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What we've learned about the suspect in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
September 16, 2025 - 3:25 PM

Authorities released new information Tuesday indicating that the 22-year-old Utah man accused in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk did a fair amount of planning before the attack on a college campus.
North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99
September 16, 2025 - 3:19 PM

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Marilyn Hagerty, a North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden restaurant became a social media sensation, died Tuesday. She was 99.
The Latest: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at congressional hearing
September 16, 2025 - 3:18 PM

FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with skeptical Democrats at a contentious Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency and pursued retribution against perceived adversaries of President

A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there's no sign of foul play
September 16, 2025 - 3:10 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state's history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime.
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
September 16, 2025 - 3:09 PM

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation’s leading conservative voices “and I’m going to take it.”
From Utah to New York, key developments in cases of US political violence
September 16, 2025 - 3:06 PM

From Utah to New York, political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times over the past several months, culminating with the open-air killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while talking to college students.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
September 16, 2025 - 3:04 PM

Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
Brothers plead guilty in North Carolina deputy's shooting death
September 16, 2025 - 2:58 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two brothers pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder-related counts for the shooting death of a North Carolina sheriff's deputy three years ago when authorities said the officer approached a pickup truck late at night in a rural area.
Former midshipman charged with sending online threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
September 16, 2025 - 2:54 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office in Indiana said Tuesday.
California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial
September 16, 2025 - 2:52 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for

THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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What we've learned about the suspect in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99

The Latest: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at congressional hearing

A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there's no sign of foul play

Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says

From Utah to New York, key developments in cases of US political violence

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Brothers plead guilty in North Carolina deputy's shooting death

Former midshipman charged with sending online threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown

California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial

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