<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Head Topics United States RSS Feed</title><atom:link href="https://us.headtopics.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://us.headtopics.com</link><description>Head Topics, publish breaking news of all around the world. Local headlines and stories are HeadTopics.com immediately.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:16:30 -0600</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The Beekeeper 2 Trailer Shows Jason Statham Using Bees, Machine Guns & More To Kill]]></title><link>https://headtopics.com/news/the-beekeeper-2-trailer-shows-jason-statham-using-bees-82284679</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:16:00 -0600</pubDate><dc:creator>HeadTopics.com</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">https://headtopics.com/news/the-beekeeper-2-trailer-shows-jason-statham-using-bees-82284679</guid><description><![CDATA[The Beekeeper 2 footage teases a larger conspiracy and a mission that may be bigger than it first appears at CinemaCon.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The Beekeeper 2 Trailer Shows Jason Statham Using Bees, Machine Guns &amp; More To Kill&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Beekeeper 2 footage teases a larger conspiracy and a mission that may be bigger than it first appears at CinemaCon.&lt;/p&gt;]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://i.headtopics.com/images/2026/4/16/comingsoonnet/the-beekeeper-2-trailer-shows-jason-statham-using--the-beekeeper-2-trailer-shows-jason-statham-using--2F71E261A97DA16A6AFCD18E24A2F516.webp" type="image/jpeg" expression="full" width="1280" height="672"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Beekeeper 2 Trailer Shows Jason Statham Using Bees, Machine Guns & More To Kill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[comingsoonnet]]></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY: Season 4]]></title><link>https://headtopics.com/news/inspector-george-gently-season-4-82284737</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:16:00 -0600</pubDate><dc:creator>HeadTopics.com</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">https://headtopics.com/news/inspector-george-gently-season-4-82284737</guid><description><![CDATA[Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Thursdays, April 16 and 23, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sunday, April 19 and 26 at Noon on KPBS TV. Gently and Bacchus are thrown into the new world of pop and media celebrity when the body of a missing schoolgirl is discovered in a shallow grave in Pinnock Woods.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY: Season 4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Thursdays, April 16 and 23, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sunday, April 19 and 26 at Noon on KPBS TV. 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-0600</pubDate><dc:creator>HeadTopics.com</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">https://headtopics.com/news/police-investigating-another-burglary-at-home-in-san-82284670</guid><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating another burglary at a home in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday night.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Police investigating another burglary at home in San Fernando Valley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Police are investigating another burglary at a home in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday night.&lt;/p&gt;]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://i.headtopics.com/images/2026/4/16/nbcla/police-investigating-another-burglary-at-home-in-s-police-investigating-another-burglary-at-home-in-s-67AC4DBC5DCC5C85801879C656128B77.webp" type="image/jpeg" expression="full" width="1280" height="720"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police investigating another burglary at home in San Fernando Valley]]></media:description><media:credit 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