NEW YORK — It was the second day of classes at the Bank Street School for Children in New York City when the planes hit the World Trade Center. Zohran Mamdani can recall his father picking him up early to walk him home, the streets in a state of unease....
Police Find Rifle as They Search for Killer of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk in Utah
OREM, Utah — U.S. investigators said on Thursday they had found the bolt-action rifle they believed was used to kill the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he gave a talk at a university in Utah, but were still searching for the shooter. Kirk, a 31-year-old podcast-radio commentator and a close ally...
How 9/11 Taught Me Fear and Belonging as an Arab American
I was a deep sleeper as a kid. My mom used to have to wake me up multiple times just to get me to school. But that morning, Sept. 11, 2001, she didn’t need to. Something was different. I woke to muffled cries coming from down the hall, growing louder...
Prince Harry Donates $500K to Help Wounded Children in Ukraine and Gaza
Prince Harry's foundation is to donate $500,000 to projects including the World Health Organization to help develop prosthetics and provide other support for children from Gaza and Ukraine, his office said on Wednesday. The announcement came on the third day of the prince's visit to Britain, where he visited the...
Officials Give Conflicting Statements on Suspect in Charlie Kirk Shooting
Officials investigating the fatal shooting on Wednesday of conservative activist Charlie Kirk gave conflicting accounts as to whether the suspected shooter was in custody, with FBI Director Kash Patel saying a subject was in custody and local police officials saying the shooter was at large. Patel said on X that...
FBI Director Says Subject for Charlie Kirk’s Fatal Shooting in Custody
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday that "the subject" in the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, 31, was in custody. — (Reporting by Christian Martinez)
‘A Lot of Blood.’ Witnesses Describe the Charlie Kirk Killing
Andrew Piskadlo was standing in the middle of a campus amphitheater Wednesday, waiting to debate Charlie Kirk about the Eighth Amendment, when a single deadly shot rang out. “It was surprising, and no one really got down until the people in front of the stage did,” Piskadlo, 28, of Salt...
Fresno, Clovis Republicans Slam Prop. 50 as Costly Power Grab
Several Fresno and Clovis Republicans urged voters to reject Democrats' attempt to gerrymander California congressional districts in a Nov. 4 special election. The leaders cited the costs — an estimated $200 million to conduct the election — and a naked power grab, and their belief that splitting Fresno County into...
3 Students Shot and Critically Injured at Colorado High School, Authorities Say
Three students were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said. The shooting took place just before 12:30 p.m. on the campus of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles southwest of Denver, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s...
US Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Migrants off From Head Start, Other Programs
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from barring migrants living in the U.S. illegally from accessing numerous federally funded services, including Head Start preschools, health clinics, and food banks. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Providence, Rhode Island, at the behest of 21 Democratic-led states and...