Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, APRIL 6th 2026
Updated 14:12 ET
56 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, AIRMAN, RESCUE
Trump set to hold press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran
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President Trump is holding a press conference Monday afternoon, his first since
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II, ARTEMIS, MOON, CREW
The moon-bound Artemis II crew members are ready for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts, but one problem remains. The onboard toilet is giving them trouble. Again.
“It’s an issue with dumping the waste
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GUTHRIE, SAVANNAH, TODAY, RETURNS
“Well, here we go. Ready or not, let’s do the news.”
With that, Savannah Guthrie returned to her role as a co-host of Today after more than two months away from the morning show—a leave that she began just after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing
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TITLE, BASKETBALL, CAROLINA, AURIEMMA
NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament excitement isn’t limited to Division I schools.
The University of Mary Washington and Emory University’s Division III national championship game came down to the wire. The Mary Washington Eagles had the ball in the final
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IRANIAN, ICE, NIECE, SECRET
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani’s niece was a “crazed stalker” who made her ex-boyfriend’s life hell, the California Post can reveal — after she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles.
On Friday, ICE agents took Hamideh Soleimani
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CALIFORNIA, GOVERNOR, TRUMP, RACE
President Trump shook up the race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom (D) by endorsing Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, early Monday morning.
The President, on his Truth Social platform, told voters that he has known and respected Hilton for years.
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WOMEN, REJECTS, MEGAN, PROTECT
Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe ripped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for implementing a new policy to ensure fairness across women’s competitions.
The IOC said "eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any
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EASTER, BIDEN, POST, DEMOCRATS
The Democratic Party is facing criticism after it posted an Easter-themed message about "Better times at the White House" featuring former President Barack Obama, while leaving out former President Joe Biden.
The post, published Saturday by the official
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EASTER, BIG, BACKLASH, YEAR
Editor’s note, April 6, 2026, 6 am ET: This story was originally published on March 29, 2018, and we’re revisiting it for this Easter.
Christians from a variety of traditions will celebrate Easter this Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus
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IRANIAN, OFFICIAL, DAUGHTER, UNIVERSITY
The daughter of a powerful Iranian regime insider who was forced out of Emory University after a firestorm of backlash is set to be booted from the United States completely.
Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, whose father is a top official in Tehran, was removed
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FOUR, FINAL, UCONN, GAME
UConn's Braylon Mullins (24) and head coach Dan Hurley celebrate after defeating Illinois in an an NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
UConn's Braylon Mullins
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NEWSOM, ADMITS, 126B, LAID
Gavin Newsom’s transport secretary has admitted criticism of California’s high-speed rail is justified — as estimates of the project show it will be a struggle to be completed.
Officials now say it will cost an eye-watering $126 billion to finish the line
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SUPREME, COURT, BANNON, CONGRESS
Bannon refused to honor a subpoena to testify about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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AIRPORT, ALLIGATOR, FLIGHT, CHAOS
A Delta flight was delayed after a massive alligator plopped itself on the taxiway of a Georgia airport, according to reports.
Recently unearthed air traffic control audio captured the unusual moment the Delta pilot noticed the lazing gator at the Savannah-Hilton
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HOLLYWOOD, STUDIOS, AGREEMENT, REACH
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation.
The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative
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NEW, TURNS, MINUTE, DEADLY
Authors Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt coined the word "Godwink" to describe the way the Lord works in mysterious ways, exemplified by this story for Easter Sunday. As they told Fox News Digital, "What mysterious force in the universe causes us to help
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KIND, GESTURE, PIZZA, DRIVER
A three-minute detour and a kind gesture turned into an 80,000 percent tip and a five-figure payday for an Idaho pizza driver on the verge of retirement.
A door cam video of Dan Simpson, a 68-year-old Domino’s delivery worker in Boise, went viral after he
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AYANNA, PRESSLEY, ACT, VIOLENCE
A House Democrat is facing backlash for comparing evictions to violence, despite appearing to benefit from rental income tied to her husband’s growing real estate portfolio.
"Eviction is an act of violence," Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said in a video
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ISLAND, LAWMAKERS, BLOCKADE, BOMBING
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., said after a congressional delegation returned from Cuba that U.S. economic restrictions on the island represented an "illegal U.S. blockade of fuel" and "effectively an economic bombing of the
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POLITICS, BANDMATE, JOURNEY, JONATHAN
Journey’s farewell world tour is currently underway — despite Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain being in the midst of lawsuits, politics and bad blood.
Schon and Cain have been at odds, largely due to Cain’s support for President Trump, his religious views and
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POPE, XIV, EASTER, LEO
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world’s woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing
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TORI, SPELLING, CRASH, CHILDREN
Tori Spelling is recovering following a car crash ahead of Easter weekend, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Deputies responded to the scene in Temecula, Calif., just before 6 p.m. on Thursday following reports of a two-vehicle collision, authorities said.
Spelling's
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WIELDING, STORE, KNIFE, GROCERY
A crazed man was shot by police after wielding a 13-inch kitchen knife outside a grocery store, the New York Police Department said.
"Once again, we are reminded of the dangers that our officers confront every time they put on their uniform. And this morning
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HOLLYWOOD, SON, DIRECTOR, ACCUSED
A Los Angeles water polo star has gone underground after being accused of sexually abusing and racially tormenting his black teammate.
Lucca Van der Woude — a former Harvard-Westlake School standout once considered a future Olympic prospect — is in hiding
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