Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
10 articles
GUTHRIE, NANCY, CASE, HOME
An apparent large-scale operation Friday night tied to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie marks a "significant escalation" in the Arizona case, with investigators now racing to canvas neighborhoods and fast-track critical DNA evidence, according
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SHUTDOWN, DHS, HOMELAND, SECURITY
Trump said he will be involved in the DHS funding negotiations.
Partial government shutdown hits DHS: What to know about negotiations, potential impacts
The Department of Homeland Security seal on the podium at the Ronald Reagan Building, Aug. 21, 2019, in
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ID, VOTER, COLLINS, TRUMP
President Trump announced late Friday that he plans to pursue an executive order to enforce strict voter ID requirements nationwide, vowing it will happen for the 2026 midterms regardless of what happens with the Save America Act in Congress.
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ASTRONAUTS, SPACE, ARRIVE, FOUR
Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
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The four members of NASA'S SpaceX Crew-12 mission docked at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.
The crew blasted off before dawn on Friday morning
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NAVALNY, ALEXEI, EUROPEAN, NATIONS
LONDON (AP) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.
The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands
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CURLING, CHEATING, CANADA, OLYMPIC
Canada has faced renewed accusations of cheating after a member of the Swiss men’s curling team raised concerns of double-touching during their round-robin game on Saturday. The allegations came shortly after World Curling made adjustments to officiating
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REGIME, IRANIAN, THOUSANDS, JOINS
Iran’s exiled crown princess joined tens of thousands of demonstrators for a “Global Day of Action” in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to show support for Iranian people fighting Tehran’s brutal Islamic regime.
Noor Pahlavi spoke at the massive rally, which
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TARGETS, SYRIA, STRIKES, MILITARY
US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December
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USA, DATA, CITY, ICE
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about inflation.
Marlow said, “Core CPI, which is our core inflation numbers…what works on a basket of goods and services. It measures everything but food and energy prices
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TRUMP, SOCIAL, BILL, MAHER
President Donald Trump tore into "Real Time" host Bill Maher on Truth Social Saturday, saying that it was a "total waste of time" to host the late-night host at the White House last April.
In a lengthy post, the president took aim at Maher over his recent
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NEW, SOCIALIST, YORKERS, INSIDE
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made “fast and free buses” a defining promise of his administration, framing the proposal as both an affordability measure and a long-overdue fix for a bus system that advocates say has been neglected for decades.
But
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ICE, DEPORTATION, BED, NEW
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to boost migrant detention capacity to 92,600 beds as part of a nationwide deportation push, according to an internal agency memo.
The memo, dated Feb. 13, 2026, lays out a sweeping overhaul designed
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UNPREPARED, SAT, STUDENTS, PROF
A California economics professor is sounding the alarm on the "deficits in learning" she is seeing in the classroom, arguing that the decision to scrap standardized testing in the name of "inclusivity" is actually a disservice to the students it claims to
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SOMALIA, ILHAN, OMAR, REACH
The probe of “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) husband Tim Mynett and his shady business ventures could go global.
House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) wants the House Ethics Committee to look beyond the US at Mynett’s failed business ventures
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ICE, DOWNTOWN, ANTI, MOB
The top federal prosecutor for Los Angeles is vowing to hunt down and prosecute the perpetrators who injured three federal agents, sending one to the hospital, during a student-led anti-ICE protest Friday.
“The violent attack this afternoon by high school
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TRUMP, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA, TEMPORARY
One of the most visible actions after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the House version of a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security this week was Democrats swiftly hightailing it out of Washington, D.C., and heading to Europe for the 62nd Munich Security
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OBAMA, TRUMP, RESPONDS, VIDEO
The video was taken down after growing calls from both sides of the aisles.
Obama responds to Trump racist video post, says most Americans find it 'deeply troubling'
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate
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TRUMP, DEPORTED, RETURN, COLLEGE
An Obama-appointed judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return to the United States of deported illegal aliens suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.
In a decision on Thursday, U.S. District Court for the District
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PRISON, FAMILY, FRANCISCO, WOMAN
An elderly and reportedly wealthy woman who killed a family of four while speeding the wrong way down a residential San Francisco street will likely face no prison time, a judge handling the case indicated Friday.
Mary Fong Lau, 80, changed her plea Friday
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MUNICH, RUBIO, WRECKING, CONFERENCE
Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
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MUNICH — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies on Saturday, striking a far less aggressive
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MARGOT, WUTHERING, ROBBIE, ELORDI
I have a confession to make: I am a terrible reader. So no, I have not read Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights."
I make that disclosure because I went into Emerald Fennell's adaptation of the famed 1847 novel completely blind. Not only have I not read the
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TSA, GUARD, COAST, MONEY
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) responded to a question on the expiration of DHS funds harming TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard while ICE would still have lots of money by stating that “we’re representing our constituents
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SIDEWALK, DIED, FAMILY, HOSPITAL
A family is suing an Arizona hospital over the death of their adult son who died after being left on a hot sidewalk in August.
Seth and Gayle Lachica are the parents of Kaelen Lachica, the 27-year-old the wrongful death lawsuit said was wrongfully discharged
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JUDGES, TRUMP, BORDERS, RESTORES
Nearly 80 percent of migrants seeking asylum in the US were sent packing in the last quarter, as immigration judges take a tougher line under the Trump administration, which has made it a priority to restore the border.
In that same span there’s been an accompanying
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