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Updated Sept. 12, 2025, 8:45 A.M.

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was tragically shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.

The incident occurred while Kirk was addressing attendees as part of the “American Comeback Tour.”

A single gunshot struck him in the neck, leading to his death, as confirmed by former President Donald Trump on social media.

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The shooting caused chaos on campus, with students and attendees fleeing the scene.

Kirk, 31, was a prominent figure in conservative circles, known for his outspoken views and dedication to engaging young Americans in political discourse.

 

From politics to weather, keep scrolling for some of the major news stories we have witnessed in 2025.

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1. Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at Utah Event

2. National Guard troops to remain in Washington, D.C., until Nov. 30, sources say

3. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wraps heated Senate testimony

4. 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released by House panel

5. Trump revokes Harris’ Secret Service detail

6. Details on CDC Director Susan Monarez’s refusal to step down

7. Minneapolis shooter targeted children in pews during school mass, officials say

8. What is cashless bail and why is Trump eliminating it?

9. Navy loses another fighter jet during training exercise

10. Trump calls for resignation of Federal Reserve governor

11. Six Republican-led states now sending National Guard troops to D.C.

12. D.C. sues Trump administration over federal takeover of district’s police

13. Trump demands homeless leave Washington, D.C., advocate responds

14. Ozempic Reportedly Faces $2B Lawsuit; 1,800+ Consumers Sue over Side Effects

15. Fact-checking Trump’s D.C. crime claims ahead of news conference

16. OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 to the public

17. 5 soldiers shot in Fort Stewart military base incident, officials say

18. Student loan interest resumes for millions enrolled in SAVE repayment plan

19. Trump says he’s ordered the firing of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

20. Trump raising tariffs on Canadian imports to 35%

21. Magnitude updated to 8.7 for earthquake off Russian coast

22. Trump says he stopped talking to Epstein after he “stole people that work for me”

23. New details on NYC shooting rampage suspect

24. NYPD officer among 4 dead after deadly NYC shooting rampage, officials confirm

25. Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for murders of Idaho students

26. Ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor case sentenced to 33 months in prison

27. White House shuts down LGBTQ+ youth suicide and crisis hotline

28. TSA dropping shoe-removal requirement at U.S. airports

29. Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counselors were killed in Texas flash floods

30. Sean “Diddy” Combs denied bail, will remain detained before October sentencing

31. Trump announces U.S. trade deal with Vietnam

32. Split verdict in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial

33. Everything we know about the Senate “vote-a-rama” on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”

34. Trump says he’s not planning to extend July 9 global tariff deadline

35. Iran says it launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in the Middle East

36. Oklahoma City Thunder Win 2025 NBA Championship

37. U.S. bombs 3 Iranian nuclear targets, Trump announces

38. Social Security on track to run out of money for full payouts by 2034, report finds

39. Trump orders ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities

40. Trump administration revokes legal status from over 500,000 migrants

41. RFK Jr. removes all 17 members of CDC vaccine panel

42. Immigration raids spark outrage in Los Angeles

43. Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought back to U.S. to face criminal charges

