Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
14 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, TRUMP
A photo showing President Donald Trump's face that was included in the release of the investigative files on notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein — and more than a dozen other files — appears to have been removed from the Department of Justice's website.
The
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REINER, NICK, ROB, SON
Years before Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, several people in contact with the family recognized red flags in his behavior.
One of those people worked alongside Nick in the
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VENEZUELA, COAST, SHIP, OIL
U.S. forces stop a 2nd merchant vessel off Venezuela coast, officials say
toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald
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TRUMP, STEFANIK, GOVERNOR, GOP
Yesterday was a big day in New York politics, as has been reported by RedState.
Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik dramatically announced that she was abandoning her race for governor. This leaves Bruce Blakeman, the two-term Nassau County Executive,
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OFFICERS, POLICE, SHOT, DOMESTIC
Police returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times and killing him.
3 police officers shot 'without warning' while responding to domestic call
Three police officers in Rochester, New York, were shot Friday night “without warning at close range” while
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CENTER, KENNEDY, TRUMP, RIC
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former senator and attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, vowed Friday she will “grab a pickax” and remove President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the day he leaves office.
“Three years and one
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PLAYOFF, COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, TEXAS
Texas A&M hosted Miami at Kyle Field on Saturday afternoon in a game that marked both teams' College Football Playoff debut.
The Hurricanes earned the final at-large playoff spot over Notre Dame with a 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener.
Miami
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PLANE, CRASH, BIFFLE, NASCAR
Photos released by the National Transportation Safety Board show the wreckage of the plane crash that took the lives of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family.
The plane departed Statesville Regional Airport, about 45 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina,
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KIRK, CHARLIE, DAVE, USA
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show," said the legacy of his late friend, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, remains strong but warned Republicans not to take that support for granted.
"As soon as I got in the doors on Thursday,
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ICE, IMMIGRANT, ILLEGAL, GIFT
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday that federal agents issued an arrest detainer for a criminal illegal immigrant charged with homicide and robbery after allegedly strangling a New York taxi driver to death earlier this month.
U.S.
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YEARS, BROWN, UNIVERSITY, BRUSHED
Brown University has been brushing off security issues for years — ignoring warnings from students, staff and even police, The Post has learned.
The revelation comes after two students were killed and nine others hurt in a mass shooting at the Ivy League school
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DE, TREN, ARAGUA, CHARGED
Federal prosecutors say the Biden‑era border crisis produced one of the most brazen cybercrime cases in years. The Department of Justice charged 54 alleged members of the Venezuelan terror gang Tren de Aragua with using sophisticated malware to loot millions
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BOWEN, YANG, ANNOUNCES, SATURDAY
Comedian Bowen Yang announces Saturday Night Live exit
Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving the cast of Saturday Night Live, and will no longer be part of the long-running sketch programme after the latest episode airs.
In a post on Instagram, Yang declined the
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FANTASY, DEM, CANDIDATE, JUSTICES
A Michigan Democratic Senate candidate is facing backlash after a clip went viral Thursday revealing what she would do if she saw Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh out in public.
Mallory McMorrow, who is running in the crowded Democratic
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TARGET, FUNDRAISER, BACKLASH, KIRK
A fundraiser for created for a Target employee who was harassed by a crazed leftist for wearing a shirt in support of Turning Point USA founder and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk has surpassed $260,000.
The fundraiser, titled, “Give Jeanie from Target a Vacation,”
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POPE, GOVERN, CHURCH, SUMMONS
Pope Leo summons cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern Catholic Church
toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday,
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SUBWAY, STABBED, COPS, SEPARATE
Mayhem gripped New York City’s subways as a man and teen boy were stabbed while riding trains Saturday.
A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the torso at Grand Central Station while riding a southbound 6 train around 5 p.m., police sources said.
The victim was
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REPUBLICAN, BUCKLEY, FACULTY, FINDS
A recent report from the Buckley Institute found that there are no Republican faculty members across 27 departments at Yale University.
“For the third year in a row, our research has highlighted the significant political and ideological imbalance among Yale’s
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TRUMP, WAIT, DEMOCRATS, POLL
President Donald Trump likes to use a big number to anchor his point, especially when he wanders off on a tangent. Often it seems that a specific figure is on the tip of his tongue.
At this year’s ceremonial turkey pardon, Trump praised a farmer from Wayne
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SOCIAL, MEDIA, COUNTRY, POLITICIAN
A world-first social media ban took effect in Australia last week, restricting children younger than 16 from using platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.
"Australia has become an international guinea pig for the people who want internet censorship,"
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INTIFADA, CHANTS, AUSTRALIAN, BAN
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is proposing a ban on chants of the phrase "globalize the intifada," which many consider to be an antisemitic call for violence against Jews.
This comes less than one week after a deadly mass shooting during
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AUSTRALIAN, ATTACK, FORMER, DANGERS
EXCLUSIVE: A former Australian government minister said a combination of Islamic extremism, government inaction and lax security screening measures for migrants from Middle Eastern hotspots were all factors that led to the nation’s worst-ever terrorist attack.
Former
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EAGLES, GAME, REACHES, EJECTED
The Dallas Cowboys will have gone 30 straight years without reaching the Super Bowl after they were eliminated from playoff contention Saturday night when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18.
The Eagles' victory over Washington clinched
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