Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Wednesday while appearing at an event at Utah Valley University. President Trump, who grew to be friends with Kirk, announced his death in a post on Truth Social at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,"...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah college campus, President Trump announced on social media. Kirk, 31 and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was struck by a gunshot in the neck, according to video footage from the event. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump posted....
Harvard said Wednesday it has received notices that many of the canceled federal grants will be restored, although the money has not come back yet. “Harvard has begun to receive notices of reinstatements on many of the previously terminated federal awards from a range of federal agencies. Harvard is monitoring funding receipts closely. So...
A federal judge said Tuesday he will not immediately consider California’s request to bar the use of National Guard soldiers as deployed by the Trump administration in Los Angeles. Last week, Senior District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco ruled that President Trump’s deployment of troops was unlawful and said the White House was “ordering...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report Wednesday detailing its probe of a Delta Air Lines flight that experienced "severe" turbulence in late July, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital. The safety board said Delta Flight 56, en route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered the significant turbulence...
The man accused of slinging a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington, D.C., which turned him into a symbol of opposition to President Trump’s crackdown on local crime, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, entered the plea in federal court Wednesday afternoon. He stood before U.S. District Judge...
A divided federal appeals court panel reinstated the director of the U.S. Copyright Office Wednesday, as she fights President Trump’s attempt to fire her. Shira Perlmutter lost in a lower court but is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Wednesday’s 2-1 decision rules Perlmutter’s firing was likely unlawful and blocks...
Three former high-ranking FBI agents are suing Director Kash Patel in a suit seeking reinstatements to their posts, saying they were fired as part of a retribution campaign directed by highest levels of the Trump administration. Brian Driscoll, who served as acting director before Patel was confirmed, rebuffed early requests to turn over a list of all...
Poland invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty after Russian drones illegally entered Polish airspace, prompting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to denounce Russia's "reckless" and "dangerous" behavior and call for increased defense spending.
A jury has been selected in the trial of a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump as he golfed in south Florida last year. On Wednesday, the third day of jury selection, 12 jurors and four alternates were picked to hear the criminal case against North Carolina native Ryan Routh, according to The...
Provisions in the House and Senate annual defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of “forever chemicals.” In the House, one such provision is generating pushback even from Republicans. “Forever chemicals” are the nickname for a family of man-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals, which have been linked...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a safety alert on Tuesday warning of the risk of uncontrollable fires associated with lithium batteries. Spare lithium batteries are generally prohibited in checked luggage, but even in carry-on baggage, they can malfunction and pose a risk to passengers and crew members. Lithium batteries are also often found in...
