Coverage tracker

The most covered news stories, 2 November to 8 November 2026

FTMQ News reads 68,163 headlines from 5,239 outlets a week. These are the stories the most of them covered, and the outlet that had each one first.

1. 1

   Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for ten years

   102 outlets · first: The Herald Journal, Tue 23:45 UTC · Top Stories

2. 2

   Trump appoints Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff

   40 outlets · first: The Guardian, Fri 08:00 UTC · Top Stories

3. 3

   Donald Trump offers White House press secretary role to Dana White

   40 outlets · first: The Hill, Sat 18:55 UTC · Top Stories

4. 4

   Claire Liu Defeats Alex Eala in Hong Kong Open Final

   36 outlets · first: Inquirer.net, Sat 10:41 UTC · Top Stories

5. 5

   Foreign citizens identified among 69 killed in Spain train crash

   33 outlets · first: San Luis Obispo Tribune, Sun 00:26 UTC · Top Stories

6. 6

   Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football

   32 outlets · first: Sky News, Thu 10:30 UTC · Top Stories

7. 7

   Gunman kills five people in Krakow shooting

   32 outlets · first: UPI, Fri 05:22 UTC · Top Stories

8. 8

   US Marine dies during training exercise at base in Japan

   31 outlets · first: Central Oregon Daily, Wed 10:13 UTC · Top Stories

9. 9

   Meghan Markle's father arrested in Florida on child abuse material charges

   30 outlets · first: Daily Mail, Thu 13:12 UTC · Top Stories

10. 10

    Belgian king rejects resignation of Prime Minister Bart De Wever

    27 outlets · first: Breakingthenews.net, Fri 11:19 UTC · Top Stories

11. 11

    Gadi Eisenkot tasked with forming new Israeli government

    24 outlets · first: Haaretz, Sat 19:28 UTC · Top Stories

12. 12

    Democrats flip key Senate seat in North Carolina during midterm elections

    23 outlets · first: rte.ie, Tue 03:01 UTC · Top Stories

13. 13

    Federal judge blocks construction of proposed Trump triumphal arch

    23 outlets · first: CNN, Thu 10:00 UTC · Top Stories

14. 14

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots

    22 outlets · first: The Washington Post, Sun 14:25 UTC · Top Stories

15. 15

    Ken Paxton and James Talarico make final pitch in Texas Senate race

    22 outlets · first: The New York Times, Mon 10:02 UTC · Top Stories

16. 16

    Democrat Troy Jackson unseats Republican Susan Collins in Maine Senate race

    22 outlets · first: Fox Business, Mon 19:50 UTC · Top Stories

17. 17

    Ukraine and Russia report cyberattacks on emergency alert apps

    21 outlets · first: South China Morning Post, Sun 18:25 UTC · Top Stories

18. 18

    Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate seat in major upset

    21 outlets · first: Fox Business, Mon 22:35 UTC · Top Stories

19. 19

    Nithya Raman elected Los Angeles mayor after defeating incumbent Karen Bass

    21 outlets · first: New York Post, Thu 00:46 UTC · Top Stories

20. 20

    Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang debut at Zoo Atlanta

    21 outlets · first: New York Post, Fri 15:27 UTC · Top Stories

21. 21

    California Governor Gavin Newsom commutes death sentences of over 500 inmates

    20 outlets · first: The New York Times, Thu 19:21 UTC · Top Stories

22. 22

    Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens endorses Republican candidate for Senate

    19 outlets · first: The Washington Post, Sun 14:33 UTC · Top Stories

23. 23

    Judge dismisses charges against former FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

    19 outlets · first: moxie.foxnews.com, Mon 14:58 UTC · Top Stories

24. 24

    Nithya Raman overtakes Karen Bass in tight Los Angeles mayoral election

    19 outlets · first: Variety, Wed 04:50 UTC · Top Stories

25. 25

    Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes central Japan leaving over 20 injured

    19 outlets · first: NHKニュース, Sat 15:43 UTC · Top Stories