44. Trump Reinstates Travel Ban Targeting Over a Dozen Nations

45. Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal to meet AI demands

46. Boulder mall attack suspect faces federal hate crimes charge

47. Elon Musk bids farewell to DOGE

48. Trump to pardon Chrisleys, reality TV stars convicted of fraud, tax evasion

49. Trump seeks to end all federal contracts with Harvard

50. Trump bans Harvard from enrolling international students, Noem calls it a warning to other schools

51. Budget bill includes $1,000 for newborns that would be deposited in “Trump Accounts”

52. Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood

53. “Tush Push” survives potential NFL ban

54. FDA makes controversial changes to COVID-19 vaccine framework

55. Joe Biden Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer

56. President Trump announces new drug pricing plan

57. Trump makes trade deal with China

58. Cardinal Robert Prevost of U.S. announced as new pope, takes name Leo XIV

59. Don’t have a Real ID? Here’s what you need to prepare for before flying

60. Millions of Americans brace for federal student loan collections to resume

61. DHS to pay immigrants in US illegally $1K to self deport

62. Skype is shutting down after launching in 2003

63. Trump’s First 100 Days: A Climate and Governance Crisis

64. Elon Musk to step back from work in Trump administration

65. Trump considers ‘baby bonus’ to boost birth rate

66. Pope Francis dies at age 88

67. Active Shooter Reported on FSU Campus in Tallahassee; Suspect in Custody, Multiple People Hospitalized

68. Active Shooter Reported on FSU Campus in Tallahassee; Suspect in Custody, Multiple People Hospitalized

69. Blue Origin’s first all-female flight launches with Gayle King

70. Six Killed in Hudson River Helicopter Crash Near Jersey City

71. Trump Raises China Tariffs to 125%, Announces 90-Day Pause for Other Nations

72. “Hands off!” rallies across U.S. protest Trump administration policies

73. Stock market losses intensify after China matches Trump tariffs

74. Watch: Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate floor speech with 24-hour Trump protest

75. White House confirms recent firings of 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies

76. Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president

77. More than 1,000 dead in severe earthquake

78. FBI creates task force to investigate Tesla threats

79. DOJ defends deportations to El Salvador, Elon Musk meets with Pentagon officials

80. Could DoorDash’s Klarna payment plan move signal recession fears?

81. Boston Celtics Sold for North American Sports Record $6.1B

82. Johns Hopkins University says it’s laying off 2,200 due to USAID funding cuts

83. Senate passes short-term funding bill, averting a government shutdown

84. USDA cuts funding for school, food bank programs

85. Social Security Administration plans to take back overpayments to Americans

86. Trump administration to roll back Biden-era environmental protections

87. Department of Education slashing nearly 50% of workforce

88. Inflation rises by 2.8% in February

89. 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to U.S. take effect

90. 5 years since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic

91. Southwest Airlines To Start Charging For Checked Bags

92. DC removes Black Lives Matter plaza

93. X Down, Elon Musk says its a massive cyberattack

94. South Carolina man executed via firing squad, first in 15 years

95. Experts warn of lasting immune effects as measles outbreak spreads

96. Trump expected to issue executive order to eliminate Education Department

97. Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada take effect

98. Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the US

99. Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Oval Office

100. Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people

101. 3 injured in flight from Maryland after plane crashes in Vermont

102. Egg prices will rise more than 40% this year: USDA

103. DoorDash to pay $16.75 million to settle claims that it unfairly used customer tips to subsidize delivery worker wages

104. MSNBC cancels Joy Reid’s show

105. The Associated Press sues Trump White House officials

106. Federal employees suing Elon Musk over tasks email

107. Dan Bongino named FBI deputy director

108. Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance of 2025

109. Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, Vatican says

110. Trump declares Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

111. Delta offers $30,000 to passengers who survived Toronto plane crash

112. Two people dead after mid-air plane crash at southern Arizona airport

113. Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

114. Delta plane crash landed and flipped at Toronto airport caught on camera

115. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) is makes a push to gain access to an IRS system

116. 15,000 IRS workers facing potential layoffs in the middle of tax season

117. Two killed in small plane crash in Atlanta

118. Army bans transgender people from enlisting, halts gender transition procedures

119. Tony Buzbee drops civil lawsuit alleging rape against Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

120. Andrew Lester enters guilty plea to lesser charge in shooting of Ralph Yarl

121. TikTok Is Back on U.S. App Stores—For Now

122. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary in 52-48 vote

123. Navy investigating fighter jet crash off San Diego

124. Private Jet Collides At Arizona Airport

125. ‘Gulf Of America’ Arrives on Google Maps

126. The Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl

127. Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Treasury data after lawsuit against Trump administration

128. Trump appoints controversial NOAA head

129. Judge temporarily blocks 2,200 USAID workers from being put on leave

130. Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s security clearance

131. Shoppers report paying fees to receive their international packages

132. Small plane crashes in Alaska, all 10 dead

133. President Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes in sports

134. Rep. Al Green is filing new impeachment articles against Trump

135. USPS now says it will accept international mail from China and Hong Kong

136. President Trump considering dismantling Department of Education

137. Trump imposes Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China; Canada retaliates

138. Plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood

139. American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington, D.C.

140. White House rescinds federal aid freeze

141. Federal judge blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants

142. White House orders freeze on all federal financial assistance

143. Target Scales Back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts

144. Judge blocks Donald Trump’s plan to end US birthright citizenship

145. Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave

146. Trump pardons Capitol rioter and signs a series of executive actions

147. Biden pardons family members minutes before Trump sworn in

148. Donald Trump Is Sworn in as 47th U.S. President

149. Biden issues preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and Jan. 6 committee members

150. TikTok begins restoring after Trump comments less than 24 hours after going dark in U.S.

151. TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect

152. Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

153. President Joe Biden’s farewell address to the nation warns of an oligarchy

154. Israel & Hamas agree to ceasefire deal

155. Texas man charged with stalking Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark

156. Supreme Court hears arguments on TikTok ban

157. Judge Juan Merchan has sentenced Donald Trump to unconditional discharge in hush money cas

158. Former President Jimmy Carter honored in Washington, D.C.

159. Fast-moving Pacific Palisades fire grows to more than 2,900 acres

160. Trump says he plans to change Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America”

161. First bird flu-related human death reported in Louisiana

162. Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation

163. Apple to pay $95M to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

164. Georgia judges takes his own life in courtroom

165. 10 hurt in shooting in Queens, NY

166. 10 dead, dozens injured in New Orleans truck ‘terrorist attack’