Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, APRIL 19th 2026
Updated 19:12 ET
13 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, TELLS
(AFP) — The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran’s powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal remained “far” off despite some movement in negotiations.
As mediation
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POPE, TRUMP, LEO, DEBATE
Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV earlier this week for his comments about the war in Iran. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s remarks, and what they may signal about Trump’s messaging on the conflict.
Pope Leo
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SHOOTING, DEAD, POLICE, GUNMAN
Eight children, including a baby, have been killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a crazed gunman opened fire in three different homes in the city.
A total of 10 people were shot, eight of them fatally, with the victims’ ages ranging from
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IOWA, UNIVERSITY, SHOOTING, INJURED
"First responders on scene. Confirmed victims," the university said in an alert.
Police investigating potential shooting near University of Iowa, campus says
This is a breaking news story please check back for updates.
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TRUMP, PSYCHEDELIC, ORDER, SIGNS
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said "directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs."
"The executive order I'm signing, we're actually signing the executive
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BRANDON, EXCLUSIVE, REP, GILL
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about Iran.
Gill said trying to end Iran’s nuclear pursuit is “pursuing American interests. I think in a very clear and direct way. And whenever you do that, I think that does
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WRESTLEMANIA, 42, WWE, STAR
Cody Rhodes left the ring with more than he bargained for on Saturday night after defeating Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42.
Orton hit Rhodes with the title belt and punt-kicked him in the head following the match. Rhodes
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MAMDANI, OBAMA, SING, EX
If you’ve ever wanted to know what the height of cringe could look like, we now have an answer. There’s a long list of excruciating moments in the annals of politics and theater, but this one instantly goes to the top of the all-time list.
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PATEL, KASH, ATLANTIC, DIRECTOR
"We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel," Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, said in a statement to CNBC.
Pressed if he was planning to sue the magazine, Patel said, "[A]bsolutely, it's coming tomorrow."
"We are not going to take this laying
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SWALWELL, ERIC, CAMPAIGN, DEFUNCT
This month, Rep. Eric Swalwell faced a flood of sexual misconduct allegations, pushing him to drop out of the California governor’s race. But the scandal’s blast radius has also ensnared Sen. Rubén Gallego of Arizona, a potential presidential candidate in 2028
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CALIFORNIA, NEWSOM, STATE, HOSPICE
A California judge has ruled Sable Offshore Corp. — the company Donald Trump is using to give the state an oil lifeline — did not have the authority to restart its operations.
Judge Donna Geck of the Santa Barbara Superior Court said a state injunction on
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HORMUZ, CEASEFIRE, IRAN, STRAIT
U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight
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After briefly reopening the vital economic waterway, Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will restrict ships from passing through as long as the
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WORLD, TRANSIT, NJ, CUP
With less than two months to go before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, Democratic leaders in New Jersey and New York are scrambling to figure out how to get fans to Met Life Stadium. The results would be hilarious if they did not betray such utter incompetence.
New
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ILHAN, OMAR, 30M, REP
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed an accounting “discrepancy” for errors in a financial disclosure that listed her net worth at up to $30 million – while doubling down that she is not a millionaire, a report said.
The lefty “Squad” lawmaker – facing fraud probe
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RESEARCH, ACTIVISTS, PEPPER, LAB
Hundreds of animal welfare activists tried to free thousands of Beagles from a breeding research facility in Dane County, Wisconsin, on Saturday but many of the protesters ended up being arrested and tear gassed.
The incident happened at Ridglan Farms where
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HALF, MARATHON, ROBOT, RECORD
Chinese robots apparently have been training.
After performing well behind their human rivals only a year ago, an android smoked the entire field on Sunday in a Beijing half marathon and ran faster than any human in history.
Lightning, a robot developed by
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BOSTON, WELLNESS, MAYOR, PROGRAM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office is denying reports that city funds were used to support a program offering LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in "wellness" perks, after a local advocacy group advertised the benefits and later scaled back its description amid backlash.
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METS, MAMDANI, 10, NEW
It's early. It's still early in the 2026 Major League Baseball season.
That's the mantra New York Mets fans must be repeating to themselves, considering what's happened to baseball's second most expensive team through the first three-plus weeks of the regular
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SEATTLE, STREETS, DRUG, SOCIALISM
SEATTLE — City advocates say they are struggling to find solutions as homelessness and open-air drug use spread across Seattle’s streets, amid growing concerns about the direction of socialist Mayor Katie Wilson’s new administration.
“You can just see the
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ANCHOR, BABIES, 10, BIRTHS
320,000 anchor babies. That's how many children were born in the United States in 2023 to mothers in the country illegally or on temporary legal status, roughly 9 percent of every birth recorded that year, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
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WWE, STEPHANIE, MORGAN, LIV
WWE stars Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer and Roxanne Perez were a part of a brutal backstage incident in the days leading up to WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
The segment saw Vaquer attack Morgan from behind as she was speaking with Perez. Vaquer pushed Morgan
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IRANIAN, TRUMP, SHIP, BLOCKADE
Hours ago, the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, fired on and disabled the Iranian-flagged container ship M/V Touska. The Touska was en route from Port Klang, Malaysia, destined for Chabahar, Iran. The ship encountered the U.S. Navy blockade line
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IRANIAN, LAX, REGIME, WOMAN
An accused arms dealer who was arrested at LAX had a stream of suspicious-looking men in and out of her Los Angeles condo, neighbors have claimed.
Shamim Mafi, 44, was allegedly operating on behalf of the Iranian regime out of a two-bed, three-bathroom townhouse
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REPORTER, NFL, RUSSINI, DIANNA
It's hard to imagine a crazier week than the one Dianna Russini has had.
Russini broke the sports internet when suggestive photos surfaced of her and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at a luxury hotel in Sedona, Arizona. Those photos set off a firestorm
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