Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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IRAN, TRUMP, WAR, POPE
After the war in Iran started on February 28, Pope Leo XIV issued “muted appeals for peace and dialogue” for several weeks. However, his tone changed when he delivered a stern homily on March 29, Palm Sunday. He said, “Brothers and sisters, this is our God:
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D4VD, MURDER, CHARGED, GIRL
D4vd was arrested in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd charged with murder in 'brutal and horrific' death of teenage girl: DA
The booking photo for the singer D4vd -- whose real name is David Burke -- is shown during a press briefing
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CAROLINA, NORTH, POLICE, PLANNED
A planned fight involving several young people that escalated into a shooting near a North Carolina middle school left two dead Monday and several others wounded, authorities said.
Shots rang out just after 9:50 a.m. amid a planned fight between two juveniles
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KASH, PATEL, ATLANTIC, HIT
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2025.
Patel's suit said it seeks to hold the defendants "accountable
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SHAMAR, ELKINS, LOUISIANA, KIDS
The deranged Army vet dad who gunned down his seven children and their cousin confessed he was drowning in “dark thoughts” and told his stepdad that some people “don’t come back from their demons” just weeks before the heinous killings, according to a report.
Shamar
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SECRETARY, LABOR, TRUMP, LORI
Trump's labor secretary resigns amid investigation into misconduct
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post amid an internal investigation brought on by complaints about misconduct by the secretary
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IRANIAN, SHIP, SEIZES, TRUMP
The U.S. fired on a container ship that tried to run the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
As we reported, the ship was the MV Touska, and it was an Iranian-flagged container ship.
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U.S. CENTCOM posted video of the encounter.
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RACE, GOVERNOR, BETTY, WEEKS
Former state Controller Betty Yee, pictured at a gubernatorial forum, announced Monday that she was ending her campaign weeks before California’s June 2 primary.
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ACTBLUE, TEXAS, ALLEGED, DEM
Current and former employees of the Democrat fundraising machine, ActBlue, reportedly pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times while testifying before several House committees.
In a press release, it was revealed that the House Judiciary Committee, House Administration
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COP, COOLER, NYPD, 300K
Convicted NYPD “cooler cop” Erik Duran spoke out for the first time since being bailed out of an upstate prison Monday, just hours after posting $300,000 bail in the Bronx.
The 13-year veteran cop was freed while he appeals his April 9 manslaughter conviction
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SOUTHWEST, NASHVILLE, FAA, AIR
At their closest point, the planes were right on top of one another.
A Southwest Airlines airplane on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport, in Nashville, Tn.
A Southwest Airlines airplane on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport, in Nashville,
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FEY, TINA, DAMON, SATURDAY
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Tina Fey says the show’s political humor only works because it is “based in something that was true.”
Fey especially defended her brutal portrayal of 2008 GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who Fey characterized
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BUDGET, BASS, KAREN, PRATT
Karen Bass has revealed plans to splurge another near $15 billion in her budget as she desperately clings to power.
The Los Angeles Mayor dropped a raft of sweeping changes Monday morning but wants to keep dozens of city services the same.
She said she wants
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TRUMP, REFUNDS, TARIFFS, 166B
Thanks to a February Supreme Court ruling that deemed Trump’s tariffs illegal, the administration is now having to reimburse companies for duties they paid — to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had warned before
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AMERICAN, MISSING, BAHAMAS, WOMAN
Lynette Hooker has been missing since the evening of April 4.
Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media.
Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media.
Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media.
Brian
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COURT, SUPREME, DISSENT, REVEAL
The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking former President Barack Obama’s signature clean energy initiative in 2016 came after a series of leaked internal memos among the justices that revealed a fight along ideological lines about whether to intervene.
The
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BALLOON, AIR, HOT, BACKYARD
A couple in Temecula, California, woke up to find a hot air balloon boarded with 13 people in their backyard on Saturday.
The pilot said he had to make an emergency landing due to the balloon hovering and running out of fuel. No injuries were reported.
“I
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PENNSYLVANIA, EXPLOSION, HOUSE, KILLED
Authorities say a mother and six children ranging in age from 3 to 11 were killed in an explosion and fire at a central Pennsylvania home
MILL HALL, Pa. -- A mother and six children ranging in age from 3 to 11 were killed in an explosion and fire at a central
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CAPTAIN, TOURIST, BOAT, WEALTHY
A Kansas man allegedly tried to kill his boat captain mid-snorkel tour in Hawaii, police say.
Hawai‘i Island police said that 21-year-old Avery Nissen of Overland Park, Kansas allegedly stabbed a 62-year-old male boat captain on Thursday during a three-hour
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BOSTON, MARATHON, SHARON, REPEATS
Nike has run afoul of walkers after posting a Boston Marathon ad that mocked those who walk their way through the famous race rather than run.
The ad read, “Runners welcome. Walkers tolerated.”
The offended parties claim the ad mocked not just those who choose
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CANDIDATE, HAMAS, USHA, COMMENTS
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is running as a Democrat for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, is facing online blowback over a podcast appearance where he took several pointed shots at Vice President JD Vance’s personal life, including his relationship with second
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