Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6th 2026
Updated 11:12 ET
20 articles
TRUMP, HOUSE, UKRAINE, MELANIA
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would soon decide whether to launch another round of major strikes against Iran, following high-level White House deliberations over the next phase of the conflict.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump
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TRUMP, HEGSETH, RUBIO, DOJ
He also said he expects Schumer and Jeffries at the White House at some point.
Trump says he has 'every intention' to keep Hegseth
President Donald Trump speaks at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House in Washington, on Nov.4,
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NITHYA, RAMAN, LA, MAYOR
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Nithya Raman sidestepped questions about whether she still intends to oust LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and reduce police staffing during a brief first press conference Thursday.
“You know, I have spoken to leadership at LAPD already. In
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SAYED, EL, ABDUL, MUSLIM
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NEWSOM, DEATH, ROW, CALIFORNIA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that, despite promises he made to voters when running for the office in 2018, he's commuting the death sentences of every single one of the 548 convicted murderers on California's death row, leaving them sentenced
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CIVIL, RIGHTS, DHILLON, RESIGNS
Head of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns
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The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.
Dhillon is the first
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JAGUARS, RAVENS, CODE, PROMO
Week 9 opens with one of the strangest prime-time setups of the season. Baltimore, a preseason AFC contender, is starting an undrafted rookie at home, and Jacksonville is laying nearly 10 points on the road. For pick’em players, that kind of mismatch creates
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POLICE, SUSPECT, BUS, OFFICER
Police in Des Moines, Iowa, said three people were injured and a suspect is in custody following a shooting Thursday at a United States Postal Service facility.
The incident unfolded at the post office at 1165 Second Ave. Multiple law enforcement agencies,
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HEGSETH, PETE, IMPEACHMENT, TRUMP
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told Fox News Digital that the Department of War should not be led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, criticizing his leadership and questioning his judgment.
Bacon, who questioned Hegseth's "moral compass," made
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ALASKA, SENATE, DAN, MISSISSIPPI
Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith are in a surprisingly tight race for a Mississippi senate seat, as thousands of provisional ballots continue to be counted.
If Colom wins the race, he would be the first black US senator elected
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CITIBANK, FLORIDA, SHOOTING, TAMPA
A gunman who killed a woman before being fatally shot by a security guard at Citibank’s sprawling office complex in Tampa targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection, a sheriff said Thursday.
About three hours before Wednesday’s
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RUSSELL, BRAND, RAPE, GUILTY
Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in the U.K. He denied the charges and was acquitted of two additional rape charges and attempted indecent assault.
He has been taken into custody and is due to be
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IRAN, WAR, VANCE, TRUMP
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vows to end the Iran war when Democrats take over Congress in January, but what then — are Dems OK with empowering Tehran?
As best we can tell, the Democratic Party has no strategy on Iran, nor on Ukraine: Different
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BOMB, THREATS, EUROPE, FLIGHTS
A LOT Polish Airlines passenger aircraft takes off from the runway at Brussels Airport following security checks after making an emergency landing due to a bomb threat, in Brussels, Belgium, on November 5, 2026.
Flights across Europe were targeted by "hoax"
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SAYED, SANTANDER, JAYS, EL
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander violated the unwritten rules of modern sports culture this week by questioning a key Democratic win, sparking an immediate backlash that sent him rushing to delete two post-midterm clips.
The first clip Santander
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FOX, NEWS, 2026, NIGHT
Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed's victory reaction and a restructuring announcement from a well-known pharmacy brand.
Looking for another challenge?
A Senate election controversy
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DATA, CENTERS, AI, VOTERS
America’s data center buildout suffered a resounding defeat in the midterms at all levels of government. Candidates and ballot measures in favor of restricting or altogether stopping the development of the facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom
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TRUMP, ARCH, FEDERAL, CONSTRUCTION
Trump's arch is on the verge of federal approval. But a judge could block construction
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This could be a make-or-break week for President Trump's triumphal arch.
For months, the Trump administration has barreled
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KILLS, BROOKLYN, FIRE, INJURES
Six people have died after a large fire broke out in a residential building in Brooklyn, New York City, officials say.
Several others were hurt in the blaze, which occurred early on Thursday morning, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said in a statement.
More
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SCHUMER, LEADER, SAYED, EL
Senate Democrats will soon decide who will lead them with their newly acquired grip on power in the upper chamber, and while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears to be the favorite, some in the caucus aren’t eager to back him.
Schumer has
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MARINE, JAPAN, TRAINING, OFFICIALS
The US Marine who was killed in a training accident died from injuries he sustained in a fast-rope exercise while deployed in Japan.
Lance Cpl. Devin J. Hernandez, 25, was participating in the training at Camp Schwab in Okinawa on Tuesday when he suffered
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POPE, LEO, VATICAN, AMERICA
Pope Leo XIV departed from Rome en route to Latin America on Friday morning to begin a 12-day Apostolic journey through Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
The Pontiff will visit the three South American nations from November 6-17, marking his sixth papal journey
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POWERBALL, 847M, JERSEY, NEW
Rolling in green in the Garden State.
A Powerball player in New Jersey won the $847 million jackpot Wednesday night, ending a two-month drought.
The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56 and the red Powerball 21.
A Powerball jackpot winning ticket was
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CLAIMS, JULY, 000, 189
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain scarce and most workers enjoy job security
A now hiring sign is displayed at a business in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
A now
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