Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
40 articles
TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, GREENLAND
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Department of Justice lawyers have asked U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema to dismiss a case connected to the Trump administration's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," arguing that Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal
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CLANCY, LINDSAY, TRIAL, NEW
The man identified as the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial is speaking out, saying he "didn't have any doubts" during the jury's seven days of deliberations.
"I didn't have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during
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MACKLEMORE, ED, SHEERAN, PALESTINIAN
Left-wing, anti-Israel children’s YouTube and Netflix star Ms. Rachel demanded “every wealthy white celebrity” to make a donation to Palestinian causes after she, Macklemore, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledged millions.
In an Instagram post
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CENTER, KENNEDY, TRUMP, DEMOLISH
Judge says Trump can't demolish Kennedy Center. And, lawsuits target voter intimidation
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LA, BUS, CRASH, HELICOPTER
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A chilling new video shows the driver in Tuesday’s bus crash looking dazed and bloody moments after she allegedly killed two passengers when she slammed her SUV into the side of it.
Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, appeared
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NEWSOM, AI, SWITCH, KILL
Governor Gavin Newsom attends the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, California, June 4, 2026.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order aimed at addressing the potential dangers related to artificial
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SWEENEY, SYDNEY, AD, CUNNINGHAM
WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham is pushing back on the backlash over Sydney Sweeney’s nude sports-betting ad, asking why female athletes are treating a gambling campaign as an attack on women’s sports.
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In doing so, the Indiana Fever star continues
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BERKSHIRE, BUFFETT, CHAIRMAN, STEPS
Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing over leadership to his son Howard in the final chapter of a long-planned transition at the US business giant.
At 96, the world-famous investor will move into an advisory role as chairman
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EL, SAYED, DEM, REP
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Dave Min (D-CA) said that Republicans “are looking for distractions. So, they’re talking a lot about DEI. They’re talking about Abdul El-Sayed or whatever his name is. They’re talking about trans people.”
Co-host
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COLLEGE, CODE, FOOTBALL, PROMO
Some people love the NFL, and others prefer college football over the professional ranks. For some, football is football, and they are just happy to watch it. College Football brings us three games tonight, and 38 games on Saturday. Regardless of which you
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AI, POLITICS, TRUMP, CAREFUL
The midterm elections are right around the corner, and both parties are about as popular as a Monday-morning visit to the DMV.
The time-tested solution? Find a scapegoat, go negative, and blame the other side.
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This year the weaponized bogeyman
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BAN, DOJ, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, YEAR
One of the dumber pieces of public policy in our nation these days (and it's up against some pretty stiff competition) is the graduated age of majority. Examples abound, such as: If you are ages 18-20, you can sign a contract, get married, join the armed services,
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RACKETEERING, BILLIONAIRE, TAX, UNION
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The California Primary Care Assn. and five clinics filed a civil lawsuit in federal court Friday accusing
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EXCLUSIVE, KIRK, CHARLIE, REASON
On “The Alex Marlow Show,” Blake Neff talked about Charlie Kirk.
Neff said, “He just ran at it. And I think that just speaks to who he was. He loved to build up his people.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, broadcasts
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COLLEGE, MOB, ASSAULT, STUDENTS
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Three juvenile girls have been slapped with criminal charges for the harrowing, caught-on-camera mob assault near the York College of Pennsylvania, officials announced Friday.
The charges against those suspects
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BILLS, ANTHEM, CANADIAN, NATIONAL
The wait for regular-season football at the Buffalo Bills' new home ended Thursday night, when Highmark Stadium hosted its first regular-season game.
Right on cue, Buffalo's star quarterback Josh Allen orchestrated a picture-perfect first half as the home
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BLACKOUT, CUBA, ISLAND, PLUNGES
Cuba experienced a total power failure on Friday, according to the U.S. Embassy in Havana.
The embassy said the failure was due to the "collapse of Cuba’s electrical grid.
According to Cuban regime media, the reason for the collapse is under investigation
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SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA, ABUSE, DOUBLE
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Several schools in Northern California were placed on a brief lockdown after a black bear was seen wandering across campus.
The Madera County Sheriff’s office said Friday morning that multiple schools in the
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BUS, SCHOOL, STORMING, INSIDE
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Three Georgia adults face criminal charges after forcing their way onto a school bus to remove children they claimed had been locked inside by the driver for more than half an hour without air conditioning.
The
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VOICE, NARNIA, NETFLIX, STREEP
Director Greta Gerwig is taking heavy heat after revealing officially that she has cast left-wing Oscar-winner Meryl Streep to voice Aslan the Lion in her upcoming reboot of C.S. Lewis’ classic Chronicles of Narnia.
Author C.S. Lewis wrote his tales of Narnia
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BIN, LADEN, OSAMA, CLERIC
The Archbishop of Canterbury's office has withdrawn an interfaith award given to a Muslim cleric after past comments surfaced in which he praised Osama bin Laden.
Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi received the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation
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HOUTHI, SAUDI, WEEK, YEMENI
What to know after a week of Houthi attacks that threaten Saudi oil
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CAIRO — It's been a week since Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed down the Red Sea coast, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint
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UBER, 40M, DRIVER, LEFT
Uber has been ordered to pay $40m (£29m) to the family of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck on a California highway after the rideshare company's driver allegedly pulled over and ordered her out of the car.
Emily Normandin-Parker had booked an Uber
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BAY, AREA, CITY, YEAR
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A Bay Area city just got crowned America’s most vulnerable cyberattack target according to a new analysis.
Despite being considered the tech capital of the world, the Bay Area dominated a new list of America’s
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