Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
11 articles
NORRIS, CHUCK, 86, MARTIAL
Chuck Norris, as as Cordell 'Cord' Walker, for the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Chuck Norris, as as Cordell 'Cord' Walker, for the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Chuck Norris, as as Cordell 'Cord' Walker, for the television series
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IRAN, TRUMP, WAR, ATTACKS
It was the morning after a day when the American military campaign against Iran had not gone particularly well.
President Donald Trump rebuked our Israeli allies for bombing a major Iranian gas field. "NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL," he posted,
Continued at Fox News...
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NEWS, CBS, RADIO, LAYOFFS
CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
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NEW YORK — CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and blaming challenging
Continued at NPR...
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WHITE, HOUSE, AI, UNVEILS
The White House has rolled out a new National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, and it reads like an admission that Washington thinks AI is moving too fast to leave ungoverned and too powerful to ignore.
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The March 20, 2026, framework
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CHAVEZ, CESAR, MOVED, QUICKLY
For many Latinos, Cesar Chavez seemed like a saint. There have in fact been efforts to canonize him. I lived in Los Angeles for a summer when I was an undergraduate, and I frequently drove down Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. Just about every institution I’ve belonged
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RED, AI, CODE, AUTHOR
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Wynton Hall, Social Media Director for Breitbart News and the author of the new book, Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, discussed AI
Hall said, “99% of us are already using AI, even though
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TRUMP, NAVY, ARMY, FOOTBALL
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wished President Trump’s youngest son, Barron, a Happy Birthday on Thursday during a White House dinner – and quipped that she knows where the first son gets his good looks from.
“I would like to start off by extending
Continued at New York Post...
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POLL, HARRIS, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris joined Gov. Gavin Newsom at a rally against the gubernatorial recall election in 2021. Newsom easily defeated the recall attempt and now, along with Harris, is considering running for president in 2028. A new poll shows California
Continued at LA Times...
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DEATH, BARCELONA, STUDENT, ALABAMA
Spanish authorities say they've ruled out foul play in the death of Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama junior, who vanished during a spring break trip to Barcelona after partying at the city's famed Shoko nightclub on the Mediterranean shore
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AI, CHINA, 510M, CONTROLS
Federal prosecutors charged three men linked to Super Micro Computer Inc. in a sweeping scheme to smuggle billions of dollars in U.S. artificial intelligence technology to China using fake documents, shell companies and staged equipment, officials said.
The
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BREONNA, OFFICERS, TAYLOR, CHARGES
Walker fired a single shot when the police knocked the door down, hitting one officer, John Mattingly, in the leg. Walker said the officers did not announce themselves as police, and he thought they were intruders. The three officers returned fire, shooting
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TERRORISTS, MAYOR, WIFE, MAMDANI
The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly celebrated terrorists in a series of social media posts as a teenager and young adult as scrutiny over her online history continues.
In September 2017, Rama Duwaji, 28, posted a photo on her Tumblr
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SITES, IRAN, TOURIST, SPRING
Recreational and tourist sites worldwide will now be a target for Iran’s aggression and what remains of the Islamic state’s leadership further added Friday it is still building missiles.
The show of defiance singling out non-combatant civilian targets anywhere
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IRANIAN, NUCLEAR, BASE, ARRESTED
The home port for Britain’s entire nuclear submarine force was visited by an Iranian male and a female companion, who were both arrested at the scene, on Thursday afternoon amid heightened spying fears over the conflict in the Middle East.
A 34-year-0ld Iranian
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CRASH, TROOPER, NY, STATE
Heart-pounding video shows the moment a New York State trooper miraculously walked away when a speeding SUV went out of control, causing a chain-reaction crash during a routine traffic stop.
The trooper was struck — but lucky to be alive — by a Mercedes that
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TRUMP, COIN, NEW, GOLD
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed
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JUDGE, PRESS, PENTAGON, HANDS
RedState reported in the last quarter of 2025 on new Pentagon press restrictions.
In recent weeks, the Department of Defense announced new restrictions for the press operating inside the Pentagon. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did so in a bid to bring an end
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EPSTEIN, JEFFREY, FLORIDA, PALM
It may be the worst kind of mistaken identity, being confused with Jeffrey Epstein.
A Florida man is speaking out after a viral video of him driving a convertible sparked widespread speculation that he resembled disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The
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HOCHUL, NY, CLIMATE, FLAG
The Issue: Gov. Hochul begging New Yorkers who fled to return because “our tax base has been eroded.”
Gov. Hochul is truly delusional if she is asking people who left the state to come back to New York to pay for socialist handouts and bailouts (“Former NYers,
Continued at New York Post...
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CHAOS, DHS, SHUTDOWN, LONGEST
The Senate failed for a fifth time to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as airline passengers fought through massive lines at security checkpoints and faced mounting delays and cancellations.
Only 84 senators showed up for the vote, which failed to
Continued at New York Post...
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SLAYER, NICHOLAS, STAR, VAMPIRE
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" actor Nicholas Brendon has died at the age of 54. The news was announced in a statement posted on Brendon's Facebook page.
"We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed in his sleep
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CUBA, ARRIVES, COMMUNIST, STREAMER
Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis
Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian
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STUDENT, CHICAGO, LOYOLA, YEAR
The family of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student who was gunned down near her campus my a masked shooter is demanding answers regarding their daughter’s seemingly random murder as police hunt for a suspect.
Sheridan Gorman was shot in the head
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MALL, EL, VENEZUELA, TORTURE
From mall to torture site: The debate over El Helicoide's future in Venezuela
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Jesus Armas spent 14 months inside El Helicoide, a notorious prison built on top of a massive rock in the center of the capital
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