Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th 2026
Updated 17:12 ET
20 articles
CODE, PROMO, BET, RAYS
There are three games to welcome back the NBA today, but the two biggest games start at 7:00 ET tonight. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when wagering $20 on one of the games and using promo code FOXNEWS350.
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TRUMP, VANCE, JD, WHISTLEBLOWER
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference with Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture date: Thursday July 23, 2026.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with U.S. special envoys
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CALIFORNIA, VOTING, VOTER, ELECTION
This is just the tip of a very sleazy iceberg.
Federal agents launched a sweeping voter fraud crackdown across California Monday morning, arresting suspects accused of illegally registering and voting in American elections.
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The operation comes
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SAYED, EL, MICHIGAN, ABDUL
Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in GOP stronghold
Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress
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MUSK, SPACEX, ELON, SHARE
Elon Musk promised early Monday to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America next year – teasing that the unprecedented giveaway “will be the first of many.”
“Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” the Space
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TRUMP, AMERICA, PUTIN, EXCLUSIVE
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, October 19, 2026.
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, October 19, 2026.
President Donald Trump speaks
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TRUMP, KANSAS, HAMILTON, ADAM
Kansas’s U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton (D) admitted he failed to call police to report a pedophile who targeted children at his church camp years ago, challenger Sen. Dr. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said Sunday.
Marshall shared a clip of Hamilton speaking
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SCHOOL, OREGON, CALLED, LEGEND
NEWPORT, Oregon — The twisted Oregon school shooter who killed three kids and a teacher at his old elementary had an alcoholic father who beat the boy’s mother and threatened her with a knife before he was even born — forcing her to move across the state, according
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SUPREME, COURT, HOCHUL, SCHOOL
The Supreme Court will consider whether to outlaw school diversity policies that limit Asian American students at magnet programs and selective high schools.
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OMAR, ILHAN, FEDS, DNA
That investigation into Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) just seems to keep intensifying as more and more emerges.
More information came out on Monday about the DNA and passport evidence that had been collected in the case.
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HURTS, JALEN, EAGLES, BLOOD
Hurts will not play for the Eagles while he is on blood thinner medications.
Eagles coach defends handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clots diagnosis: What to know
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stands on the field during an NFL football game against
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WNBA, ANTHEM, FINALS, NATIONAL
Atlanta Dream won their first ever game in the WNBA Finals as they beat the Golden State Valkyries 79-65 to level the series at 1-1.
Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Dream condemned the Valkyries to a defeat in front of their fans
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ALBERTA, CANADA, VOTERS, INDEPENDENCE
Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity
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EDMONTON, Alberta — Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results
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TRUMP, NEW, HEALTH, WOMEN
WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles stepped into a new role on Monday amid rumors she was on the rocks with President Trump, with a powerful new ally at her side.
Wiles, nicknamed “the Ice Maiden,” will serve as co-chair of first lady Melania
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GUARD, MEMBER, NATIONAL, DC
One of the reasons that crime in Washington, D.C., has gone down so much has been the presence of the National Guard. They've been a great deterrent.
But National Guard members faced some trouble on Sunday night when they intervened to try to break up a fight,
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MURDER, SUICIDE, DEAD, YEAR
An Indianapolis mom who fatally shot her 9-year-old son in an “unthinkable” murder-suicide shared a GoFundMe for Lindsay Clancy’s family years before her own downfall, according to a social media post.
Shatayvia Alisha Calderon, 33, and her son, Julian, were
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GOLF, TRUMP, JUDGE, ADMINISTRATION
A golfer plays on the course at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting
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FRANCE, JOHNSON, MIKE, BORDERS
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson argued Monday that “open borders” caused a weekend of mayhem across France that brought widespread looting, arson and clashes with police — arguing Democrats could bring similar chaos to the US.
“France is descending
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TRUMP, NEW, SUSPENDS, CONSTITUTION
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
The left wing lawmaker has missed four out of the required 18 of the body’s legislative meetings for unexcused
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UKRAINE, ZELENSKY, WAR, TRUMP
President Trump said it’s time for Ukraine to ditch President Zelensky and get itself a new negotiator if it wants to end the war with Russia.
The president then referred to his infamous February 2025 Oval Office meeting with the Ukrainian leader, where he
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SAUDI, JETS, ARABIA, DEFEND
As the US-Iran war drags on, the damage is being felt regionally: Saudi Arabia experienced the worst attack in over a decade earlier this month, when Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia struck an airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The strike killed at least
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CHRISTINA, APPLEGATE, MS, MISDIAGNOSED
Christina Applegate is back at "square one" after doctors told her she does not have multiple sclerosis.
The 54-year-old actress, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, addressed the surprising development Tuesday on her "MeSsy" podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
"This
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SCANDAL, MINNESOTA, FRAUD, SENATE
"This historic fraud happened under her watch, and suddenly, she’s looking out for Medicaid and SNAP? Sell it to someone else, Peggy."
With this debate response to Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan’s protestations of concern over access
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PARIS, FRANCE, NFL, GAME
The New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers game will go ahead as scheduled in Paris this weekend despite intense riots and civil unrest tearing France apart, the league said Sunday night.
“Preparations continue as scheduled for NFL events and the game
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