Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16th 2026
Updated 14:12 ET
11 articles
STATE, VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY, SHOOTING
Law enforcement say five people have been killed and a suspect is dead in a series of killings that took place at two homes and a wooded area in Michigan
This undated poster provided by The Michigan State Police (MSP) Seventh District, shows suspect Chad Hickman,
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EXCLUSIVE, ROBERT, DR, KENNEDY
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counter Terrorism in the National Security Council, talked about Robert Gilman.
Gorka said, “That’s what leadership’s all about. That’s what,
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TRUMP, POSTS, LETITIA, WARNS
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has drawn a Trump-backed challenger, with President Donald Trump throwing his “complete and total endorsement” behind Republican Saritha Komatireddy in a bid to oust his
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HAWAII, LALA, HURRICANE, STORM
Hurricane Lala strengthens as it heads to Hawaii Hurricane Lala is headed toward Hawaii's Big Island. If it makes landfall there, it'd be the first hurricane to do so since 1871.
National Hurricane Lala strengthens as it heads to Hawaii Hurricane Lala strengthens
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USS, LINCOLN, TRUMP, CREW
Having failed to gain enough traction on the Air Force One rope-a-dope story from earlier in the week, the legacy media – in its never ending quest for a "gotcha story" on President Trump – has made a hard pivot and is now focused on the conditions aboard the
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SYNAGOGUE, NYC, LUNATIC, ATTACK
A man was charged with multiple hate crimes after allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at a New York City synagogue Friday, striking a congregant and attacking a member of the security team, authorities said.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch
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UKRAINE, ATTACKS, LAUNCHES, LARGEST
Air defenses downed 201 drones over the Moscow region, the city's mayor said.
A firefighting helicopter prepares to drop a load of water during a fire at Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complex near the town of Podolsk, outside Moscow, on Aug.
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IMMIGRANTS, MAHER, VALUES, AMERICAN
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that “most immigrants still want to assimilate, but some now have this other attitude” of opposing assimilation.
During his “New Rules” segment at the end of the show, Maher said, “And finally,
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STUDENT, TEACHER, SCHOOL, ADMITS
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A Tennessee teacher who was named Teacher of the Year has quit after accusing the school district of directing her to change a failing student’s grade.
Samira Hardcastle, named the 2025-2026 Teacher of the
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SINEMA, BODYGUARD, SEX, KYRSTEN
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema testified that she repeatedly had sex with her then-married security guard while she was in office representing Arizona, according to federal court filings.
Matthew Ammel's ex-wife, Heather Ammel, is suing the Democrat-turned-independent,
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STUPID, TRUMP, GOP, CASSIDY
Cassidy said there's "no evidence whatsoever" that vaccines cause autism.
A medical assistant holds a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer in Coral Gables, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an
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INDONESIA, EARTHQUAKE, STRIKES, 38
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20
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MAUMERE, Indonesia — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings
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PILOT, VIDEO, MARINE, CRASH
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A lucky-to-be-alive Marine pilot covered in blood miraculously walked away relatively unscathed from a fiery fighter jet crash in Washington state and casually said into a phone “Hey, buddy, I just crashed,”
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LAWSUIT, HARASSMENT, CBS, MATT
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Embattled CBS News anchor Matt Gutman’s checkered past has come into focus as he faces a bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague.
The “CBS Evening News” host, one of the network’s
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FAUCI, REFUSES, SENATE, AMENDMENT
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel, opening another front in Republicans’ investigations into the former public health official’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An attorney for Fauci rejected
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CUNNINGHAM, SOPHIE, PATRIOTIC, SINGS
Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham wowed fans on Friday when she was seen belting out a patriotic song at a local Indianapolis bar after the team’s 98-87 victory over the Dallas Wings.
Cunningham appeared at Clayton’s Country Bar in Indianapolis after the
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KENTUCKY, CONCERT, FOUR, WOUNDED
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One person was killed and four were wounded, including 2 kids, in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Kentucky on Saturday evening.
Gunfire erupted in downtown Lexington a little over a mile from where
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TEXAS, AIRPORT, ISLAMIC, GOV
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ordered a review of state funding for airports across Texas over Islamic washing facilities at two of the state’s largest airports.
“These ablution facilities appear designed to single out one subset of the population for special treatment
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MILWAUKEE, STOLEN, FOUND, APARTMENT
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Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever.
But then police called last week and asked him to look an artwork that a local landlord found while
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BIBLE, EDUCATION, RELATED, SCHOOLS
Texas state representative and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign responded after a resurfaced video of his comments on the Bible and education sparked outrage.
A clip resurfaced this week of Talarico, a Christian seminarian, speaking
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WATER, GENERATION, MEAD, IMPACTS
Back in May, Lake Mead had already dropped to 1,050 feet above sea level, which was 25 feet below its critical level of 1,075 feet. The huge reservoir, held in place by Hoover Dam, was just below 1,040 feet as of August 13. When the lake level falls to 1,035
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18, CAPTIVITY, SURVIVOR, ESCAPED
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Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 years old when she was abducted by a serial killer.
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SOCIALIST, NY, BIOLOGICAL, LAWMAKER
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It’s her ‘steal’ of approval.
A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted — because of their
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ARDAY, PROFESSOR, CAMBRIDGE, RACISM
Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
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LONDON — A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media
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