Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th 2026
Updated 06:12 ET
68 articles
SUPER, BOWL, BAD, HALFTIME
Many fans took to social media to bash the NFL’s Halftime Show featuring Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for being mostly in Spanish and even for being “boring.”
The show was bound to be controversial for many, and the discussion over the rabidly anti-ICE and
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VONN, LINDSEY, CRASHES, DOWNHILL
Lindsey Vonn's heartbreak as she crashes during race, airlifted to hospital Heartbreak at the Winter Games, as legendary skier Lindsey Vonn's dream of making the podium ends in a scary crash.
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, RANSOM, MOM
The Arizona sheriff spearheading the investigation into the disappearance of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was spotted sitting near courtside at a University of Arizona basketball game Saturday night — just as the nation remained
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NEW, YORK, ANTARCTICA, COLDER
SYRACUSE – New York Democrats signed onto a measure denouncing ICE and supporting legislation to make New York a sanctuary state as they hope fury against the agency will be a winning electoral issue come November’s midterm election.
In a unanimous vote at
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, ZELENSKYY, KILLS
U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach peace agreement, Zelenskyy says
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KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four‑year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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EPSTEIN, STARMER, CHIEF, STAFF
Morgan McSweeney resigned Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, stepping down amid mounting criticism over his role in advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.
In a resignation
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USA, OLYMPIAN, REPRESENTING, TRUMP
Freestyle skiers for Team USA at the Winter Olympics were slammed for criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and for saying they don’t represent ICE operations while wearing the flag.
Several people took to social media to criticize Hunter
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TRUMP, INTENDS, SUBVERT, ELECTIONS
The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026.
"Although Petitioners originally filed this
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JAPAN, PRIME, NEW, MINISTER
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party and its parliamentary allies are poised to win a supermajority after Sunday's election. Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister (see It's Official: Japan Elects First-Ever Woman Prime Minister
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OLYMPICS, WINTER, TEAM, GOLD
Four top U.S. speedskaters to watch at the Olympics
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Current Team USA speed skaters are drawing comparisons to past legends, and big hopes for a new gold streak in Milan.
The U.S. has its share of historic speed skating
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LA, DON, NITHYA, CITY
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman entered the race for mayor Saturday, launching a last-minute challenge against incumbent Karen Bass just hours before the filing deadline.
The move by Raman, a progressive representing the city’s 4th District,
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HALL, SNUB, BILL, BELICHICK
President Donald Trump expressed support for Bill Belichick after the NFL legend was blocked from entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot last month.
Trump brushed off a "controversial" couple of years Belichick may have had, with his
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DOMESTIC, FALCONS, MULTIPLE, CHARGES
James Pearce Jr., a rising star with the Atlanta Falcons who nearly won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, was arrested near Miami on Saturday after allegedly fleeing officers and crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute
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DEAD, FOUND, NYC, ROOF
An 81-year-old man was found dead on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building Saturday, and officials are now probing whether the freezing temps played a role in his death.
Cops made the grisly discovery after getting a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. and
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CROSSHAIRS, CMS, FETTERMAN, DR
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is on a serious tear to root out fraud from Medicare. Fraud that has been embedded within this program for decades.
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JASMINE, CROCKETT, PAGE, FINALLY
Firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s senate campaign is having issues with her stance on the issues.
Two months into her long-shot bid for statewide office, the Texas Dem’s website was found riddled with multiple faux pas, including instructions to “write out
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BOBSLED, TEAM, ISRAELI, OLYMPIC
The first-ever Israeli Olympic bobsled team had equipment, passports, and thousands of dollars of items stolen after the apartment where they were staying while training was robbed, the team revealed Saturday.
“While training for the Olympics, the @israelbobsled
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NUCLEAR, WASTE, COUNTRIES, DISPOSAL
For the first time in decades, the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers are no longer bound by any treaty limiting their arsenals.
The last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, known as New START, expired Thursday.
WORLD
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MEDIA, YEARS, KONG, HONG
TOPSHOT - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai (R) is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021, after being ordered to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first
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ID, VOTERS, RULE, POLLING
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was confronted by a poll that found a majority of Americans support requiring photo ID to vote — which the liberal senator said would disenfranchise voters.
ABC's Jonathan Karl began by asking Schiff about whether Democrats and
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DAVE, STAR, COULIER, HOUSE
Dave Coulier credited early cancer detection with saving his life – twice.
The “Full House” star told Fox News Digital how routine medical visits helped doctors catch a second cancer early, a moment he now calls life-changing.
Coulier revealed Wednesday that
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LEADER, ARRESTED, FINALLY, TERRORISTS
US attorney for Washington, DC, Jeanine Pirro said the US would never stop seeking justice for Americans killed by terrorists after the arrest of Zubayr Al-Bakoush, who is alleged to be one of the leaders of the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
“The
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2026, PREDICTS, DEAL, TRUMP
China has so far upheld its end of the trade pact struck with President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday while touting what he anticipates will be “very strong economic growth” in 2026.
The White House announced a sweeping deal with China
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