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(SALT LAKE CITY) -- The FBI said it has recovered what is believed to be the weapon used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.A "high-powered bolt action rifle,” which officials believe was the weapon used in the shooting, was recovered in a wooded area near where the shooting took place, […]

(EVERGREEN, Colo.) -- A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.The gunfire at Evergreen High School broke out at about 12:24 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Three students were taken to the hospital in critical condition following the gunfire, including the suspected shooter, who was injured […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Opening statements are set to begin Thursday in the criminal trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last year.With instances of political violence on the rise, the trial is expected to revisit one of the most high-profile instances of alleged violence directed at Trump in the waning days of the 2024 election.Prosecutors allege that Routh put together a […]

(NEW YORK) -- Osama bin Laden had made targeting the United States a top priority of his al-Qaida terrorist organization. Al-Qaida translates from Arabic as "the base" – a base that bin Laden hoped to use to influence Muslims around the world to oppose Western influences and states and to establish fundamentalist Islamic regimes. Bin Laden's motives were rooted in his extremist interpretation of Islamic theology, resentment over U.S. foreign […]

The FBI said it is working alongside state and local law enforcement "to fully investigate and seek justice in the fatal shooting” of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.The FBI asked for tips from the public as the manhunt for the perpetrator continued, urging anyone with information, photos and video from the incident to […]