Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
59 articles
TRUMP, PUTIN, SUMMIT, UKRAINE
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not shy about showing apparent disdain for members of the press who clamored to ask him questions at the high-stakes summit in Alaska.
For President Donald Trump, such media scrutiny was nothing out of the ordinary, but
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AIR, STRIKE, CANADA, GROUNDED
Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike
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TORONTO — Air Canada suspended operations as more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline
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HURRICANE, CATEGORY, ERIN, STORM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.
The storm is currently 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 130
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MAMDANI, NYC, HOCHUL, ZOHRAN
Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s plan for taxpayer-funded supermarkets, telling a Hamptons crowd, "I favor free enterprise," according to the New York Post.
Hochul delivered the line Saturday at a business
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AI, NEWSLETTER, TRUMP, ADMIN
Geoffrey Hinton, often called the “Godfather of AI,” is calling on researchers to design AI systems with built-in nurturing instincts, arguing this is necessary to keep humanity safe as machines surpass human-level intelligence. The AI expert believes machines
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VISAS, GAZA, STATE, DEPARTMENT
The U.S. Department of State announced Saturday morning that it was stopping a visa program that allowed residents of Gaza to enter the United States for "medical-humanitarian" reasons. This comes after videos of large groups of Gazans—often decked out in "Palestinian"
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TRUMP, CRIME, HUNDREDS, CRACKDOWN
Democrats across the country have been pushing back on President Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown, citing statistics purportedly showing that crime in the nation’s capital is down or even at historic lows, but an expert who spoke to Fox News Digital is pushing
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GUARD, WEST, NATIONAL, VIRGINIA
The Trump administration's efforts to bring crime and unrest in the nation's capital city just got a boost. The great state of West Virginia has announced that it will send 300 to 400 West Virginia National Guard troops to help make Washington, D.C., safe and
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CHATBOT, REAL, SENIOR, MEET
A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior died while trying to meet a flirtatious AI chatbot that he believed was a real woman living in the Big Apple — despite pleas from his wife and children to stay home.
Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck
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COUNCILMAN, DEM, NYC, LOWER
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D), who is supporting Republican Curtis Sliwa’s candidacy for mayor of New York City, stated that “it’s tanked, quality of life, there’s mayhem on the streets
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TRISTAN, GENERAL, 79, ROGERS
Tristan Rogers, who became a fixture of daytime television by playing a mysterious spy-turned-police commissioner on the soap opera “General Hospital,” died on Friday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 79.
Meryl Soodak, his manager, confirmed his death
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SHOW, MAHER, AFRAID, DEMOCRATS
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he would like to have Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on his show, but he “can’t subpoena
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KATIE, MILLER, PODCAST, NEW
Both conservative men and women are biting their tongue in the realm of sports journalism, former ESPN commentator Sage Steele said during an appearance on the newly announced “Katie Miller Podcast,” Breitbart News exclusively learned.
Miller, who has worked
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BOYFRIEND, BABYSITTER, MOLEST, TODDLERS
A Southern California babysitter was sentenced to life in prison this week for using her service — which catered to special needs children — to provide defenseless girls as young as three so her boyfriend could sexually abuse them.
Brittney Mae Lyon, 31, served
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RABIES, WYOMING, EXPOSED, HUNDREDS
Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park over the past few months.
As of Friday, none of the bats found
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SWIMMING, LIFEGUARD, TRAGIC, RISK
Following a dramatic rescue earlier this week in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, local officials are announcing they will be strictly enforcing after-hours beach time.
Six individuals were caught in a rip current at Webster Avenue Beach about 100 yards offshore,
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MORTGAGE, ADAM, SCHIFF, YEARS
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, is enjoying a rock bottom 3 percent mortgage rate on both his Maryland and California homes since refinancing in 2020, newly released documents examined by the New York Post reveal.
That,
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BROWNS, SHEDEUR, SANDERS, PRESEASON
The Cleveland Browns' rookie quarterback competition ramped up Saturday.
After the team took Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the NFL Draft in April, coaches have gotten to see what each looks like in game action.
Gabriel
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MURDER, ARRESTED, 16, YEAR
Nine South Carolina teens were arrested in the June shooting death of a 16-year-old who authorities say was involved in an argument "over a girl" with his alleged shooter, according to local reports. The victim's 17-year-old girlfriend is among the suspects.
Florence
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ELECTION, RIGGING, SCHEME, VOTERS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change California's rules for drawing lines for House seats. Texas Republicans, he says, want to rig elections to help President Donald Trump in the 2026 election, so California Democrats have to rig back.
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