Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th 2026
Updated 20:12 ET
31 articles
TRUMP, CANADA, DEAL, BOARD
The U.S. and Taiwan recently reached a historic trade deal. Taiwanese companies will invest at least $250 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest chipmaker, pledged $100 billion in U.S. investment
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MINNEAPOLIS, SHOOTING, BORDER, PATROL
The man federal agents fatally shot in Minneapolis Saturday did not appear to be a target of immigration enforcement, according to two eyewitnesses who spoke with The Intercept. One of the witnesses said the man appeared to be acting as a civilian observer.
According
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ICE, MINNEAPOLIS, SHOOTING, TRUMP
The Arizona Police Association blasted Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) over her comments about “legal justification” in the shooting of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Mayes made her comments in a January 20, 2026, interview posted
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WINTER, STORM, HISTORIC, STATES
Millions of Americans brace for winter storm. And, Zelenskyy's warning for Europe
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RYAN, WEDDING, FBI, OLYMPIAN
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that a fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list accused of a brutal 2016 murder has been transferred to Charlotte, North Carolina, to face justice, marking a historic day for law enforcement as two fugitives from
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, TRUMP, BESSENT
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continued his attacks on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, using the Democrat’s jabs about world leaders needing “kneepads” to appease President Trump against him.
The war of the words erupted at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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LIFE, MARCH, TRUMP, GIFT
There's a pro-abortion idea going around that the pro-life movement doesn't care about babies after they are born. It's a lie. Every January, the pro-life cause hosts a March for Life in Washington, D.C., and while the media recaps of the event tend to be about
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, JUDGE, TRIAL
Mangione is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Jury selection for Luigi Mangione's federal trial to begin in September
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 16, 2025, in New York.
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan
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EXCLUSIVE, MARLOW, COMER, TRUMP
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) discussed the Bidens.
Comer said, “Well, we did criminal referrals on the Bidens over a year ago to the Department of Justice. At that time, it was the Merrick Garland Department of Justice. We did criminal
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TRUMP, BAD, BUNNY, BOWL
The NFL filled out its roster of halftime entertainment with some of the more notable anti-Trump acts in show business, and President Trump is choosing to spend his time elsewhere.
In an interview with the New York Post, Trump made it clear that he detests
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TIKTOK, DEAL, AMERICAN, NEW
TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data
TikTok did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment on the change.
The new joint venture said in its updated privacy terms that it may now "collect precise location data, depending on
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OIL, TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, VENEZUELA
California has filed suit against the federal government, alleging that it has illegally usurped jurisdiction over an oil pipeline network owned by Sable Offshore Corp. Here, one of the company’s offshore rigs can be seen rising off the coast of Santa Barbara
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, CALIFORNIA, VANCE
Minnesota’s alleged fraud scandal continues with the blue state now "on the clock" to comply with federal officials.
"We asked Minnesota for evidence that child care funding goes to legitimate providers," Jim O’Neill, deputy secretary for the Department
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RUSSIA, TALKS, UKRAINE, PEACE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least one person and wounded 31 overnight into Saturday as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks to end Russia´s nearly
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TRUMP, NATO, AFGHANISTAN, TESTED
President Donald Trump has offered a follow-up to his controversial claim that NATO troops "stayed a little back, off the front lines" while serving alongside Americans in Afghanistan.
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The comment was made during an interview on Fox News with
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SOUTH, PENTAGON, KOREA, ALLIES
Three leading U.S. investment firms are taking legal action against the Government of the Republic of Korea, accusing Seoul of launching what they describe as an unprecedented, discriminatory campaign to cripple an American-founded company and punish U.S. investors.
In
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PHILADELPHIA, SLAVERY, EXHIBIT, PARK
The National Park Service has taken down a slavery exhibit on a site in Philadelphia that marks the home where President George Washington lived when the city served as one of the first capitals of the United States.
The removal of panels at the President’s
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JUDGE, SHOOTING, WIFE, INDIANA
The Lafayette Police Department announced in a news release that five people were arrested after Judge Steven Meyer and his wife Kimberly were shot at their home on Sunday. One of the suspects arrested in the shooting of the Indiana judge and his wife was
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VIDEO, SHOWS, SHOOTING, MINNEAPOLIS
Newly surfaced video allegedly captured comedian Corey Holcomb punching a female comic in the face outside a Hollywood club.
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PRISON, CHAOS, BREAKS, ISIS
A senior official at the al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, Syria, on Thursday pleaded with European and American officials to take control of the facility, before clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) create more
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HOMELESS, MILLIONS, FUNDS, RAMEN
A California charity director was arrested and charged with wire fraud after allegedly using taxpayer money to fund his lavish lifestyle including a mansion and a Range Rover.
The suspect is identified as 42-year-old Alexander Soofer who was the executive
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JAMES, AMERICA, ZEALAND, NEW
Filmmaker James Cameron said in a new interview that the U.S. rejection of science and vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic drove him to move to New Zealand.
In an interview on the "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" podcast, Cameron discussed his reason for
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ICE, ANTI, MINNESOTA, TONIGHT
We reported the other day on a terrific X post from Blue Lives Matter about faking out the anti-ICE agitators.
We're not saying that Blue Lives Matter was behind feeding false information to far-left, anti-ICE protestors. We're not saying we had teams comprised
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KIDS, SNOW, DAY, MATTER
The forecast is grim for New York City school kids.
On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that, no matter how many inches of the white stuff drop during Sunday’s looming storm, there will be no snow day to start the week.
“I know to the disappointment
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