Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th 2026
Updated 15:12 ET
92 articles
SUPER, BOWL, HALFTIME, SHOW
is a deputy editor of Future Perfect, Vox’s section on the myriad challenges and efforts in making the world a better place. She oversees the Future Perfect fellowship program.
You don’t have to speak Spanish to understand that Bad Bunny’s blockbuster Super
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, RANSOM, SEARCH
The fiends who claim they have kidnapped Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy are demanding $6 million in Bitcoin, a local TV station revealed.
“Multiple ransom notes have been sent out to the media, including one that was sent to us,” JJ McKinney from Tucson ABC
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VONN, LINDSEY, OLYMPICS, GOLD
Breezy Johnson's downhill gold is America's first medal of 2026 Winter Olympics
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U.S. Alpine Skier Breezy Johnson won today's Olympic women's downhill at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Center in Cortina, Italy.
The sixth racer out of
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NEW, YORK, CITY, NYC
Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Friday legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live.
The law expanding the state’s culture of death will go into effect in six months to allow the Department
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EPSTEIN, STARMER, SCANDAL, CHIEF
Morgan McSweeney resigned Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, stepping down amid mounting criticism over his role in advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.
In a resignation
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HOUSE, MAXWELL, EPSTEIN, OVERSIGHT
On Monday, Epstein enabler and companion Ghislaine Maxwell appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Her grilling by House Oversight lasted about an hour, and the results were distinctly underwhelming due to Maxwell's repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment.
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REPRESENTING, USA, AMERICAN, MIXED
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., needled President Donald Trump on Sunday over comments he made about American Olympian Hunter Hess.
Hess faced the wrath of the president after he said he had "mixed emotions" about representing the U.S. at the 2026 Milan Cortina
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JAPAN, SUPERMAJORITY, TAKAICHI, CONSERVATIVE
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has likely strengthened
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ID, VOTER, JEFFRIES, SCHIFF
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is another attempt by Republicans and President Donald Trump to steal elections.
Host Dana Bash said, “The president
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UKRAINE, RUSSIAN, ZELENSKYY, STRIKES
Ukraine war must become 'untenable' for Russia, Zelenskyy says after latest strikes
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a damaged apartment building in seen in residential neighborhood following
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ICE, ANTI, BOWL, SUPER
With sports fans gearing up for the NFL’s Super Bowl LX on Sunday, many are lamenting the left-wing political activism in this year’s game, especially from halftime show star Bad Bunny, who has a long history of leftist activism.
The Puerto Rican pop star’s
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LA, NITHYA, RAMAN, COPS
Nithya Raman’s entry into the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race represents the arrival of Mamdani-style socialism to the mainstream of California politics.
As a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and a current LA City Council member,
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NYC, DEATH, DEAD, TOLL
Leftist "compassion" is beyond parody. What they count as compassionate includes such things as allowing - nay, encouraging violent illegal aliens to remain in the United States, chemical and surgical castration of children in the name of "gender-affirming
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TRUMP, DOCUMENTS, FULTON, COUNTY
A federal judge in Georgia has ordered the unsealing of documents tied to an FBI raid that seized 2020 election ballots from a Fulton County facility, potentially shedding new light on the bureau’s investigation.
Judge J.P. Boulee, who was nominated by President
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TRUMP, GOP, REP, LAWLER
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said President Donald Trump should apologize for the now-deleted social media post that included caricatures of Barack and Michelle Obama.
Host Jon Karl said, “You were one of the first Republicans to come
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MEDIA, YEARS, KONG, HONG
Lai was convicted in December on charges related to national security.
In this file photo, media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China Feb. 9, 2021.
In this file photo, media mogul Jimmy
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HALL, SNUB, BILL, BELICHICK
A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words. It begs the question of how much a graphic tee and a social media screenshot are these days.
Jordon Hudson’s pointed social media activity and T-shirt at a North Carolina men’s basketball game appeared
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TRUMP, 2026, BESSENT, PREDICTS
The Trump economy is beginning to deliver, and Americans are poised to see the benefits, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He pointed to cooling inflation and record market highs as signs that "Main Street is about to prosper."
Bessent said
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STRIKE, FRANCISCO, TEACHERS, SAN
Some 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco have gone on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years
SAN FRANCISCO -- About 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike Monday, the city's first such walkout in nearly 50 years.
The strike
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EPSTEIN, MASSIE, LUTNICK, FILES
US' Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick (R) gestures on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie called on Howard Lutnick to resign amid revelations that the Commerce secretary had
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FALCONS, DOMESTIC, MULTIPLE, ROOKIE
Atlanta Falcons pass rusher and first-round draft pick James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking, and fleeing police after allegedly leading police on a chase before crashing
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DR, OZ, BEGS, CROSSHAIRS
I'm certain I'm not alone in contending that, had you told me in 2022 that I'd be somewhat glad John Fetterman beat Mehmet Oz in the race for Pennsylvania's Senate seat that year, I'd have suggested you might need to get your head checked.
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BOARDS, DEFYING, TANKER, OCEAN
The U.S. military stealthily boarded a tanker overnight in the Indian Ocean that was defying President Donald Trump’s established quarantine.
The Department of War said Monday the operation targeted the Aquila II, noting that American forces would always be
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GOP, SHERIFF, BRUCE, BLAKEMAN
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman tapped a Utica-area sheriff to be his running mate in the race against Gov. Kathy Hochul — just hours after a previous pick supposedly got cold feet.
Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood accepted Blakeman’s offer
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