biggest one-year drop on record, according to a new FBI report that President Trump touted Friday as evidence that he’s “making America safe
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ABORTION, MASSACHUSETTS, LAW, SON
My son turned 1 year old last month, but I still have his ultrasound pictures up on the fridge. They were the first time I got to see his little hands, his feet, and even his eyes open wide and looking, somehow, right at me. He was 20 weeks along in that
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NIGER, MISSIONARY, RELEASED, MONTHS
An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said.
Kevin Rideout - who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger's capital Niamey last year - was "in good
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JACKPOT, POWERBALL, ILLINOIS, SMALL
It's the largest Powerball jackpot so far this year.
A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, according to the lottery organization.
The winning numbers were 4, 26,
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JUDGE, HARVARD, TRUMP, ANTISEMITISM
The Justice Department is planning its next move after a federal judge in Boston dismissed its case accusing Harvard University of repeatedly turning a "blind eye" to antisemitism on campus.
"We disagree with the ruling and are assessing next steps," Assistant
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LINDSAY, CLANCY, TRIAL, CHILDREN
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Lindsay Clancy wanted a fourth child despite being overwhelmed by her three kids and suffering from postpartum mental illnesses including severe postpartum anxiety, jurors learned Thursday.
“I really want a
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GUN, RIGHTS, SUPPRESSOR, JUDGE
Gun-rights advocates are wasting little time putting a "huge" federal court victory into action after a judge struck down decades-old firearms restrictions as unconstitutional.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Silencer Shop, a federal firearms licensee covered
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CARRINGTON, DIJONAI, FOUL, FAN
Stephen A. Smith had some strong words to share about Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, even questioning how she can be in her position.
The ESPN personality went on a rant calling out White for how she handled the aftermath of DiJonai Carrington’s
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DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, TREATMENT, TEENS
Three detransitioners claim they were pressured by doctors and hospitals when they were young to pursue gender transition, including medical treatment in two cases while they were minors, according to a new HHS-commissioned report.
The stories of Clementine
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MURDER, SUSPECT, ARRESTED, ALIASES
Isabelle Johnson has been charged with the murder of a 43-year-old man.
Isabelle Johnson, 38, has been charged with killing 43-year-old Jason Christopher Coulthart, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
Isabelle Johnson, 38, has been charged with
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FLIGHT, FLORIDA, SICK, ATTENDANTS
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A Fort Lauderdale-bound Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Atlanta Thursday morning after reports of a smoky smell inside the plane, airline officials said.
Flight 1334 had just taken off
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DREAMS, MLB, FIELD, GAME
It's not heaven, it's Iowa.
Major League Baseball returned to the baseball movie version of heaven on Thursday afternoon, with the now-traditional Field of Dreams game. A tribute to one of the most iconic baseball movies in film history, this time featuring
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