Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
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TRUMP, RUSSIA, PEACE, YEAR
President Trump and President Zelenskyy to meet in Florida on Sunday: Official Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet in Florida on Sunday, a Ukrainian official confirmed to ABC News.
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NEW, CITY, YORK, NYC
Though it wasn’t a white Christmas for the majority of the Northeast, a powerful snowstorm is brewing right after the holiday, unleashing impactful snow and ice for millions that will threaten major cities, airports and highways.
A quick but impactful shot
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LEAVITT, KAROLINE, HOUSE, SECRETARY
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared on Friday that she and her husband are expecting their second child, a daughter, due next May.
The announcement was made in a personal Instagram post, where Leavitt wrote: “The greatest Christmas gift we
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STEPDAUGHTER, WIFE, NFL, KILLS
The murdered wife of a Florida football fanatic accused him of drug and alcohol abuse in a haunting note discovered by investigators, a local sheriff said this week.
Crystal Kenney was shot Monday night by her husband Jason, who became enraged after a night
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HIJAB, SCANDAL, WEARS, FRAUD
Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) nearly pulled a hamstring while competing in the virtue-signaling Olympics in a video posted to Somali TV's YouTube channel Thursday.
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In one of the more bizarre scenes, Flanagan spoke at a mall while wearing
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KIMMEL, JIMMY, TYRANNY, CHRISTMAS
Jimmy Kimmel is facing renewed backlash following his decision to criticize the United States during an address to the United Kingdom that aired on Christmas. RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan dismissed Kimmel’s remarks as contradictory and called the
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BALL, TIMES, SQUARE, BIRTHDAY
Times Square will host not one but two ball drops for 2026, the first one will be to ring in the new year, and the second is planned as part of the 250th anniversary of America celebration.
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The organizers of the America250 nonprofit group said
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PATEL, HOOVER, FBI, BUILDING
On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel took to X to announce the official shuttering of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters building. Patel first made this announcement in May during an interview on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures program with Maria Bartiromo.
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UNIVERSITY, STATE, KENTUCKY, JURY
A grand jury declined to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder after an on-campus shooting left one student dead and another critically injured.
Defense attorney Scott Danks announced on Facebook that a grand
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GAME, CHIEFS, HOME, KELCE
Kansas City Chiefs fans are usually amped for a playoff run as the regular season comes to a close, but Christmas night at Arrowhead Stadium didn’t have those implications as they won’t be making the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
Yet, it was an
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GOAL, JETS, 100K, FAN
It’s the ultimate comeback story.
The Jets will now allow a diehard fan to try a $100,000 kick at MetLife this weekend after The Post reported that she got booted from the contest over a technicality.
The U-turn came as Long Island soccer coach Ashley Castanio-Gervas
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PLANE, WEEKS, TAKEOFF, FIERY
A man who was severely injured in the fiery crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, has died more than seven weeks later, bringing the total number of fatalities from the crash to 15.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg identified the victim as
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NEBRASKA, KILLED, ACCIDENT, FREAK
A grandfather tragically died at a McDonald’s drive-thru on Tuesday in Grand Island, Nebraska, in what a law enforcement official said was “a freak accident.”
The incident happened outside the restaurant around 10:30 a.m. when the victim, 69-year-old Michael
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FLORIDA, HOTEL, POOL, ARRESTED
A woman accused of forcibly holding a 6-year-old boy underwater at a Florida hotel is a former law enforcement officer who once spoke to students about the dangers of bullying, according to reports.
Tiffany Lee Griffith, 36, of Fort Myers, was arrested earlier
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FACTORY, INJURED, KNIFE, CHEMICAL
A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a rubber factory in central Japan
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
TOKYO -- A man was arrested after
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BORDER, PATROL, MAYOR, BASS
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lamenting the historic numbers of Latinos joining the Border Patrol.
In an interview Friday with Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," Blitzer asked Bass, "But first, let me get your reaction to that report from David Culver
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CENTER, OBAMA, PRESIDENTIAL, BREAKS
The Obama Presidential Center is breaking its silence after years of criticism over its unconventional design, with an Obama Foundation official now addressing public questions about the project.
Construction began in 2021, and Chicagoans have had mixed
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GIFT, SEASON, HOLIDAY
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CHRISTMAS, NFL, COMPETING, BLASTS
The NFL and its streaming partner, Netflix, are thrilled with their takeover of Christmas Day sports programming. NBA analyst Charles Barkley? Not so much.
Last year’s debut of two NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day ended the NBA’s long-running monopoly
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DENIES, RACIAL, FAN, LIONS
The Detroit Lions fan who was involved in the altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, Ryan Kennedy, held a press conference on Friday and said he did not use any racial slurs toward Metcalf.
Kennedy said he did not use any racial slurs
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NIGERIA, ISIS, STRIKES, TRUMP
U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria. And, holiday shopping was higher than expected
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SOMALILAND, ISRAEL, ACCORDS, COUNTRY
Israel formally recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the move “historic” and saying it reflects a shared commitment to stability, peace, and regional cooperation “in the spirit
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TRUMP, DEPORTEES, TINY, 18K
WASHINGTON — The tiny Pacific nation of Palau — a former filming location for “Survivor” — has agreed to take up to 75 third-country deportees from the United States who don’t have a criminal record — in exchange for a $7.5 million grant to support the roughly
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PATROL, CRUISER, TROOPER, FREEWAY
A suspect is in custody after Washington State Patrol (WSP) said he pulled a trooper from her patrol car and stole the vehicle during a chaotic Christmas Day incident on a major interstate in Seattle.
A WSP spokesperson told Fox News Digital troopers had
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