POLITICS

New Orleans Mayor Pleads Not Guilty to Wire Fraud, Obstruction Charges

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks onstage at the Evening Concert Series during the 2021 Essence Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, La., on June 26, 2021. Paras Griffin/Getty Images WASHINGTON—New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Sept. 10 pleaded not guilty to federal wire fraud and

Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; sources say gunman at large

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Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump confirmed. He was 31 years old. The suspect is still at large, three sources said. Utah Valley University police said they are going “building to building” to evacuate people.  “The Great,

Witnesses Recount Scene of Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Allison Hemingway-Witty cries after Charlie Kirk is assassinated during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, while speaking in front of a large crowd as part of a campus speaking tour. Kirk

Charlie Kirk, Conservative Commentator, Assassinated at 31

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Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, a Turning Point USA event, at George Washington University in Washington, in a file photo. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at the age of 31 while speaking to a crowd of