Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
19 articles
ANDREW, PRINCE, FORMER, ARREST
Former Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office: reports
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U.K. police say they've arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of "misconduct in public office." U.K. media say the suspect is ex-Prince
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AVALANCHE, TAHOE, LAKE, VICTIMS
Multiple skiers who died in a horrific avalanche near Lake Tahoe were beloved members of a local ski school, the California Post can confirm.
Eight are confirmed dead and one is still missing after the slide wiped out 15 people on Castle Peak, near Truckee,
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GOLD, WOMEN, OLYMPIC, HOCKEY
Alysa Liu won Olympic gold for the U.S. in women’s figure skating, ending a 24-year drought
Alysa Liu gives US its first women's figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years
Alysa Liu of the United States competes during the women's figure skating free program
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TRUMP, PEACE, BOARD, MEETING
President Trump hosted the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the newly-renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on Thursday morning, joined by Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Howard Lutnick, and
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MAMDANI, TAX, HIKE, TAXES
Former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Chief John Chell blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for walking back the planned hiring of 5,000 more police officers amid a city budget shortfall of billions of dollars, calling it a "recipe for disaster."
Mamdani's
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IRAN, TRUMP, DEAL, DRILLS
Fresh from the conflict with Venezuela last month, the USS Gerald R. Ford — America’s newest and largest aircraft carrier — is speeding through the Mediterranean and toward a potential war with Iran. Another aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln is already
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, CASE, SHERIFF
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is reportedly being accused of using the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Today host Savannah Guthrie’s mother to boost his ego.
Critics have reportedly alleged that Nanos has a “vendetta” against the Federal
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IRAN, EAST, MIDDLE, INSIDE
The USS Gerald Ford was located off the coast of Morocco on Wednesday.
This file photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the USS Gerald R. Ford on April 8, 2017, near Newport News, Virginia.
This file photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the USS Gerald R.
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SOUTH, KOREAN, PRESIDENT, YOON
Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December
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COLBERT, STEPHEN, TALARICO, CBS
After the ongoing debacle of Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democrat candidate James Talarico, Colbert proved there is no censorship of his show by offering his platform to Georgia Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff, who came on the show on Wednesday to trash
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ZUCKERBERG, META, MEDIA, TRIAL
Zuckerberg defends Meta in trial alleging social media is deliberately addictive Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced tough questions in front of a jury in the country's first trial about whether social media is addictive and harming young people.
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TRUMP, OBAMA, CLASSIFIED, ALIEN
President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One that former President Barack Obama revealed classified information by suggesting aliens are real, calling the remarks a "big mistake" and accusing Obama of disclosing secrets about possible non-human visitors
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SEWAGE, MAYOR, SPILL, POTOMAC
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he didn't seek a political scrap with President Donald Trump.
"I don't have any personal desire to go back and forth with the President of the United States. That's not why I ran for office," the Democratic governor
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DEFICIT, TRADE, TRUMP, AMERICA
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in the fourth quarter, suggesting that President Trump’s tariffs may be rebalancing trade by opening foreign markets to U.S. exports and reducing dependence on imports.
The three-month average goods deficit fell to $80.5
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NEWS, WEISS, BARI, LECTURE
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled out of a speaking engagement at UCLA due to security concerns.
"We always follow our security team’s guidance. This situation is no different," a CBS News spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Weiss was slated to
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TRUMP, EVENT, GRANDMOTHER, BLACK
A Washington, D.C., grandmother who passionately defended President Donald Trump against racism charges at a Black History Month event shared a message for residents of Democrat-run cities plagued by crime.
"Stop voting for party," Forlesia Cook said on
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COLBERT, RAISE, MARLOW, TRUMP
On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the Texas Senate race.
Marlow said, “He’s lying to you to make money. It’s noteworthy how blasphemous this guy is. He was the guy who said flat out that his Christian
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SHOOTER, TRANS, RINK, ICE
Deranged transgender gunman Robert Dorgan was cousins with his ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan, whom he gunned down along with their son at a high school hockey game.
The twisted relationship emerged after records showed the killer had the same name as his murdered
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BERNIE, SANDERS, TAX, BILLIONAIRE
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks Wednesday night at the Wiltern at the formal kickoff of the campaign for the California billionaires tax.
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Populist Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday
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TRUMP, BALLROOM, FINE, COMMISSION
Cranes and a temporary visitor entrance are seen on the north side of the White House as construction of the new ballroom continues on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Al Drago/Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps
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HOSPITAL, FALLING, MINORS, SEX
NYU Langone Health, a major hospital in Manhattan, has closed its medical program offering sex changes to minors.
A spokesman for NYU Langone issued a statement on Tuesday night announcing the change, citing the “current regulatory environment” as one of the
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SIX, MONTHS, IRAN, VENEZUELA
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) predicted regime change in nations that have an adversarial view of the United States.
According to the Texas Republican, it includes Iran, Venezuela and Cuba.
“Senator, how can you describe
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UNIVERSITY, CLASSES, LEARNING, ICE
A university in Illinois announced it is moving some classes online after learning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is renting office space in the same building as one of its locations.
"Lewis University was recently alerted that the U.S.
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BASEMENT, DOZENS, BLINDFOLDED, BODYCAM
Disturbing video of an alleged hazing incident at the University of Iowa is going viral online, showing college-aged pledges blindfolded in a basement and covered in unknown substances.
The body camera video shows officers from the Iowa City police and fire
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