Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
19 articles
TRUMP, ZELENSKYY, PEACE, UKRAINE
President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday in a push to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Trump had posted earlier about a conversation he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it a "good
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, PATEL, WALZ
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office is pushing back against fraud allegations after a viral video showed visits to multiple childcare centers in the state, including one that allegedly received millions of dollars in state funding despite appearing largely inactive.
Responding
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MIDWEST, STORM, NORTHEAST, WINTER
A huge winter storm forecast over the next few days is supposed to hit the Dakotas, the Great Lakes, and the New England area with snow, high winds, and rain.
Over 40 million people are bracing for impact while officials issued blizzard warnings early Sunday
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BRIGITTE, BARDOT, 91, FRENCH
Brigitte Bardot, sex goddess of cinema, has died
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Brigitte Bardot, the international sex goddess of cinema in the 1950s and '60s, has died aged 91. Bardot's animal
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HELICOPTER, JERSEY, NEW, COLLISION
Two helicopters collided in mid-air and crashed in South New Jersey, killing one person and injuring another, according to reports.
Harrowing video circulating on social media filmed from the parking lot of a Tractor Supply Co. store in Hammonton shows a large
Continued at New York Post...
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SANDERS, AI, DATA, CENTERS
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday called for a moratorium on data-processing sites used to fuel AI to get a better grasp on regulating the burgeoning technology and how it benefits the 1 Percent.
The 84-year-old lefty from Vermont warned that the country has not
Continued at New York Post...
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KILMAR, ABREGO, TIKTOKS, MAKING
Gird your loins, friends, for the seemingly never-ending tale of "Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal from El Salvador with an extremely questionable past, just took yet another turn. Tennessee District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, Jr., an Obama appointee,
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DEAD, CHICAGO, WOUNDED, MASS
Four gunmen opened fire on people getting into a car Sunday morning in Chicago, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
The incident occurred “around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The four
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NANCY, PELOSI, TRUMP, CAREER
The speaker emerita sat down with ABC's Jonathan Karl for "This Week."
Jonathan Karl sits down with Nancy Pelosi in Washington D.C., on Dec. 18, 2025, for an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," airing Dec. 21, 2025.
Jonathan Karl sits
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AG, JAMES, LETITIA, SOROS
Far-left billionaire powerbroker George Soros and his family have lavished more than $71,000 into New York Attorney General Letitia James campaign coffers since 2019, including a robust $31,000 to help the longtime adversary of President Donald Trump get re-elected
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VIOLENT, PLUMMET, CITIES, SURGE
Violent crime declined nationwide in 2025, but a new survey shows several US cities moving in the opposite direction, reporting increases in homicides, rapes, robberies or aggravated assaults even as the national trend improved.
A survey from the Major Cities
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KILLS, PRACTICE, STRAY, WOMAN
An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and killed a woman sitting with her family on Christmas Day.
Cody Adams, 33, was charged with first-degree
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MOM, ALLEGEDLY, UTAH, ABDUCTED
A crazed Utah mother allegedly abducted her four children and took them to Europe, fearing the “end times” were near, as her ex-husband fights to bring the youngsters back home.
Surveillance footage captured Elleshia Anne Seymour boarding a one-way international
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SUSPECT, BOMB, PIPE, DC
Federal prosecutors said Sunday the man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021, told investigators he felt compelled to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and said he targeted the two major political
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RECEIVER, SHOVES, FLOWERS, WIDE
In yet another incident of a fan in the stands interacting with a NFL player from the opposing team, a Green Bay Packers cheesehead was seen pushing Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers after the player performed his own version of the Lambeau Leap.
Flowers
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WEEK, PICTURE, PLAYOFF, NFL
Only one more week of the 2025 NFL regular season remains, as Week 17 brought about some more playoff implications and even 2026 NFL Draft key positions.
The biggest takeaway from the slate of Week 17 is that two divisions in the NFL — the AFC North and
Continued at Fox News...
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KIRK, CAMPUS, TPUSA, ERIKA
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk , told Fox News’ Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday" that the organization intends to resume its nationwide presence on college campuses.
"We are not afraid," she said, adding
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RAIDERS, GIANTS, ADAMS, NINE
Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants finally got that winning feeling back on game day, but it came at a price.
With their 34-10 victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, they relinquished control of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Raiders
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