Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, APRIL 21st 2026
Updated 04:12 ET
17 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, WAR, POPE
Both the U.S. and Iran have accused the other of violating the ceasefire.
What to know as war with Iran stretches into week 8
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland,
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D4VD, MURDER, SINGER, RIVAS
D4vd could face the death penalty after gruesome details emerged when the singer was charged with murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas — more than seven months after the teen’s dismembered body was found in a Tesla linked to him.
D4vd, real name David Burke,
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SHAMAR, ELKINS, LOUISIANA, KIDS
A teen boy who jumped from the roof is the lone child to survive a Louisiana father’s massacre Sunday.
The 13-year-old broke his leg after the crazed Army vet Shamar Elkins opened fire at the house in Shreveport, La., just after 6 a.m.
The deranged dad murdered
Continued at New York Post...
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KASH, PATEL, ATLANTIC, HIT
As RedState previously reported, the latest media hit piece against a member of the Trump administration dropped on Friday. Not surprisingly, it was from The Atlantic, the same left-leaning "news" site that ran with the infamous 2020 "suckers and losers" hoax
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SECRETARY, LABOR, TRUMP, LORI
Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday.
Chavez-DeRemer, 58, will "take a position in the private sector," White House communications director Steven Cheung said in an X post.
Deputy
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NORTH, CAROLINA, SHOOTING, DEAD
A high school game turned dangerous in Massachusetts when teens playing a viral "Senior Assassin" game allegedly opened fire with gel projectiles on unsuspecting students, leaving two minors struck and a suspect now facing charges, police said.
Three high
Continued at Fox News...
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IRANIAN, SHIP, SEIZES, TRUMP
Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship
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A U.S. negotiating team is headed to Pakistan Monday for a second round of peace talks with Iran – which says it might not even show up.
Tehran's reticence comes
Continued at NPR...
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REDISTRICTING, VIRGINIA, DEFENDING, ERIC
Margaret Brennan pressed Eric Holder on Sunday over whether Democratic-backed redistricting efforts in Virginia amount to partisan "stacking the deck," as the former Barack Obama official defended the proposal as a response to Republican-led map drawing nationwide
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RACE, GOVERNOR, BETTY, WEEKS
Former state Controller Betty Yee, pictured at a gubernatorial forum, announced Monday that she was ending her campaign weeks before California’s June 2 primary.
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Former
Continued at LA Times...
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ACTBLUE, ALLEGED, TEXAS, DEM
Current and former employees of the Democrat fundraising machine, ActBlue, reportedly pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times while testifying before several House committees.
In a press release, it was revealed that the House Judiciary Committee, House Administration
Continued at Breitbart...
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ENRICHED, IRAN, URANIUM, HIGHLY
We heard a lot from the Democrats and media when the Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury, arguing that there was no real threat.
Now, there's a story from "60 Minutes" that actually points to how real the threat was because of the concern about
Continued at Red State...
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COURT, SUPREME, DISSENT, REVEAL
The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking former President Barack Obama’s signature clean energy initiative in 2016 came after a series of leaked internal memos among the justices that revealed a fight along ideological lines about whether to intervene.
The
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BUDGET, BASS, KAREN, PRATT
You might think that LA had no wildfires, no homeless problem, and no Olympic Games to stage, given how uninspiring Mayor Karen Bass’s 2026-27 budget proposal was on Monday.
Bass’ $15 billion budget was described as maintaining the status quo, or “treading
Continued at New York Post...
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PENNSYLVANIA, EXPLOSION, HOUSE, KILLED
A mom and her six children, ages 3 to 11, were killed when their Pennsylvania home exploded, leaving it engulfed in flames too severe for rescuers to be able to get inside to reach them.
The cause of the deadly blast and inferno Sunday morning remains under
Continued at New York Post...
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FEY, TINA, DAMON, SATURDAY
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Tina Fey says the show’s political humor only works because it is “based in something that was true.”
Fey especially defended her brutal portrayal of 2008 GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who Fey characterized
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AMERICAN, MISSING, BAHAMAS, WOMAN
A bartender who served the missing American woman in the Bahamas one day before she vanished revealed one detail that got his attention.
A bartender at the Abaco Inn, identified as Ken, 38, told the New York Post that Brian and Lynette Hooker were at the
Continued at Fox News...
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SOUTHWEST, NASHVILLE, FAA, AIR
Two Southwest Airlines planes narrowly avoided a midair collision after air traffic control at a Tennessee Airport put them in each other’s paths, according to federal officials.
The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 507 was initiating a go-around at Nashville
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TRUMP, CORRESPONDENTS, DINNER, JOURNALISTS
As RedState reported, President Donald Trump has lifted his moratorium on attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Saturday will mark his first-ever attendance at what has been dubbed "the nerd prom," with journalists glad-handing and congratulating
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BALLOON, AIR, HOT, BACKYARD
A couple in Temecula, California, woke up to find a hot air balloon boarded with 13 people in their backyard on Saturday.
The pilot said he had to make an emergency landing due to the balloon hovering and running out of fuel. No injuries were reported.
“I
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COP, COOLER, NYPD, 300K
Convicted NYPD “cooler cop” Erik Duran spoke out for the first time since being bailed out of an upstate prison Monday, just hours after posting $300,000 bail in the Bronx.
The 13-year veteran cop was freed while he appeals his April 9 manslaughter conviction
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TRUMP, REFUNDS, TARIFFS, ADMINISTRATION
Thanks to a February Supreme Court ruling that deemed Trump’s tariffs illegal, the administration is now having to reimburse companies for duties they paid — to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had warned before
Continued at Red State...
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MEXICO, TOURISTS, GUNMAN, HISTORIC
At least two Canadian tourists died in a mass shooting attack at Mexico’s Sun Pyramid near Mexico City, which left four others with gunshot injuries. Two tourists sustained numerous injuries when they fell off the pyramid while running away from the gunfire,
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CANDIDATE, HAMAS, USHA, COMMENTS
Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, insisted that Israel is "just as evil" as the terror organization Hamas on Sunday.
"You said the Israeli government is evil, do you think they’re just as evil as Hamas?" CNN's Manu Raju asked
Continued at Fox News...
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RODGERS, STEELERS, AARON, MINICAMP
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting on Aaron Rodgers’ 2026 NFL season decision — will he play, or is retirement finally calling for the four-time MVP?
The Steelers and head coach Mike McCarthy, his old leader from their time with the Green Bay Packers,
Continued at Fox News...