Charlie Kirk — US conservative activist shot fatally at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025; his family attended the preliminary hearing against murder suspect Tyler Robinson.
… But all of that changed after he made a series of online posts critical of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk hours after he was fatally shot on 10 September, while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University. …
A 23-year-old Utah man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk – as a judge ruled prosecutors can seek the death penalty at trial. …
… In September 2025, he openly threatened to take action against media companies that did not push back against comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he made remarks about the murder of conservative activist and Trump ally, Charlie Kirk. …
… He wrote in his recently published book that Usha had initially been reluctant to have another child but that her mind changed after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed last year. …
The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face on Monday with his alleged killer as prosecutors laid out their evidence for the murder case against Tyler Robinson, 23, in a preliminary hearing. …
… Lahn also had the backing of Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by the late Charlie Kirk, and grassroots conservatives in the state who viewed Feenstra as too much a part of the Washington establishment. …
In September 2025, a professional basketball writer lost his job after posting critical comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk hours after Kirk was fatally shot on a university campus in Utah. The writer described Kirk as an "evil man" and criticized his supporters; his posts went viral, leading to his firing, doxxing, and threatening messages, prompting him to flee the state with his family.
In September 2025, a professional basketball writer lost his job after posting critical comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk hours after Kirk was fatally shot on a university campus in Utah. The writer described Kirk as an "evil man" and criticized his supporters; his posts went viral, leading to his firing, doxxing, and threatening messages, prompting him to flee the state with his family.
TV host Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on television due to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission under Donald Trump's presidency. Kimmel said the FCC threatened him and his show over editorial decisions and guest bookings, and the interview will be posted on YouTube instead; a White House spokesman denied the FCC head threatened Kimmel regarding the interview.
Tyler Robinson, 23, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. A judge ruled that prosecutors can seek the death penalty, citing aggravating factors including firing into a crowd in the presence of children.
Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's media regulator to stop an early licence renewal process, alleging the FCC is being pressured to target the network's editorial content. The FCC says its renewal requests focus on "public interest" and notes it has been examining claims that Disney engaged in illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination for over a year.
US Vice President JD Vance announced the birth of his fourth child, a boy named Alec Neel Vance, on Sunday morning. According to the Associated Press, this is the first time a baby has been born to a sitting vice-president while in office for more than 150 years.
The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk attended a preliminary hearing on Monday as prosecutors presented evidence against Tyler Robinson, 23, charged with Kirk's fatal shooting on 10 September 2025 at Utah Valley University. Robinson faces charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstructing justice, and witness tampering, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to six federal counts, including murder and stalking, for the targeted killing of Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at their Minnesota home last June, as well as the shooting of state lawmaker John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, who survived. Under the plea deal, Boelter, 58, avoids a potential death penalty and is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison; prosecutors are seeking two life sentences plus 40 years.
Randy Feenstra, a three-term Iowa congressman and Trump supporter, lost his bid for the Republican nomination for governor despite receiving a last-minute presidential endorsement. The winner, farmer Zach Lahn, campaigned on a Trumpian platform emphasizing "Iowa first" and limiting foreign land ownership, and had backing from conservative groups and grassroots supporters who viewed Feenstra as too establishment.
The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered an early review of Disney's television broadcast licences following President Donald Trump's call for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about Melania Trump. The FCC said it had been investigating Disney's ABC stations for possible violations and directed the company to file licence-renewal applications for all its licensed TV stations within 30 days; the stations' licences were not previously scheduled for renewal until 2028.
Melania Trump called late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's pre-dinner joke describing her as an "expectant widow" hateful and violent, urging ABC to take action against his remarks. The joke aired days before a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which President Trump characterized as a "call to violence" warranting Kimmel's immediate dismissal.
A gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, with the suspect exchanging fire with security officials on a floor above where Trump was present. The incident has renewed scrutiny over Secret Service security protocols and screening procedures at high-profile events.