Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
15 articles
ICE, MINNEAPOLIS, ANTI, RENEE
Detainees are being held at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
Federal officers stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Federal officers stand outside the Bishop Henry
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GREENLAND, TRUMP, TARIFFS, DOWNWARD
Advocates in Europe of hardball negotiations over Greenland have suggested stalling the ratification of the trade deal with the United States after President Donald Trump announced that America will impose tariffs on eight countries for opposing the United
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MINNESOTA, TRUMP, TROOPS, DEPLOYMENT
U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota
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Up to 1,500 U.S. active-duty troops in Alaska are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, a U.S. official who was not authorized
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ICE, AGENT, TRUMP, PERFECT
On Sunday, the Director of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, appeared on Fox News to discuss ongoing events in Minnesota and other "sanctuary" jurisdictions, and he had some sharp words for the elected officials in those cities. And, he spoke on
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TRUMP, PEACE, BOARD, FOUNDATION
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025.
The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to remain on the Board of Peace, Bloomberg first reported
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GAME, PLAYOFF, BLOWOUT, NFC
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was seen headbutting Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba during their blowout playoff loss on Saturday night.
The incident occurred in the second half of the game. Lenoir and Smith-Njigba had
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SPAIN, SPEED, HIGH, TRAIN
The collision occurred near Adamuz on Sunday night.
At least 21 killed, 100 injured after high-speed train collision in Spain: Officials
At least 21 people were killed, and 100 more were injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday,
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BILLS, CONTROVERSIAL, CALL, BRONCOS
The Buffalo Bills' season ended in heartbreak once again, in large part due to some controversial officiating in overtime.
It could be argued that the Denver Broncos got away with defensive pass interference in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, but
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POWER, RUSSIAN, STRIKES, HOMES
Ukrainian drone strikes targeted energy infrastructure across Russian-controlled areas in southern Ukraine in an attack on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Ukrainian officials say the attack is an effort to "weaponize winter,"
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SOCIALISTS, ICE, NYC, BIG
New York City socialists are mustering an army of more than 4,000 anti-ICE activists to form “rapid response” battalions and obstruct the feds in an expected imminent crackdown on illegal migrants in the Big Apple.
Mayor Mamdani’s comrades with the DSA outlined
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MINNEAPOLIS, MAYOR, FREY, ICE
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was an “occupying force” in his city.
Partial transcript as follows:
FREY: We are doing the work to keep people safe in our city, and specifically,
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WEIR, BOB, DEAD, GUITARIST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at age 78.
Musicians Joan Baez and John Mayer
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TRUMP, GAME, NAVY, ARMY
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he plans to sign an executive order protecting the broadcast slot for the Army-Navy football game.
Trump's announcement on Truth Social comes amid a push to expand the NCAA College Football Playoff, which could potentially
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IRANIAN, LEADER, VIDEO, FOREIGN
The World Economic Forum is facing calls to freeze out members of the Iranian regime from a summit in Davos this week.
The Iran watchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran sent a letter to WEF President Borge Brende on Friday urging the group not to invite
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TEXANS, PATRIOTS, ESPN, LOSE
Cardi B is talking the talk as the New England Patriots walk the walk.
The hip-hop star and girlfriend of Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs came after the ESPN panelists who predicted the Houston Texans would advance to the AFC Championship. Mina
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PYTHON, CHEST, MOVE, WOMAN
An Australian woman who thought one of her dogs was sleeping on her awoke in the middle of the night only to discover something entirely different was napping on her chest.
Rachel Bloor was half asleep as she reached for the dog and instead found herself petting
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CECOT, MINUTES, WEISS, INSIDE
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The “60 Minutes” story on the El Salvador prison that led to a rocky start for CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss made it to air Sunday.
The segment, “Inside CECOT,” detailed
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ILHAN, ICE, STATES, OMAR
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., likened the U.S. government's conduct on immigration enforcement to that of countries like Somalia that she left, saying in impassioned remarks Friday that she never thought she'd experience such conduct in the "god----" United States.
"I
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HOCHUL, GOV, JAMES, NY
A prominent Long Island congressman left Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James off the invite to his re-election campaign kickoff, The Post has learned.
Rep. Tom Suozzi’s invitation to his Feb. 7 kickoff lists dozens of fellow elected
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TRUMP, CASSIDY, PRIMARY, UNEXPECTEDLY
Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) secured President Donald Trump’s endorsement on Saturday, a move that could see her primary Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).
Letlow has reportedly told those close to her she was considering running for the seat but only if she won the president’s
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TRUMP, LEAVITT, KAROLINE, INTERVIEW
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil that his interview this week with President Donald Trump needed to air in full or the network would have another lawsuit on its hands.
The New York Times obtained
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