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Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk's killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest

OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...

Sep 11, 2025

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme

NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bar...

Sep 11, 2025

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killer but provide little about motive

OREM, Utah (AP) - An official in Utah said Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk's shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle...

Sep 11, 2025

Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Belarus has freed 52 prisoners, including six Lithuanians, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on X. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Belarus' authorita...

Sep 11, 2025

UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the U.K's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statemen...

Sep 11, 2025

Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump's emergency order is set to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) - Some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nation's capital at least through the end of November at the request of the Trump administration. ...

Sep 10, 2025

Gas tanker explosion in Mexico City leaves flames billowing and dozens injured with serious burns

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A gas tanker truck exploded along a Mexico City highway on Wednesday, sending flames and smoke billowing over the south of the capital and injuring at least 57 people, some with the...

Sep 10, 2025

The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is killed in Utah, 'person of interest' in custody

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said. President Donald Trump said Kir...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 10, 2025

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot in act of 'political assassination' at Utah college

OREM, Utah (AP) - Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that the state's governor called a "po...

Sep 10, 2025

Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult...

Sep 10, 2025