The suspect accused of assassinating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah wrote a text message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday. In an appearance on Fox News' "Fox & Friends," Patel said investigators believe Tyler Robinson also wrote a p
Thousands of mourners dressed in red, white and blue slowly made their way through security to attend a memorial service for Charlie Kirk at a football stadium in Arizona on Sunday, where President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other prominent Republicans will pay tribute to the assassi
A new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on Sunday will be levied per petition and will not be applied to existing holders of valid visas re-entering the country, the White House said on Saturday. "This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that appl
The death toll from an explosion involving a tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mexico's capital has climbed to 25, the city's Health Ministry said on Friday. The truck, hauling about 50,000 litres of LPG, overturned and slammed into a wall. A rupture vented gas that ignited, s
A group of US senators introduced on Thursday the first Senate resolution to urge recognition of a Palestinian state, further signalling a shift in Washington sentiment toward Israel nearly two years into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Democratic-led measure is unlikely to pass the cham
A senior official at the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday the agency met its goal of hiring 2,000 air traffic controllers in the 12 months ending Sept. 30 and aims to hire 2,200 next year. Deputy FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau announced the hiring figures at an industry conference.
The United States can export "Reaper"-style and other advanced military drones more easily following a reinterpretation of its export control policies approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department announced on Monday. Drones will now be treated like fighter jets, such as the F-1
The family of a young Utah man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become "more political" and recalled a dinner table conversation where they discussed whether Kirk was spreading hate. Tyler James Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah,
The Trump administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state's urban centers, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing Pentagon planning documents. President Donald Trump has sought to make crime a centra
The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the governor, from an act of violence widely seen as a foreboding inflection point in US politics. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday nigh
US President Donald Trump held dinner with the Qatari prime minister in New York on Friday, days after US ally Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha. Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an attack in Qatar on Tuesday, a strike that risked derailing US-backed efforts to brok
A suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been taken into custody, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, ending an intense manhunt that followed what Trump described as a "heinous assassination." Kirk's killer had eluded police and federal a
Graphic videos that swept across social media of Charlie Kirk’s shooting made the activist’s death an indelible moment, forcing young Americans to confront the public killing of a prominent political leader not much older than themselves. Kirk, 31, co-founder of the conservative politi
