Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
35 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, RELEASE
Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files... What's next? The Justice Department has begun releasing some the Epstein files. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressman Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who co-sponsored the legislation.
National Justice Department
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BROWN, UNIVERSITY, SHOOTING, MIT
A homeless man, known only as John, has been credited with providing crucial information that led to the identification of the suspect in the Brown University shooting with information he originally posted to Reddit. Federal officials say he is now entitled
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PLANE, BIFFLE, GREG, CRASH
NASCAR legend and family killed in fiery plane crash Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle died when a small plane crashed and caught fire during landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday, family and officials say.
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REINER, ROB, MICHELE, NICK
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, reportedly spent years trying to help their son Nick, who struggled with substance abuse.
Rob and Michele remained committed to Nick Reiner for years, up until the couple were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Dec.
Continued at Fox News...
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TRUMP, FOX, ADMINISTRATION, 2025
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions Friday that target seven family members and associates tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, which the Trump administration continues to put in its crosshairs.
The action, carried out by the Office of Foreign Assets
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KIRK, TURNING, JD, POINT
Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president at tense conservative event
Vance, meanwhile, is scheduled to speak at the event on Sunday.
"We are going to get my husband's friend, JD Vance, elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible," Kirk said, referring
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ISIS, SYRIA, STRIKES, TRUMP
Former Air Force Special Operations Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green has been charged with “possession, viewing, and producing child pornography,” the Air Force quietly announced this week.
The news offers an answer to a mystery that had puzzled the
Continued at The Intercept...
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LOTTERY, BROWN, VISA, SUSPENDS
President Trump ordered the suspension late Thursday of the visa lottery program used by the suspect in the killing of two Brown University students and a MIT professor to gain entry to the US.
“This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our
Continued at New York Post...
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, GOALS, EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on Friday that the nation's "troops are advancing" and expressed confidence that Russia will accomplish its objectives through military means if Ukraine does not assent to Russia's terms during peace talks, according
Continued at Fox News...
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STEFANIK, GOVERNOR, NY, ELISE
Trump had declined to endorse Stefanik in her bid for governor.
Stefanik suspends campaign for New York governor, won't run for reelection to House
Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, Elise Stefanik is joined by state GOP lawmakers during a news conference
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, ADDED
Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Workers were seen changing signage at the Washington D.C. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, one day after the center's
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JUDGE, MIGRANT, JURY, AGENTS
A federal jury finds Milwaukee judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents
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MILWAUKEE — A federal jury found Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan guilty Thursday of obstructing immigration agents as they
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CALIF, MAYOR, MARTINEZ, SOCIALIST
Jewish leaders and groups in California’s Bay Area have blasted socialist Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s apology for sharing heinous antisemitic conspiracies online — and have even formed a new political advocacy organization over concerns about rising Jew-hate.
Martinez,
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BEAR, ANGELES, LIVING, ALTADENA
Right trap, wrong bear.
A massive metal trap laced with chicken and sardines set up to lure a brazen bear that’s been living under a man’s house for over 20 days captured the wrong black bear — leaving a terrified homeowner with a 550-pound black bear still
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KHALIFA, MONTHS, POSSESSION, WIZ
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.
Khalifa was stopped by
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LOSS, STAR, NACUA, PUKA
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua’s tumultuous Thursday began with an apology and ended with more controversial remarks.
In between, he had a career-best performance.
After catching 12 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday's overtime
Continued at Fox News...
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ROLL, PARDON, JELLY, COUNTRY
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday, clearing the Nashville native’s felony convictions in the state.
"His story is remarkable, and it’s a redemptive, powerful story, which is what you look for and what you hope for," Lee
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MAMDANI, JUSTICE, ECONOMIC, NEW
What the heck is a “deputy mayor for economic justice” tasked with doing?
Equalizing New Yorkers’ incomes? Redistributing their wealth?
Ensuring that “some animals are more equal than others,” perhaps?
OK, fine: After Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Julie
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FBI, PROBE, BIDEN, LEFT
WASHINGTON — Officials in former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and FBI considered opening a criminal investigation into then-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for purported campaign finance law violations months after she left the Democratic Party,
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TSA, SEAN, DAUGHTER, DUFFY
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s pregnant daughter had a bad travel experience Thursday morning, and she’s letting everyone know about it on social media by blasting the TSA and their “rude,” handsy ways. In her tweets, she described the frustration that
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CITY, COUNCIL, VETERANS, SESSION
They crammed before the Mam.
City Council members passed a whopping 51 bills during a marathon end-of year meeting before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office.
Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, who was in Mexico as the flurry of law-making unfolded Thursday night,
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INAPPROPRIATE, SUSPEND, ANNOUNCER, COMMENTS
The Philadelphia Flyers have suspended a member of their radio broadcast crew after making a sexually inappropriate remark on-air.
Tim Saunders received a two-game suspension for a remark made during what he thought was a commercial timeout for the Flyers
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TRUMP, PATRIOT, GAMES, 250TH
High school athletes from around the country will converge next year to compete in a new athletic competition as part of the United States’ 250th birthday celebration, President Trump announced Thursday.
The newly minted “Patriot Games” will be a “first-of-its-kind”
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CHEF, AMERICAN, KITCHEN, OCCASION
Fox Nation's new culinary series "American Kitchen" has award-winning chef and restaurateur David Burke stepping into the spotlight with a dish that's festive, nostalgic and deceptively simple: his signature popovers.
The segment gives viewers an inside
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