Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, MARCH 12th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
16 articles
MICHIGAN, SYNAGOGUE, ACTIVE, SHOOTER
What we know about the attack on a synagogue in Michigan A man drove a truck into a synagogue in Michigan, according to authorities. The suspected attacker is dead and a guard was injured.
National What we know about the attack on a synagogue in Michigan What
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DOMINION, ISIS, UNIVERSITY, FBI
The madman who opened fire at Old Dominion University on Thursday, killing a retired military officer during an ROTC class, has been identified as an ex-National Guard soldier convicted of trying to support ISIS, The Post has learned.
Mohamed Bailor Jalloh,
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IRAN, OIL, WAR, ATTACKS
Three more foreign ships were struck in the Persian Gulf overnight, authorities said, as attacks intensify on vessels sailing through or near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
The latest incidents come after three separate vessels sustained damage
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DRONE, IRAN, ABC, CALIFORNIA
The media is not covering itself in glory this week, or on the issue of Iran.
I wrote earlier about the story from ABC on the supposed drone threat from Iran to California. But as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained, ABC left out something
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LEADER, KHAMENEI, IRAN, SUPREME
Shia Muslims hold portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and of his son, the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan.
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TRUMP, POLITICAL, DR, ORDER
President Trump has endorsed influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul for his future political career should he ever run for public office.
Even though Jake Paul has not yet thrown his hat into the political ring, the president said during a rally in Kentucky on
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SENATE, HOUSING, TRUMP, BACKED
Senate Republicans know that Trump-backed voter ID legislation is doomed to fail and are trying to find a way to pin the blame on Senate Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plans to bring the bill to the floor next week, but Republicans
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TEAM, TRUMP, CUP, IRAN
President Trump has responded to Iran’s sports minister saying that his country cannot compete at this summer’s World Cup, which the US is co-hosting.
“The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate
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DOMINION, SHOOTING, GUNMAN, DEAD
The injured victims have been taken to a local hospital, the school said.
2 injured, gunman dead in shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia, school says
In this photo released by the Norfolk Police Department, first responders are shown at the scene
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TSA, DHS, SHUTDOWN, UNPAID
As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) are "struggling."
Fundraisers have begun popping up at airports across the country.
Some TSA officers are receiving
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HORMUZ, IRAN, STRAIT, ESCORT
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that US military escorts for oil tankers through the crucial Strait of Hormuz “can’t happen now” but are “quite likely” to be in place by April — as Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to
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TRACKS, SUBWAY, NYC, MIGRANT
The illegal Honduran migrant accused of shoving two Manhattan subway riders onto the tracks is a “serial criminal” who had been deported four times before his alleged attack, federal officials said Thursday.
Bairon Hernandez’s rap sheet includes at least 15
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MARLOW, ICE, COVER, SCHUMER
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about CNN.
Marlow said, “Many of them don’t even know a single conservative and I was very struck by that the same day that CNN has had multiple controversies on blatantly
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ARMY, DRONES, OFFERS, REWARD
U.S. Army officials are hoping to find the two suspects accused of stealing four drones from Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
Officials said they are offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the pair. The drones were last
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LAUNCH, APRIL, NASA, MOON
NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
toggle caption Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
ORLANDO — After a critical pre-flight review, NASA is targeting a launch of Artemis II as early as April 1 to send four astronauts on a 10-day
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SWALWELL, ERIC, CALIFORNIA, RESIDENCY
Normal People might have something in common with California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell: He doesn’t want to live in California.
Swalwell, the current frontrunner to become the former-Golden State’s next governor, the disgraced Congressman who had to be removed
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CITY, MAYOR, LA, COUNCIL
It has all the markings of a racket.
LA’s mayor and City Council shovel tens of millions of tax dollars to an “eviction defense” nonprofit that does … something.
That’s right: The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles offers few records or receipts, but $106
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AIR, ABBY, PHILLIP, ISSUES
Earlier this week, CNN’s Abby Phillip lied to the handful of dummies who watched her stupid show. She told them that Islamist-Communist Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the target of a weekend terrorist attack in New York City.
“Up next,” she said, “two Republicans
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SCORES, HOCKEY, GOAL, FAMILY
High school hockey player Colin Dorgan has led his team to Rhode Island’s Division II state championships only weeks after losing his brother, mother, and grandfather to a mass shooting incident.
The high school senior called Wednesday’s win for Blackstone
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NOMA, CHEF, CELEBRITY, FLEE
Chef René Redzepi has resigned from his role overseeing the restaurant group behind Noma following a week of anticipated protests surrounding his $1,500-per-person pop-up planned for LA.
In his statement, Redzepi noted that Noma is bigger than any one person,
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HAWLEY, ABORTION, BILL, JOSH
WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley rolled out long-shot legislation this week to override the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen responsible for the majority of abortions in the US.
Hawley (R-Mo.), flanked by pro-life
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FATALLY, ZAVALETA, VIDEO, ALLEGED
The horrific death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta at the hands of bullies at Reseda High School is a shocking reminder that our children may not be safe at LAUSD schools.
Video evidence appears to show the moment that a bully struck Khimberly in the head
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CLINTON, NEWSOM, PROBLEM, 2028
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a “Hillary Clinton problem,” MS NOW host Chris Hayes said in an interview published Thursday, as he discussed potential 2028 candidates with The New York Times’ Ross Douthat.
“I think Newsom has the Hillary Clinton problem, which is that
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SENTENCE, YEAR, PAROLE, GRANTS
A California pedophile imprisoned for a horrific string of sex crimes could soon walk free after being granted parole under a controversial law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Gregory Lee Vogelsang, 57, has been granted early release thanks to a 2020
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