Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st 2025
Updated 18:12 ET
22 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, TRUMP
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was adamant Sunday that none of the redactions in the files on late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein were made due to concerns about “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.”
Blanche, President Trump’s former
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VENEZUELA, COAST, OIL, GUARD
The Coast Guard also seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday.
In a screen grab from a video released by Secretary Kristi Noem, the US Coast Guard apprehends an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela, on Dec. 20, 2025.
In a screen grab
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REINER, NICK, ROB, REPORT
Troubled actor and filmmaker Nick Reiner has been arrested and is being held on four million dollars bail on the heels of the brutal murders Sunday of the suspect’s father, activist and film director Rob Reiner, and the director’s wife, Michele Singer.
Nick
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KIRK, CHARLIE, USA, TURNING
Inside Turning Point USA’s uneasy moment after Charlie Kirk Turning Point USA has kicked off its first national conference since the death of Charlie Kirk. The event is typically a rallying point for conservatives, but divides inside MAGA have been on display.
National
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FRANCISCO, SAN, POWER, OUTAGE
California is famous for its weather — with good reason. Right now, as we get closer to Christmas, it’s 70 degrees and sunny, and I’ve got my office door wide open to the glorious day. Of course, we have plenty to endure here, too: earthquakes, ridiculous taxes,
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TRUMP, GOVERNOR, STEFANIK, NEW
FIRST ON FOX: Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s surprise announcement on Friday night that she is dropping out of the race for New York governor and leaving her seat in Congress was partly due to lack of full support from President Trump, Fox News Digital
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, PEACE, TALKS
Sen. Lindsey Graham fretted that President Trump’s envoys to negotiate an end to the bloody Ukraine war are “overestimating” Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin’s “willingness to end the war.”
Graham (R-SC) expressed hope that Trump will sign a bipartisan sanctions
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PLAYOFF, COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, TEXAS
Despite dropping their regular-season finale to in-state rival Texas, the Texas A&M Aggies qualified for the College Football Playoff and earned the right to host a first-round game at Kyle Field.
Nick Saban, who won seven national championships during his
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CHRISTMAS, NINE, 117TH, QUICK
Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.
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AUSTRALIAN, ATTACK, BONDI, VIGIL
A former Hamas hostage told Fox News Digital that he warned Australian leaders to take antisemitism more seriously months before the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach.
Eli Sharabi, who spent 491 days as a hostage in Gaza, said the attack on Bondi Beach was
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GIFT, SEASON, HOLIDAY
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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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SOUTH, KILLING, UNDERWAY, TAVERN
A group of about a dozen assailants opened fire Sunday at a tavern, police said.
Manhunt underway in South Africa after group of assailants fatally shoot 9 at tavern
South African Police Service officers watch as SAPS Forensic Pathology Services members work
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OFFICERS, POLICE, SHOT, DOMESTIC
SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement
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EAGLES, COMMANDERS, EJECTED, EAST
Three players were ejected as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East title for the second year in a row.
Washington's Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin were dismissed along with Philadelphia's Tyler Steen following a brawl
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CENTER, KENNEDY, TRUMP, RIC
As we reported, the board of the Kennedy Center voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the Center after the efforts he made to help restore the renowned arts venue.
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Today, we proudly unveil the updated exterior designation—honoring the
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TARGET, VIDEO, EMPLOYEE, VIRAL
Turning Point USA honored a Target employee who went viral after a customer accosted her for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt to work this weekend.
Jeanie Beeman, 72, received a flood of support from conservatives on social media after a woman filmed herself
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BROWN, COLLEGE, GAME, MAYOR
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez received a rousing applause at Friday night's men's college basketball game between Providence and Seton Hall.
The cheers came a day after the alleged gunman who shot and killed two Brown
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BLANK, SUSPECT, POINT, SHOOT
A shoplifting suspect in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday allegedly tried to shoot a police officer at point blank range but his pistol jammed.
FOX News reported the suspect was taken into a security room at the local Walmart, and security footage captured him drawing
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ICE, IMMIGRANT, ILLEGAL, GIFT
The man who allegedly confessed to strangling a cabbie in a fare dispute and then dumping his body in a city reservoir upstate is an illegal migrant from Guatemala, The Post has learned.
Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez illegally crossed the border in 2013 at
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NYPD, WIELDING, KILLS, COPS
The distraught dad of a disturbed 29-year-old Queens man who was fatally shot by NYPD cops while wielding a box-cutter early Sunday fumed hours later over witnessing his son’s death.
Kevin Fray, 51, the father of slain Chez Frey, was seen on surveillance footage
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CALENDAR, ADVENT, SPACE, 2025
ESA / Hubble & NASA, M. Postman, P. Kelly
Day 21 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Warped Space. This Hubble view of Galaxy Cluster Abell 209, about 2.8 billion light-years away, shows more than 100 galaxies. The incredible mass of the galaxies
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, REACH, 9B
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz threw down the gauntlet on the Alex Marlow Show, contending that the Trump administration will aggressively target fraudsters in Minnesota and beyond.
Rampant fraud and misuse of billions
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NETANYAHU, TRUMP, STRIKES, IRAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to pitch President Trump on a plan to strike Iran, during a Mar-a-Lago meeting next week, according to a report.
Netanyahu will brief Trump, at the Dec. 29 meeting, on increasing concerns that Tehran is
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