Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th 2026
Updated 23:12 ET
100 articles
SUPER, BOWL, BAD, BUNNY
FIRST ON FOX: A spokesperson for the Trump Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital that despite ICE being "demonized" at the Super Bowl, agents continued to carry out operations, arresting pedophiles, murderers and rapists over the weekend.
President
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, RANSOM, SAVANNAH
AI complicates proof of life in the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother The FBI says AI is complicating the idea of a proof of life message in the search for Savannah Guthrie's mom. Experts say AI needs just a few short clips of a person to render a convincing
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VONN, LINDSEY, OLYMPIC, CRASH
U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn’s hopes of an Olympic comeback ended in brutal fashion Sunday when she crashed out of the women’s downhill event after seeking to compete in Italy with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
As AFP reports, Vonn was barely 13 seconds
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NEW, YORK, CITY, NYC
Nearly 15,000 nurses walked off the job at five hospitals across the city.
New York City nurses reach tentative agreements with some hospitals to end strike
Members of the New York State Nurses Association union picket outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Jan.
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EPSTEIN, MAXWELL, OVERSIGHT, FILES
Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has positioned himself as a firebrand when it comes to exposing the Epstein files, and he now has a chance to prove it's not just partisan grandstanding.
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Following the release of more information on Monday, his
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TRUMP, BOWL, SUPER, LX
A bruise can be seen on the back of President Donald Trump’s left hand at the World Economic Forum on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has been on the world stage for more than a decade now, during
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AMERICAN, USA, TRUMP, REPRESENTING
Chinese Olympic star Eileen Gu condemned President Trump’s harsh criticism of American skier Hunter Hess after he expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Gu, 22, who was born in the US but is competing
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JAPAN, SUPERMAJORITY, TAKAICHI, PRIME
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has likely strengthened
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EPSTEIN, STARMER, SCANDAL, CHIEF
Multiple Members of Parliament from the governing left-wing Labour Party have called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to step down in the wake of the resignation of his chief of staff over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as U.S. Ambassador despite
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ID, VOTER, JEFFRIES, SCHIFF
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is another attempt by Republicans and President Donald Trump to steal elections.
Host Dana Bash said, “The president
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LA, NITHYA, RAMAN, DSA
The sudden entry of City Council member Nithya Raman into the mayor’s race is a warning sign that LA is lurching dangerously to the left.
Four of the council’s fifteen members are also members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) — just like Zohran
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UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, ZELENSKYY, STRIKES
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian authorities said Sunday that the man suspected of shooting a deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency in Moscow was detained in Dubai and handed over to Russia, and they alleged he was working on behalf of Ukraine.
Lt. Gen.
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LAI, JIMMY, KONG, HONG
The U.S. urged China to reverse what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called an "unjust and tragic" sentence against Hong Kong publisher and democracy activist Jimmy Lai, after Beijing-backed courts handed the 78-year-old a 20-year prison term under the national
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MAMDANI, TRUMP, EMMA, JO
Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Emma-Jo Morris discussed New York.
Morris said, “She gave him universal pre-K. … It’s crazy, he explains like the hostage-taker explains what he’s received in ransom in the New York Times.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by
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ICE, FEDERAL, CALIFORNIA, JUDGE
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A federal judge on Monday struck down a new California law that banned federal immigration agents and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks in the state, but
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TRUMP, DOCUMENTS, FULTON, COUNTY
A federal judge in Georgia has ordered the unsealing of documents tied to an FBI raid that seized 2020 election ballots from a Fulton County facility, potentially shedding new light on the bureau’s investigation.
Judge J.P. Boulee, who was nominated by President
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EPSTEIN, ANDREW, WILLIAM, UK
The former prince has repeatedly denied wrongdoing with respect to Epstein.
UK police assess new claims about former Prince Andrew, as Prince William, Kate speak out about Epstein files
Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrives to attend a Requiem Mass,
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MARYLAND, HIGH, SCHOOL, STUDENT
The high school was placed on lockdown, police said.
Law enforcement near the scene of a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Md., Feb. 9, 2026.
Law enforcement near the scene of a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville,
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NYC, DEAD, BUILDING, FOUND
Two dead bodies were found on separate city subway trains within a few hours Sunday, with the grisly discoveries now under investigation, according to police.
A 23-year-old man was found dead aboard a train on the No. 7 line at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue
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GOP, SHERIFF, BRUCE, BLAKEMAN
An upstate New York sheriff declined an offer from Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman to be his running mate in the race against Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino said no thanks to Blakeman’s offer early Monday just hours
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STRIKE, FRANCISCO, TEACHERS, SAN
Some 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco have gone on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years
SAN FRANCISCO -- About 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike Monday, the city's first such walkout in nearly 50 years.
The strike
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BOARDS, DEFYING, TANKER, OCEAN
The U.S. military stealthily boarded a tanker overnight in the Indian Ocean that was defying President Donald Trump’s established quarantine.
The Department of War said Monday the operation targeted the Aquila II, noting that American forces would always be
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HALL, SNUB, BILL, BELICHICK
New England Patriots legend Rodney Harrison appeared to take a swipe at his colleague Tony Dungy after Bill Belichick was left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
The Hall of Fame voters’ decision to keep Belichick out of Canton on
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DR, OZ, BEGS, CROSSHAIRS
I'm certain I'm not alone in contending that, had you told me in 2022 that I'd be somewhat glad John Fetterman beat Mehmet Oz in the race for Pennsylvania's Senate seat that year, I'd have suggested you might need to get your head checked.
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