Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, MAY 14th 2026
Updated 06:12 ET
58 articles
TRUMP, CHINA, XI, BEIJING
A bombshell report this week laid bare a startling truth: Hong Kong is the lifeline for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies.
Hong Kong-registered shell companies are funneling billions of dollars in illicit oil revenue, along with weapons technology
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VANCE, FRAUD, MEDICAID, CALIFORNIA
Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen to questions from the media from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on Wednesday.
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ALEX, MURDAUGH, OVERTURNED, CONVICTIONS
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says his office will move quickly to retry Alex Murdaugh after the state Supreme Court threw out the disgraced lawyer’s murder convictions, stressing prosecutors still believe they can secure a guilty verdict.
"The
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MAMDANI, NYC, STREET, HOCHUL
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has returned to his show after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia
FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
FILE - Rudy Giuliani
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HOUSE, EPSTEIN, WHITE, BALLROOM
Most Tennessee House Democrats have been stripped of their committee assignments for “instigating and encouraging disruptions” in coordination with “paid protestors and attendees” and using “prohibited props and noisemakers on the House Floor.”
“Speaker of
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SENATE, CHAIR, FED, WARSH
Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate as police try to arrest senator
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MANILA, Philippines — A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted
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SCHOOL, STUDENT, TRANS, GIRLS
A new public high school in the Bronx will be turning every lesson into music class this fall.
The Bronx School of Hip Hop is set to open its doors in Claremont in September as the first-of-its-kind city public school that uses the genre music famously pioneered
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POLL, PRATT, SPENCER, VOTERS
Spencer Pratt's run for Mayor of Los Angeles has divided Hollywood with celebrities like Paris Hilton, Kristin Cavallari, Billy Bush and more choosing sides as the reality star’s campaign continues to gain traction.
"The Hills" alum, 42, who has been an
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CUP, WORLD, SHOW, SHAKIRA
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer's World Cup final.
The tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, concludes with the final in New Jersey on 19 July.
The
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COVID, CIA, WHISTLEBLOWER, RAND
A decorated CIA officer testified before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci deliberately manipulated intelligence community analyses on COVID-19's origins, steering federal investigators away from the lab leak theory and toward a predetermined
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RICHINS, HUSBAND, KOURI, POISONING
Utah mom Kouri Richins — who killed her husband and then wrote a children’s book for their sons about processing grief — was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after she made a deluded, saccharine speech to the judge about how she had been
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PRISONER, NY, RAPE, TIMES
Note: This story contains graphic allegations of sexual violence.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. joined the growing choir of critics lambasting The New York Times for its explosive report alleging systemic sexual violence targeting Palestinian prisoners, including
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ICE, LEADER, TRUMP, STUDENTS
Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons announced in April that he is stepping down from the post effective May 31 because he wants to spend more time with his family. That leaves a pretty big hole to fill, as the Trump administration
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MARLOW, VOICE, REASON, DEBATE
Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Los Angeles.
Marlow said, “It doesn’t make sense for you to go create a bunch of soundbites when you’re speaking off the cuff and you’re getting torched by a guy who’s way
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COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, PLAYOFF, 24
The commissioners of the Big 12 and ACC have publicly come out in favor of expanding the College Football Playoff (CFP) to 24 teams, On3 reports.
“We like 24, we want 24,” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark told On3. “There are too many teams getting left out
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ICE, ANTI, FEDS, HOME
Attacks on ICE agents are outrageous and unwarranted — which is why it’s good to see federal agents going after the anti-ICE ringleaders.
On Wednesday morning, as The California Post reported, federal agents swooped in on Leo Martinez, who allegedly tried
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BREITBART, APRIL, INFLATION, DIGEST
There’s an AI Shock Story Lurking Under the Hood of the April Producer Price Report
Producer prices came in far hotter than expected in April, with the headline Producer Price Index rising 1.4 percent for the month—nearly triple Wall Street’s forecast—and
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MATTHEW, KETAMINE, PERRY, DELIVERED
Erik Fleming arrives at federal court in Los Angeles for sentencing in connection with the ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, May 13, 2026, in Los Angeles.
Erik Fleming arrives at federal court in Los Angeles for sentencing in connection with
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CAITLIN, CLARK, VOICE, REASON
Caitlin Clark was assessed with her first technical foul of the season on Wednesday night after a heated exchange with a referee.
During the Indiana Fever's game against the Los Angeles Sparks, with 20 seconds remaining in the first half, Clark was called
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SHERIFF, NANCY, GUTHRIE, COUNTY
A move to oust Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos failed during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, though the board voted to refer perjury allegations to the state attorney general’s office as Nanos’ past record and handling of the Nancy Guthrie
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BRIDGE, KEY, FEDS, CREWMAN
Federal government files criminal charges in deadly Key Bridge collapse The federal government has filed charges against the companies involved in the deadly 2024 cargo ship crash at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
National Federal government files criminal
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KIFFIN, LANE, JOINS, QUESTIONS
Lane Kiffin is no stranger to stirring controversy.
The former Ole Miss head coach drew attention again this week after floating a theory about diversity efforts that he claimed at times hindered his ability to recruit players during his tenure at Oxford.
In
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COLBERT, STEPHEN, PASCAL, SHOW
Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon will be going dark in solidarity with fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert on the last day before his show’s cancelation.
Colbert’s Late Show will be going off the air on CBS come May 21, and Jimmy Fallon will
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SESSION, KEMP, SPECIAL, GEORGIA
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is rumored to be eyeing a special session to pressure his fellow Republicans in the state legislature to adopt a congressional map that would endanger Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) seat.
South Carolina’s legislature,
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