Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JUNE 18th 2026
Updated 04:12 ET
57 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, G7
A ceasefire agreement between the world’s greatest military power and its leading terrorist regime is a big blanking deal.
But ask yourself: If the "agreement," which runs a page and a half, is so great, why hasn’t it been released?
In a cascade of criticism,
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CUP, WORLD, FIFA, AMERICA
FAQ: How World Cup fans and workers can stay safe in the heat
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The men's World Cup tournament runs through July 19th, and is drawing millions of fans, workers and players to stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico
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KNICKS, NYC, PARADE, TAPE
Knicks guard and recently crowned NBA champion Jose Alvarado left open the possibility that a White House visit could be a part of his team’s future plans.
TMZ Sports photogs caught up with Alvarado as he was leaving the iHeart Radio studios in NYC on Wednesday
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PLAYERS, MLB, PRIDE, GIANTS
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San Francisco Giants team members committed the unpardonable sin of daring to think for themselves on Pride Night.
Instead of donning the team’s rainbow-branded caps like good little allies, they quietly pushed
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UFC, WHITE, HOUSE, EVENT
Joe Rogan blasted critics of the UFC White House event during Wednesday’s episode of his podcast, defending the event as a nonpartisan and unprecedented patriotic event.
President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday in the run-up to America’s 250th anniversary
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REX, HEUERMANN, KILLER, GILGO
Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree on April 8, 2026 in Riverhead, New York.
Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree on April 8, 2026
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OBAMA, CENTER, PRESIDENTIAL, MICHELLE
A tour of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago The Obama Presidential Center opens this week. But it isn't an official presidential library.
National A tour of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago OBAMA CENTER TOUR Listen · 4:26 4:26 The Obama Presidential
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CLINTON, HILLARY, TRUMP, PLAN
If you didn't have "Hillary Clinton agrees with anything President Trump has ever done" on your Bingo card for today, then you've got a lot of company.
And yet, that sure seems to be what has happened. Mrs. Clinton has offered some words of praise for President
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52, CRASH, AIR, EDWARDS
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Lt. Col. Gabriel “Journee” Estrella, one of the eight people killed in Monday’s B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, told his wife before boarding the aircraft how important the mission
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, DEFENSE, PSYCHIATRIC
Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione will use a psychiatric defense for his state murder trial, a judge said during Wednesday's hearing.
Judge Gregory Carro said during a hearing on Wednesday that Mangione's defense team has told him that
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TRUMP, 10, JAY, CLAYTON
He then tied his proposed combined legislation to his recent nomination of Clayton, currently the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), to become DNI. Lawmakers from both parties want to swiftly confirm Clayton in order to speed the departure
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MISSING, SOUTH, TRAINER, CAROLINA
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Police in South Carolina have released new photos and details in their hunt for a woman who vanished last week.
Elena Katherine Moore, 39, has not been seen since she left a Planet Fitness gym in Lexington,
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TEXAS, PLANE, HIGHWAY, CRASH
Part of the plane remained on Laredo's Loop 20 early on Wednesday.
1 dead after private plane crashes into Texas road, police say
People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas.
People
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SHELTER, LOS, FIRE, PLACE
Los Angeles might be the film capital of the world but costly regulations and red tape have been pushing productions to other states and countries, with even the iconic Baywatch reboot nearly falling victim to it.
When an upcoming reboot for the hit 1990s
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FED, WARSH, INTEREST, NEW
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Warsh sees his confirmation as Fed chair as a mandate to deliver far-reaching
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FLAG, 27, AMERICAN, POLL
CNN had an interesting poll about how patriotic the two main political parties were.
What they found was very instructive about how much the Democrats have changed in their view of America over the past 25 years.
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CNN senior data analyst Harry
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CARRIAGE, HORSE, BOLTS, NYC
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Just hours after Deniz, a beautiful brown-and-white carriage horse, collapsed and died in Central Park June 9, the activists pounced.
Edita Birnkrant, executive director of the anti-carriage group NYCLASS,
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VIEW, VANCE, JD, JOY
Vice President JD Vance was taken aback by how he was treated by the ladies of "The View."
Vance stopped by "The View" Tuesday as he kicked off the book tour this week for his spiritual memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."
"I expected them
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BOSTON, SCOTTISH, DRY, DRINK
Irish Americans are stereotypically dubbed world class drinkers, but the Scots have put them to shame on their home turf of Boston as they literally drank bars dry before and after their country’s World Cup match over the weekend.
Scottish patrons emptied
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FIRED, STUDENTS, KISS, ALLEGEDLY
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A Colorado teacher has been fired after an investigation found students were allegedly asked to kiss classmates during classroom skits, with some reporting they felt pressured to participate because the performances
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TRUMP, OKLAHOMA, CONGRESSIONAL, SUSPENDS
President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Oklahoma GOP congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer on Wednesday, and threw his support behind Republican rival Mark Tedford, a dramatic reversal that came shortly before Lahmeyer publicly announced he
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ARTHUR, STORM, TROPICAL, TEXAS
Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
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Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and it's already bringing heavy rains to the northwestern
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SHOW, NEIL, ALIEN, DEGRASSE
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has a blunt request for the government as the Pentagon rolls out the highly anticipated UFO files — just “show the alien!”
Tyson shared his two cents Monday on “The Fox News
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BOAT, DRUG, SURVIVORS, KILLS
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on Tuesday that a lethal kinetic strike on a drug-trafficking vessel left one male narco-terrorist dead and two survivors.
Tuesday’s strike is the most recent known of military operation of its nature
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