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Former US Capitol Police chief talks about political violence and assessing threats 09/13/2025 05:43am • In the aftermath of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, safety experts and public figures are taking a closer look at balancing safety and accessibility. WTOP spoke with former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger about the issue. Manger said he'd advise politicians ��� wheth A quick look back at this week���s biggest stories 09/13/2025 12:08am • Here is a quick look back at the top global stories of the week, plus some of our best journalism away from the headlines. Charlie Kirk assassinated Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The case has drawn attention What to know about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA 09/12/2025 11:38pm • A 22-year-old Utah man was arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event on a college campus, authorities said Friday. ���We got him,��� Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters at a news conference announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson in Wednesday's killing of Kirk at Utah Man arrested in Charlie Kirk's killing had no known criminal history, had become 'more political' 09/12/2025 11:16pm • ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) ��� The family of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become ���more political��� and recounted a dinner table conversation where they discussed whether the conservative activist was spreading hate. Tyler James Robinson, 22, of W Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say 09/12/2025 11:00pm • OREM, Utah (AP) ��� A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist���s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday. Rubio meets Qatar's prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with two allies 09/12/2025 10:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Qatar's prime minister Friday ahead of a visit to Israel this weekend, showing how the Trump administration is trying to balance relations between key Middle East allies days after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha. Despite tensi Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges 09/12/2025 05:25pm • Immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot during a college event in Utah, graphic video of what happened was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed. Millions of people watched ��� sometimes whether they wanted to or not ��� as the videos autoplayed o The Latest: A 22-year-old Utah man is charged with murder in Charlie Kirk shooting 09/12/2025 04:21pm • The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk was being held Friday at the Utah County jail. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice charges, according to a court affidavit. A judge orde 'It���s just a really special place': Fairfax Co. principal returns to lead elementary school she attended as a child 09/12/2025 03:37pm • Before the summer started, staff members at Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, approached Principal Amy Briggs with an idea. They wanted to paint a mural on part of the wall to illustrate the Portrait of a Graduate, a Virginia mantra that characterizes the skills students need to Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas 09/12/2025 02:52pm • Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of ���Wicked��� and the animals of ���Zootopia.��� Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies. That goes not just for the likes of Rian Johnson's ���Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Trial set to begin for man accused of killing 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in Atlanta 09/12/2025 01:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A trial is set to begin Monday for a man charged with murder in the July 2020 shooting death of an 8-year-old girl who was riding in an SUV near a weekslong protest at the site where police had fatally shot a Black man weeks earlier. Julian Conley is charged with murder, as well as Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993 09/12/2025 01:17pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 15 execution date for the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a college student in 1993. Charles Ray Crawford, 59, has been on death row for more than 30 years. Crawford was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing 20-ye US Catholic bishops decry Trump's immigration raids upending church life 09/12/2025 01:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A group of top U.S. Catholic bishops and nuns on the front lines of the country's immigration conflict have decried the Trump administration���s hard-line policies for tearing apart families, inciting fear and upending American church life. While criticizing the federal governmen Japan���s imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims 80 years after atomic bombing 09/12/2025 11:47am • NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) ��� Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family paid their respects Friday to the victims of the atomic bombing 80 years ago of the city of Nagasaki. Naruhito, his wife, Empress Masako, and their daughter, Princess Aiko, bowed deeply and offered bouquets of white flowers at the memo Trump threatened Portland with troops to quell protests. The mayor says it's not needed 09/12/2025 11:21am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� A gas mask dangled from Deidra Watts's backpack as she joined a couple dozen others outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, just as she has many nights since July. The protesters toed a blue line painted across the building's driveway. ���GO