Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, MAY 3rd 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
9 articles
SPIRIT, AIRLINES, BIDEN, MERGER
Spirit Airlines died as it lived: lots of angry customers and no one picking up the phone. Early yesterday morning, when America’s most hated airline announced that it would immediately cease all operations, Spirit left tens of thousands of passengers at airports
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TRUMP, PIRRO, WHCD, SECRET
The third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in two years — which took place during a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday — is under active federal investigation by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who said Saturday the
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MISSING, MOROCCO, SERVICE, MEMBERS
The service members are with the Army, officials told ABC News.
FILE - U.S and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise in Tan-Tan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy,
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CRITICAL, RUDY, HOSPITALIZED, CONDITION
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, a spokesperson for the close ally of President Trump said Sunday.
“Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition,
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INDICTMENT, COMEY, JAMES, INSTAGRAM
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted — for a second time — last Tuesday. This time, it was for his infamous May 2025 Instagram post of seashells on the beach, curiously arranged to spell out "86 47."
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TRUMP, IRAN, PROPOSAL, WAR
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was “absolutely not” following the War Powers Act.
Host Kristen Welker said, “President Trump, as you know, sent a letter to Congress arguing he does not need congressional
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, BILL, MAHER
President Trump has blasted comedian Bill Maher for being “defenseless and totally deficient” during his interview with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Trump — who previously sued Maher for failing to pay him $5 million for proving he was not the offspring of
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MIGRANT, ILLEGAL, CHARGED, WOMEN
Previous immigration policies are being blamed after the arrest of a Salvadoran migrant who is charged with fatally stabbing two women in New York, one of them a “hardworking mother of two,” whom he worked with at a Wendy’s.
Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, 22,
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SENATE, DEM, MALLORY, CANDIDATE
Michigan Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow stood by her since-deleted tweets digging at rural America, whom the Democrat suggested needs to learn from coastal elites.
McMorrow’s past tweets disparaging rural America were first reported by The Post last year
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ICE, MOB, ARRESTED, CLASH
The suspect arrested by ICE allegedly overstayed his visa expiration, DHS said.
8 people arrested at protest during ICE arrest in Brooklyn, NYPD says
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seal is seen before a press conference discussing ongoing enforcement
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TRUMP, STRAIT, HORMUZ, SHIPS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House on May 1, 2026 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will attempt to "free" stranded cargo ships that have been trapped by the Strait of Hormuz closure
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FLORIDA, SPENDS, COP, OFFICER
The arc of a man’s life changed dramatically after a Jacksonville police officer, along with a team of other officers, stepped in to help an individual in crisis on the Dames Point Bridge in Florida in April.
Faith had everything to do with it.
Body camera
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SHIP, HANTAVIRUS, CRUISE, OUTBREAK
Hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, WHO says
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Three people have died in an outbreak of a dangerous respiratory virus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization.
At
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MASSIVE, LABORATORY, SOUTH, FLORIDA
A massive fire broke out Saturday afternoon at a laboratory building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, authorities said.
Campus police said fire crews were called to the Marine Science Laboratory building for a structure fire.
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EMBIID, JOEL, BEGS, GAME
Joel Embiid’s return to the No. 7-seeded Philadelphia Sixers helped spark an impressive first-round win over the No. 2 Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs.
Now, the former NBA MVP is asking Sixers fans to make sure they don’t sell tickets to fans of their
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VICTORIA, SESSION, BECKHAM, DAVID
Victoria Beckham gave her husband David Beckham some credit during a recent couple's workout session, posting a video on her Instagram stories of the dad of four doing pull-ups shirtless as she watched, writing, "He actually does work really hard."
She kept
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MAYOR, LA, PRATT, SPENCER
A political influencer is telling supporters of LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt the best way to help his victory is to vote for Mayor Karen Bass next month — and critics are torching her argument as “insane.”
Samantha Ettus, a self-described best-selling
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GAS, PRICES, LL, WEEK
On Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that once the Strait of Hormuz is open, consumers will see “immediate relief” in gas prices.
Partial transcript as follows:
HOST MARTHA RADDATZ: We just heard our experts say gas prices
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BIBLE, NEW, QUICK, STUDY
Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.
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DERBY, KENTUCKY, DEVAUX, CHERIE
Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby as Golden Tempo surged from last place to triumph by a neck at Churchill Downs.
Jockey Joe Ortiz urged the 23-1 shot past 4-1 favourite Renegade - ridden by his brother Irad Ortiz Jr -
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CALIFORNIA, ARRIVES, LONG, MAD
California is now going to face its first real test of the energy crisis stemming from America’s conflict with Iran and exacerbated by the state’s green-energy policies.
The last oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began arrived at
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ALLEN, LAWYERS, SUICIDE, COLE
The defense team for Cole Allen, the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting suspect, has filed a motion asking the judge to take him off suicide watch, arguing it violates his due process rights.
During an emergency motions hearing set for
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INDIANAPOLIS, PROM, PARTY, WOUNDED
At least one person was killed and three were injured in a mass shooting at a post-prom party in Indianapolis early Sunday, cops said.
Police were called to a rental house on the city’s north side at around 3:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire, WTHR reported.
When
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PLANE, NEWARK, LANDING, CAPTURES
A United Airlines plane clipped a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
United Airlines Flight 169 descended onto the runway at Newark Airport
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