Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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JACKSON, JESSE, REV, CIVIL
The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., the longtime civil rights leader, founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, has died at 84.
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Jackson spent more than five decades in public life. For many conservatives
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TRANS, SHOOTER, RHODE, ISLAND
Trans killer dad Robert Dorgan said nothing before calmly shooting dead his son and ex-wife and pumping bullets into her parents at a high-school hockey game in Rhode Island, officials revealed Tuesday.
“There was no indication that there was going to be violence.
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COLBERT, TALARICO, INTERVIEW, CBS
(AP) — Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, DNA, CASE
Nancy Guthrie search ongoing after more than two weeks The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, is entering day 16 as investigators await the results of DNA testing on a glove found near her home.
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AVALANCHE, SKIERS, TAHOE, LAKE
Six backcountry skiers survived an avalanche during a fierce snowstorm near Lake Tahoe in Northern California, but nine others from their group remain missing in treacherous mountain conditions.
Two of the rescued skiers were hospitalized for treatment,
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MAMDANI, BUDGET, PROPERTY, TAX
Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared war on the city’s middle class Tuesday, insisting that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s refusal to raise personal taxes on the rich and boost corporate taxes leaves him “no choice” except to hike city property taxes nearly 10%.
We told you
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EPSTEIN, WEXNER, LES, MAXWELL
This Sept. 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner, at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Wexner is severing his last ties with the retail empire that he founded in 1963.
A congressional deposition of Leslie Wexner, one of Jeffrey
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IRAN, NUCLEAR, TRUMP, TALKS
Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. And, U.S. and Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks
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AOC, MUNICH, NEW, TIMES
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended her shaky showing at the Munich Security Conference in an interview with the New York Times Tuesday, arguing that her remarks were met with approval by Europeans and that critics were attempting to “distract from
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MEDAL, TEAM, USA, SILVER
Ogden, Schumacher grab silver for U.S. in Olympic cross-country team sprint, Diggins falls short
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — U.S. cross-country skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher — the strongest pair of U.S. male
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DOMESTIC, HIGH, RAIL, SPEED
When gasoline prices spike in California, commentators reflexively search for a villain that can be blamed without confronting the state’s own policy failures. The latest example is a Fortune article suggesting that recent supply disruptions — and California’s
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ZUCKERBERG, MARK, TRIAL, MEDIA
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to be grilled on Wednesday by lawyers who say social media services like Instagram were intentionally
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CAPITOL, POLICE, SHOTGUN, LOADED
There doesn't appear to be any other suspects or threats, police said.
Person with what appears to be a gun arrested outside US Capitol: Police
The US Capitol, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington.
The US Capitol, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington.
The US Capitol, Feb.
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YEAR, NEW, LUNAR, VIDEO
Millions celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year Content creator Sherry Zhu breaks down what the Year of the Fire Horse represents and the traditions that define the Lunar New Year.
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FORCE, TRUMP, RED, WHITE
The presidential airplane fleet is getting a spiffy new look, featuring President Trump’s favorite golden hue.
The fleet of planes used to transport the commander-in-chief, vice president, first lady and other top White House officials will be painted in Trump’s
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EILEEN, VANCE, GU, CHINA
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Vice President JD Vance addressed San Francisco-born-and-raised skier Eileen Gu competing for China in the Winter Olympics.
Host Martha MacCallum said, “Eileen Gu, she is skiing for China, you were at the Olympics
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TEXAS, PRIMARY, TRUMP, GOP
Early voting ahead of Texas' March 3 primary contests runs from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 27, according to the Texas secretary of state.
The Lone Star State's Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate primaries are being watched nationally, as the
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TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, FLAG, LAWSUIT
OK, now Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is just pandering. He's always been one for that, but his latest act of overt pandering to the LGBTSWTFBBQ+++ community is almost certainly bound to misfire; it may well earn him the anger of everyone who has ever served
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COSTA, RICA, SURFER, DYKE
US surfer remembered by friends and family after apparent murder in Costa Rica Friends and family are remembering U.S. surfer Kurt Van Dyke after he was found murdered in his home in Costa Rica, according to local authorities.
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ICE, TEXAS, MISTRIAL, FACILITY
Judge declares mistrial in Texas ICE detention facility shooting case A U.S. federal judge in Fort Worth declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case against nine people connected to a shooting outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, last year.
National
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DHS, SHUTDOWN, ICE, DEMOCRATS
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) internal watchdog has been forced to pause a significant chunk of its oversight of immigration enforcement as Democrats continue to withhold support for funding the Cabinet-level agency.
A spokesperson for the
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LEE, ID, FANTASY, PARANOID
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is urging Senate Republicans to resurrect the old-fashioned talking filibuster as he pushes for a vote on his Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, daring Democrats to physically hold the floor if they want to block legislation
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TRUMP, POTOMAC, SEWAGE, RIVER
Earthen barriers near Lock 10 on the C&O Canal help redirect sewage back into the Potomac Interceptor after a section of the six-foot-wide sewage pipe collapsed last month between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal on Feb. 16, 2026 in Cabin John, Maryland.
President
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