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Charlie Kirk, fiery voice in conservative politics, killed at 31

Charlie Kirk, fiery voice in conservative politics, killed at 31

Charlie Kirk, 31, built one of the most influential organizations on the right, turning viral debate moments into fue...

Sep 11, 2025
Live updates: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed in Utah; manhunt for shooter ongoing

Live updates: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed in Utah; manhunt for shooter ongoing

Kirk was a key ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of Turning Point USA, which advocates for conservative ...

Sep 11, 2025
Monthly mortgage payments are the highest they’ve been in decades, Census says

Monthly mortgage payments are the highest they’ve been in decades, Census says

The median increases in mortgage and rent payments in 2024 outpaced inflation, according to new Census Bureau data on...

Sep 11, 2025
Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting

Video shows person running on roof immediately after Kirk shooting

A video enhanced by The Washington Post shows a person running across a roof overlooking the courtyard where Charlie ...

Sep 11, 2025
5 takeaways from JD Vance’s interview on deportations, drugs and Ukraine

5 takeaways from JD Vance’s interview on deportations, drugs and Ukraine

The vice president wants more deportations and to replicate the D.C. federal law enforcement crackdown in other citie...

Sep 10, 2025
What to know about ICE’s immigration operation in Chicago

What to know about ICE’s immigration operation in Chicago

“Operation Midway Blitz” comes as President Donald Trump has amped up his rhetoric about the city and said he may dep...

Sep 10, 2025
‘Prolific alien invaders’ threaten waters in the West

‘Prolific alien invaders’ threaten waters in the West

Zebra mussels are now in the upper Colorado River system, and the minuscule mollusks can wreak massive damage.

Sep 10, 2025
Kentucky nurse rescues raccoon reeking of booze, revives it with CPR

Kentucky nurse rescues raccoon reeking of booze, revives it with CPR

“Not on my watch,” said nurse Misty Combs, upon seeing a raccoon in distress inside a dumpster filled with fermented ...

Sep 10, 2025
Suspected wedding crashers arrested in $60,000 heist at newlyweds’ party

Suspected wedding crashers arrested in $60,000 heist at newlyweds’ party

Police said they arrested two men on suspicion of committing grand theft at a wedding reception at the Renaissance Ba...

Sep 10, 2025
Inflation quashed household income gains in 2024, census finds

Inflation quashed household income gains in 2024, census finds

The U.S. Census Bureau found that the richest Americans’ income rose last year, and women and Black people lost ground.

Sep 10, 2025
Man accused of printing 236-page screed on killing a federal judge

Man accused of printing 236-page screed on killing a federal judge

John Phillip Ivers, 72, has a history of making threats against federal officials.

Sep 10, 2025
Texas A&M removed two faculty members over viral video on gender teachings

Texas A&M removed two faculty members over viral video on gender teachings

A viral video of a student accusing an instructor of illegally teaching “gender ideology” at Texas A&M University has...

Sep 10, 2025
Student test scores are sliding, reaching new lows 

Student test scores are sliding, reaching new lows 

Scores for 12th graders in math and reading continued their years-long slide, reaching new lows on national tests, ne...

Sep 09, 2025
It’s not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities.

It’s not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities.

In Mississippi, GOP lawmakers expanded the reach of the Capitol Police in Jackson and created a separate judicial sys...

Sep 08, 2025
New York AG will fight Texas over abortion pills in ‘shield’ law challenge

New York AG will fight Texas over abortion pills in ‘shield’ law challenge

New York’s Letitia James (D) will defend a state law designed to protect doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pill...

Sep 08, 2025