Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th 2026
Updated 17:12 ET
64 articles
TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, KIMBERLY
President Donald Trump is back on X, and he's taking his midterm election message directly to voters.
After spending much of his recent social media activity on Truth Social, Trump unleashed four videos on X, featuring everything from his administration's
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OMAR, ILHAN, HOME, RAID
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home, DOJ says it approved the warrant
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Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday morning.
The Department of Justice said in a
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RAYS, GAME, CODE, GUARDIANS
There are a lot of people who will say that this series, for all intents and purposes, is the World Series. I’m sure most think whoever escapes the National League Championship Series will end up as the winner.
I’m not quite sure I fit that description. I
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FLAGS, SIX, ROLLER, COASTER
"People reached out trying to grab him, like everybody tried to save this man."
A roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia, Oct. 12, 2026 in Austell, Ga.
A roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia, Oct. 12, 2026 in Austell, Ga.
A roller
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BLAIR, SELMA, FLIGHT, ARRESTED
Troubled actress Selma Blair was caught on disturbing audio screaming maniacally as she was dragged off a Delta Airlines flight at John F. Kennedy Airport after a midair meltdown Sunday.
“No! No!” the “Cruel Intentions “star can be heard yelling as an alarm
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RAMS, BILLS, GAME, CODE
Rams star offensive tackle Alaric Jackson punched Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after a hard-fought Monday Night Football game.
Long after the game ended, with most players already off the field, Jackson walked over to Chubb, and the two exchanged
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EXECUTION, MILITARY, ARCHBISHOP, SQUAD
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief has defended a plan to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan, rejecting claims that it could fuel radicalisation or make him a martyr.
"I don't see an elevated risk," Markwayne Mullin said
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EL, SAYED, BROTHERHOOD, MUSLIM
During this week’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “My View,” Bob Ritchie, known by his stage name Kid Rock, weighed in on the U.S. Senate race in his home state of Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.
According to the longtime
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ICE, ILLEGAL, NY, MAMDANI
A federal judge nominated to the bench by Barack Obama has blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from deporting Dominican national Oscar Belgal, the man slightly wounded by ICE officers in New York City.
U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken ruled
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MAMDANI, NYPD, NEW, CARRIAGES
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the launch of an internal review of the New York Police Department’s use of force on Monday, but the initiative falls short of fulfilling several of his campaign promises, including pledges to disband a controversial
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POPE, LEO, SURGERY, LUNG
When Pope Leo XIV visited Lourdes, France, on Sept. 26, he drank a glass of water from the spring at the Grotto of Massabielle, where St. Bernadette Soubirous reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858.
Who knew last month that the pope might be calling
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COLUMBUS, DAY, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLES
In 2020, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, leftists went on a rampage nationwide. One of their favorite targets was Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who bravely crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and united the Old and New Worlds. Mobs
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BAD, BREAKING, RJ, MITTE
Actor RJ Mitte, most famous for having played Walter White Jr. on the acclaimed show Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34.
Mitte, who also made a name for himself off-screen as a disability-rights activist stemming from his cerebral palsy, died in Brownsville,
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EXECUTION, PIKE, CHRISTA, 911
Newly revealed dispatch audio shows the complete confusion when Tennessee prison officials called for help after Christa Pike survived her botched execution — with one dispatcher assuming it was someone “prank calling.”
Pike — who was sentenced to death for
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CORNELL, UNIVERSITY, BANS, PARTIES
Cornell University on Tuesday announced that all frat parties have been banned for the rest of the year as part of sweeping changes to address the reported gang rape of a drunk and drugged-up student.
Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the ban along
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POLICE, COP, HUSBAND, FRIEND
San Francisco’s former deputy police chief was looking forward to a fresh start after deciding to divorce her husband — just two weeks before he shot her and their daughter dead in their California home, a close friend has told the California Post.
Ann Mannix,
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BLAKEMAN, MSG, DOLAN, KNICKS
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman are nearly neck-and-neck as they head into the gubernatorial election’s only debate Tuesday, a stunning new poll found.
Democrat Hochul leads the Republican Nassau executive 47% to 44%, a Pollfinity survey released Tuesday
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CHAMPIONSHIP, TNA, BOUND, GLORY
The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) World Championship is the top prize in the company and adding your name to the rich legacy of the title is a worthy cause for any pro wrestler.
The pressure is enough for anyone, but add a shot at history on top of
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JUDGE, TRUMP, GOLF, TREES
"I am just beyond disappointed in the government," federal Judge Ana Reyes said.
Judge explodes at Trump admin lawyers after hundreds of trees felled at DC public golf course
A golfer walks past the stump of a large tree at the East Potomac Golf Links, Oct.
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WOKE, BODIES, BASHAM, HOAX
On “The Alex Marlow Show,” Emma-Jo Morris talked about Mamdani.
Morris said, “That’s what happens when you pander to the most extreme element of your base. Nothing is ever good enough.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow,
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SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT, SHUT
Six elementary schools in Ventura Unified School District are being threatened with closure due to steep enrollment drops, underutilized classrooms and tens of millions of dollars in deferred facility maintenance.
The district’s School Closures Advisory Committee,
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WOMAN, MCDONALD, BATHROOM, TRANS
A transgender woman accused of fatally stabbing a Chicago man 13 times after he allegedly mocked the suspect's gender left part of the knife embedded in his skull, according to reports.
Kelly Day, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 7 stabbing
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ENTERTAINERS, METALLICA, JAMES, POLITICAL
It seems that, for as long as there have been musicians and concerts, a few have felt the need to proclaim their political beliefs to the world. It may have started to become more prominent in the '60s with the Vietnam War. But in recent decades, as America
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SHANE, GILLIS, MONOLOGUE, CANCEL
"Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy blasted comedian Shane Gillis on Sunday over his controversial "Saturday Night Live" monologue about women's gym attire, accusing him of misogyny and arguing that men's failure to challenge such remarks contributes to an environment
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