Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JUNE 13th 2026
Updated 04:12 ET
34 articles
CUP, WORLD, PARAGUAY, 2026
After a first half for the ages, USMNT fans got a scare when star Christian Pulisic did not return for the second half of the United States' World Cup opener against Paraguay.
The Hershey, Pennsylvania, native, who plays club soccer for AC Milan, assisted
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IRAN, DEAL, TRUMP, PEACE
Trump cancels further Iran strikes. And, U.S. men's soccer takes on Paraguay
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WHITE, HOUSE, UFC, TRUMP
Country singer Zac Brown has defended his decision to perform the National Anthem at the upcoming UFC match on the White House lawn, calling it a matter of patriotism.
Brown revealed on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday that his decision had nothing to do with
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KARMELO, ANTHONY, METCALF, AUSTIN
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The Texas judge who presided over Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial described him as a “nice young man,” but stood firmly behind the jury’s stiff prison sentence in the high-profile case.
Veteran Judge John Roach
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, JUDGE
Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026.
But the appeals court has yet to rule on that request by the administration, and it is not known when it will issue a decision.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
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DE, TRUMP, TREN, ARAGUA
This screen grab from a video posted by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account on June 12, 2026, shows what President Trump says is a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de Aragua.
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MUSK, SPACEX, ELON, TRILLIONAIRE
On Friday morning, Elon Musk became the first trillionaire in recorded human history. SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq, opened 11 percent above its suggested IPO price, and Forbes estimated its net worth had crossed $1.1 trillion before noon Eastern. No person
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SHOOTING, MIDLAND, TEXAS, DEAD
Information regarding the mass shooting incident that unfolded in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning is still somewhat limited, but the suspected shooter has now been identified as 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, a resident of Odessa, Texas.
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JASMINE, MARLOW, KARMELO, CROCKETT
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Democrats.
Marlow said, “I was struck by the fact that the Democrats…play a group of people who they call fascists and Nazis every day.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by
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ANTI, WEAPONIZATION, JUDGE, FUND
A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, even as another federal judge earlier this week declined to intervene after the Justice Department said the fund was no longer moving forward.
The
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PLATNER, NAZI, GRAHAM, HUNTER
Hunter Biden came to the defense of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner during a Friday podcast interview, brushing off the Nazi tattoo and sexting controversies surrounding the candidate.
"I'm 99.9% certain that Graham Platner is no Nazi, and
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KNICKS, GAME, CHAOS, ANTONIO
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These Big Apple brides and grooms may not be the only ones getting a ring this Saturday.
In a twist of fate that some near-newlyweds are calling serendipity, and others a head-scratching snag — a host of tri-state
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WARNER, PARAMOUNT, JUSTICE, BROS
Justice Dept. approves Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
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The Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying that
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BECERRA, XAVIER, POLL, DEM
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That didn’t take long.
The primary has only just ended, yet the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) has already decided to endorse Xavier Becerra for governor.
Shouldn’t you wait until the candidates
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BOSTON, WORLD, CUP, AHEAD
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Slàinte!
The Scottish national team kicks off World Cup play in Boston Saturday, but their fans treated their transatlantic flights like a bottomless pub crawl — and drained every drop of booze before touching
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PROBE, FRAUD, CALIFORNIA, VOTER
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott is urging the Justice Department to dig deeper into a California voter fraud case involving a woman who admitted paying homeless people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row to register to vote.
In
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VICTOR, WEMBANYAMA, NBA, SPURS
The San Antonio Spurs were just a few minutes away from having all the momentum in the NBA Finals, but it slipped away.
After trailing by as many as 29 points in the second half and even 20 in the fourth quarter in Game 4 on Wednesday, the New York Knicks
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YEAR, SWEPT, LAGUNA, BEACH
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The 5-year-old San Bernardino girl who was swept out to sea by a massive wave in Laguna Beach this week was set to start kindergarten later this summer, school officials said.
Amada Mia Brown, who died after
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BRONCOS, ARRESTED, LINEBACKER, JONATHON
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday for the second time in a week after police nabbed him for violating an order of protection filed against him in Colorado.
The NFL player was arrested on misdemeanor charges of violation of a protection
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DAN, SULLIVAN, ALASKA, SCORES
The Alaska Division of Elections has given a preliminary decision regarding the candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan, determining that he will not be eligible to challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan due to evidence that he entered the race to siphon votes by way
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NEW, RITTER, BILL, YORK
Veteran New York news anchor Bill Ritter revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, bringing an end to his more than two-decade run behind the WABC-TV anchor desk.
Ritter, 76, who has anchored the station's 6 p.m. newscast
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PRATT, CROSSHAIRS, SPENCER, RECORDING
As the old saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for."
Spencer Pratt released a concession video of sorts Friday morning, and after Karen Bass and Nithya Raman watch it they'll wish the mail ballot fraud scheme to elevate Raman had never taken place. Pratt
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COPS, COUPLE, TEEN, BROTHERS
The two brothers of a Mississippi teen accused of killing an elderly couple allegedly attempted to gun down a sheriff's deputy, who police said will "never walk again," in a separate incident just days later.
Cordarius Hobbs, 17, allegedly broke into the
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ABUSE, SETTLEMENT, LA, CLAIMS
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked a judge to freeze payments to the victims of a $4 billion sexual abuse lawsuit settlement, claiming four out of five of the claims could be fraudulent, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
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