Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th 2026
Updated 17:12 ET
54 articles
TRUMP, ZACHARIA, PRESS, WHITE
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday waiving parts of a recently enacted package of sanctions
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SCHOOL, OREGON, SHOOTER, ELEMENTARY
UPDATE: The New York Post is sharing what is believed to be a photo of the shooter.
First photos of Oregon school shooter John Griffin revealed https://t.co/CA4qBPMhay https://t.co/5NHFSHR2aG — New York Post (@nypost) October 16, 2026
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NEW, YORK, BLAKEMAN, HOCHUL
Meet Catherine Ericson, an official New York leaf peeper in Lake Placid
Meet Catherine Ericson, an official New York leaf peeper in Lake Placid Audio will be available later today.
For the past 10 years, Catherine Ericson has spent her autumns tracking the
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CODE, PROMO, BET, FOXNEWS
One Championship Series in the MLB has come to an end with the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers. Today, we get the 4th game between the Rays and Guardians, and we are guaranteed at least five games in this series. Underdog is offering new users a promo code, FOXNEWS,
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DODGERS, SERIES, WORLD, BREWERS
Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series
Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach first World Series
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POPE, LEO, LUNG, CANCER
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced.
The 71-year-old
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MUSK, ELON, FLYING, TESLA
Elon Musk couldn’t hide his delight after unveiling his new Tesla supercar “The Roadster” that could fly and hit 60 mph in under a second.
The SpaceX founder, 55, told guests at an event held at a SpaceX site in McGregor, Texas, on Thursday that the next-generation
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COLLEGE, FOOTBALL, PLAYOFF, OHIO
For the first time since December 2024, Indiana has lost a football game.
No. 4 Ohio State snapped Indiana's 22-game winning streak, beating No. 5 Indiana 19-15 despite losing star quarterback Julian Sayin to an injury on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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EL, SAYED, MICHIGAN, SENATE
On NBC's "Meet the Press" last Sunday, host Kristen Welker, asked Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed if he would "set the record straight" on his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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"No," El-Sayed quickly replied, before
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WILDFIRE, HOMES, FIRE, MOVING
Evacuation orders in California are in effect due to a rapidly growing wildfire that has already burned six homes in the southern Los Angeles area.
The Norte Fire erupted on Friday in Orange County and quickly grew to 465 acres by the evening. One firefighter
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BORDER, TRUMP, BIDEN, HISTORY
On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced that its preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 data show that there has been an astounding 95 percent drop in border apprehensions and the lowest
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NEWS, FOX, DIGITAL, BROADCAST
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FENTANYL, KILL, ILLEGAL, SPEEDING
Authorities in Nevada arrested an illegal alien they said was caught with enough fentanyl in his vehicle to kill millions of people.
The suspect was identified as 26-year-old Francisco Joel Garcia Farias, who was stopped for speeding on Tuesday, Fox News reported
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DEBATE, SENATE, CARDS, HIGH
Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola faced ridicule Thursday night after her use of notecards during a debate with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan drew mocking responses from GOP critics — including a pointed jab from her incumbent opponent.
Sullivan
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ILHAN, OMAR, WEEK, CHAOS
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The older sister of embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is currently on a book tour promoting a memoir about her life as a Somali immigrant, skipped a scheduled event amid the fallout from the raid on the congresswoman's home.
As Omar
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GIRLS, COUNTRY, WA, RACE
With every word, these leaders shed another shred of dignity. The latest to shrink was Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.
Appearing on the Seattle-based radio show "Jake and Spike," the head of Washington's public school system
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IRAN, CENTCOM, HORMUZ, TROOPS
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper revealed Friday that America’s naval blockade and economic pressure campaign have inflicted “devastating costs” on Iran, denying the regime at least $25 billion in oil exports and leaving its Islamic
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FLAGS, SIX, SHUT, DEATH
Six Flags Over Georgia shut down its “Goliath” roller coaster for maintenance due to a wasp’s nest just hours before a teacher fatally fell out of the ride, a parkgoer told The Post.
Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed and four children were injured when he was
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OBAMA, FOUNDATION, FILE, RANK
FIRST ON FOX: The beleaguered Obama Foundation has an income inequality problem: While half of its employees earn six-figure salaries, led by CEO Valerie Jarrett at $771,000, dozens at the other end of the scale are fighting for union representation.
The
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DATA, TEXAS, CENTERS, PAXTON
Lately, AI data centers are public enemy No. 1. The concerns are legion: how much water and electricity they consume, the noise they generate, the sprawling buildings they bring to communities, and the technology they’re powering that may or may not take all
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BLAIR, SELMA, HARM, REP
Selma Blair is speaking out for the first time since her arrest.
On Friday, Blair's representative issued a lengthy statement to People, saying the actress "did not intend to harm anyone."
"Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma
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BUSINESS, BREITBART, INFLATION, DIGEST
The Weekly Wrap: Wall Street’s Adventures in Wishful Listening
Welcome back to Friday! This is another edition of the Breitbart Business Digest weekly wrap.
It was inflation week in America. The consumer price index jumped 0.6 percent because greedy drivers
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MARLOW, REPUBLICAN, HOUSE, DRUNK
On “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Jaime West.
Marlow said, “The middle-aged white women on a run similar to Somali’s, it’s just some really bad runs.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief
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FLANAGAN, MINNESOTA, TAFOYA, DEBATE
It's been nice to see Republicans generally acquitting themselves well in their debates for the midterms and stomping all over the Democrats.
We've seen Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) crush Maine Senate Democrat nominee Troy Jackson over the course of four debates.
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