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Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.

"You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country," Erika Kirk said, speaking to her husband's killer.

The common thread is "antisocial, extremely online young men."

What we know about 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the suspect in custody in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

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A New York Times review sheds new light on the suspect’s movements in the moments leading up to and immediately after the killing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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“Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.” Utah Governor Spencer Cox provides details on the arrest of the suspect accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk

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President Donald Trump said he thinks “with a high degree of certainty” that the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect is in custody. Follow for live news updates.

The messages relied on an enigmatic, coded communication style used by the habitually online.

The slain conservative activist forged connections between Trump’s MAGA movement and nationalist, populist counterparts in Asia and Europe.

Why vigils popped up in Europe for the late conservative activist.

After a connection to ‘trans ideology’ was retracted, suspect’s background and politics are being pored over Though the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was revealed by authorities on Friday, questions surrounding his identity and motivations have exacerbated intense US political debates in the aftermath of the shooting. Authorities revealed Kirk’s suspected killer to be Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man who grew up in Washington, Utah, along the state’s south-western border. Continue reading...

"You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife," she said.

Erika Kirk said Charlie Kirk's mission will continue, and thanked law enforcement and President Trump for supporting her family in the aftermath of her husband's death.

Charlie Kirk began plotting a way to mold young minds into conservatism at an age when he was still sorting out his own path.

The killing of prominent conservative political activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement in Utah on Sept. 10 has revived attention on the use of capital punishment in the US. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said his state will pursue the death penalty against the person suspected of shooting Kirk. Investigators arrested Tyler Robinson, 22, on Sept. 12, and held him on suspicion of aggravated murder, a crime that could allow prosecutors in Utah to seek his execution. “I hope he gets the death

Our Dasha Burns explores the life and political legacy of Charlie Kirk, along with the broader impact of political violence in the U.S.. "I think this moment is a really big test," she says on this week's episode of #theconversation. Full episode out now:

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Worries were already rising after acts of political violence have started piling up. Now, that unease has reached new levels.

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.

A memorial for assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk will be Sept. 21, a person familiar with the details told NewsNation.

The Utah trade school student faces formal charges next week from an act of violence widely seen as a foreboding inflection point in US politics.

At a press briefing, officials say Robinson is in custody after he confessed or implied to a family member that he was responsible.

Conservative podcast hosts including Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro, who knew Charlie Kirk personally, amassed some of their biggest-ever audiences while covering Kirk’s assassination.

HBCUs face campus threats following Charlie Kirk shooting

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Video shows multiple officers responding to a verbal altercation in which a man can be heard shouting, “F— Charlie Kirk!” to which others reply, “F— you!”

Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, vows his movement will continue after suspect Tyler Robinson is arrested for Kirk’s fatal shooting at a campus event.

The president says "someone very close" to Charlie Kirk's alleged killer turned him in - follow live as officials give update.

How a chilling tip led to the arrest of the gunman who killed Charlie Kirk. 🔗:

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Only one person shot Charlie Kirk. But we are all responsible for the state of our country.

MSNBC released political analyst Matthew Dowd for comments he made following the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, calling them “insensitive and unacceptable.”

“I have no idea why he did this.” A young man's descent from model student to suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.

Using his online megaphone, the conservative influencer spent his last days drawing attention to crime and promoting Christianity and nationalism in Asia.

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A frantic search ended quietly when the suspect turned himself in to authorities in southern Utah.

Charlie Kirk inspired a generation of activists who will shape politics, culture, and the media.

A family member of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson told authorities that Robinson had discussed his dislike for Kirk days before the shooting, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. Follow live coverage:

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The fallout from the Sept. 10 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has reached workplaces nationwide, with commentators, academics, and business owners losing jobs after posting celebratory or disparaging remarks about his murder USA Today reported.

An Office Depot employee in Michigan was terminated after refusing to print posters for a vigil honoring conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, sparking outrage from Republicans and calls for a nationwide boycott, the Daily Mail reported.

Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that "the subject" in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released.

But if there is one thing that I know about Charlie, the quintessential public square warrior, it is that he would not have wanted us to sit on the sidelines.

New York Mayor Eric Adams fired an employee in his administration this week for calling the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk "karma."

Twenty-three House Republicans are demanding a formal congressional investigation into what they call "radical left" networks after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, the Miami Herald reported.

The White House on Friday released a video tribute to conservative icon Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University.

Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, thanked President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in an emotional address on Friday. I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same. Mr. President. My husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him ...

Author Stephen King apologized Friday for a post on X that, after Charlie Kirk's assassination, falsely claimed the conservative activist had advocated "the stoning of gays to death."

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.