Emerging Topics in U.S. News
126 articles
ISRAEL, HAMAS, ATTACK, GAZA
European leaders condemn Hamas, pledge support for Israel and halt Palestinian aid
toggle caption Justin Palmer/Getty Images
LONDON — Landmark buildings around Europe, including 10 Downing Street in London and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, have lit up with
Continued at NPR...
14
INDEPENDENT, JR, RUN, KENNEDY
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday he will run as an independent instead of challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.
“I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy told supporters
Continued at Breitbart...
13
NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA, GOV, VETOES
State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) championed the bill, saying, “The punishment for missing school should not be to miss more school.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill that will ban “willful defiance” suspensions for middle and high school students
Continued at LA Times...
12
IRAN, HAMAS, BIDEN, ISRAEL
FIRST ON FOX: Amid Israel's deadly war, a group of Republican senators are urging the Biden administration to freeze Iran's $6 billion in assets that were released to Qatar from South Korean accounts in exchange for American prisoners last month.
"To stand
Continued at Fox News...
8
CHINA, SCHUMER, ISRAEL, HAMAS
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao (front L) at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on October 9, 2023.
BEIJING — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the congressional
Continued at CNBC...
7
NOBEL, ECONOMICS, PRIZE, PROFESSOR
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market.
The announcement went a tiny step to closing the Nobel committee’s own gender
Continued at Newsmax...
7
HALEY, DESANTIS, HAULS, NIKKI
For the first half of 2023, the position of second to Mr. Trump had been held by Mr. DeSantis. But Mr. DeSantis’s campaign momentum stalled over the summer, and his support has deteriorated. In some surveys in New Hampshire and in her home state of South Carolina,
Continued at New York Times...
7
TRUMP, PRIMARY, REASON, DONALD
Special Counsel Jack Smith slammed former President Donald Trump’s arguments for postponing his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election “distorted and exaggerated” in a court filing Monday.
Prosecutors in Smith’s office asked a Florida judge
Continued at New York Post...
6
AMERICANS, ISRAEL, HAMAS, KILLED
In the aftermath of Saturday’s brutal surprise attack launched by the terrorist group Hamas against Israel, nations are scrambling to mitigate the unfolding crisis. The attacks killed 700 Israelis and now, it has been confirmed that nine American citizens perished
Continued at Red State...
5
OFFICIALS, TALIBAN, 000, VISIT
Afghan people carry the body of a relative killed in an earthquake to a burial site after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan,
Continued at ABC...
4
ADL, MSNBC, HAMAS, WRITING
The director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) blasted MSNBC — while he was appearing on the left-leaning broadcaster — for referring to Hamas terrorists as “fighters” and trying to rationalize the surprise attack against Israel that killed more than 800
Continued at New York Post...
4
CHIARELLO, CHEF, MICHAEL, 61
Loved ones are mourning the loss of celebrity chef Michael Chiarello who died recently in Napa, California, after an acute allergic reaction.
The 61 year old’s company, Gruppo Chiarello, said Saturday he passed away after being treated for the reaction that
Continued at Breitbart...
4
HAMAS, ISRAELI, HID, WOMAN
An Israeli couple held hostage for 20 hours by Hamas militants bought themselves time while waiting to be rescued by offering their captors beverages, making jokes, and asking for lessons in Arabic.
After a rocket siren forced Rahel Edri and her husband to
Continued at New York Post...
4
TRUMP, FORBES, LIST, AMERICANS
Former President Donald Trump decried that the Forbes magazine cut him by just a "whisker" from their 400 richest Americans list on Monday.
"China owned (China Investment Corp, the Country's Sovereign wealth Fund!), and very badly failing, Forbes' Magazine,'
Continued at Newsmax...
4
CENTER, COMMUNITY, PENNSYLVANIA, SHOOTING
Authorities are seeking suspects in a shooting that killed one man and wounded eight other people at a private party in a Pennsylvania community center
INDIANA, Pa. -- Authorities are seeking suspects in a shooting that killed one man and wounded eight other
Continued at ABC...
4
COWBOYS, 49ERS, DAK, LOSS
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco 49ers
Continued at ABC...
4
HAMAS, ISRAEL, WOMAN, MUSIC
Noa Argamani, a 25-year-old China-born Israeli student, was kidnapped from a music festival in Israel when Hamas terrorists attacked civilians with full force.
The weekend-long trance music event also coincided with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. A video surfaced
Continued at Fox News...
3
MAINE, HISTORIC, MAST, COAST
The main mast of a historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the vessel's deck on Monday, killing one person and injuring three others aboard the schooner Grace Bailey, officials said Monday.
A nearby Coast Guard vessel began evacuating the injured
Continued at Fox News...
3
JOHNSON, MAUI, DWAYNE, APOLOGIZES
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is responding to backlash he received after asking his social media followers to donate to his Maui wildfire fund this summer.
Johnson, along with Oprah Winfrey, started the People’s Fund of Maui, pledging a combined $10 million to
Continued at Fox News...