Category Archives: World/National
After Charlie Kirk's death, workers learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for the...
Sep 14, 2025
Political leaders confront security concerns - and fear - after Kirk's assassination
By STEVE PEOPLES and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Even before the killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was struggling with the emotional toll of politic...
Sep 14, 2025
Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
By ERIC TUCKER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that "the subject" in the killing was...
Sep 13, 2025
FAA seeks $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, 2024 midair panel blowout
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business WriterThe Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a ...
Sep 13, 2025
They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the trauma
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, LINDSEY WASSON and RIO YAMAT Associated PressOREM, Utah (AP) - One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk's assassination,&nb...
Sep 13, 2025
Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JESSE BEDAYN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated PressOREM, Utah (AP) - The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conse...
Sep 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk's killer blended in on Utah university campus, and a high-powered rifle is recovered
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood aft...
Sep 11, 2025
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot in act of 'political assassination' at Utah college
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) - Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wedne...
Sep 10, 2025
Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was ‘recklessness,’ but she defends his abilities
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was "recklessness" for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to co...
Sep 10, 2025
Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was 'recklessness,' but she defends his abilities
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was "recklessness" for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue se...
Sep 10, 2025