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Today is Monday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2025. There are 107 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.) Also on this date: In 1835, Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle. In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany, depriving German Jews of their citizenship. In 1940, the tide turned in the Battle of ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). As you work, you may notice you don’t want to. That’s the nature of work: resistance itself. The more you face the difficulty head-on, the stronger and more capable you become. Today’s skill to practice is simple: do it anyway. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To know people is to know the world. The more you understand people, the richer and more complete your understanding of life itself becomes. You embody the principle today as you follow curiosity to new layers of experience. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The gritty reality? Love doesn’t erase irritation. ...

Shooter eludes capture after assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk

By The Associated Press undefined Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. The shooter has not been found. Authorities say Kirk was killed with a single shot from a rooftop on Wednesday. Whoever fired the gun then slipped away amid the chaos of screams and students fleeing the Utah Valley University campus. The threat of political violence in the United States has escalated in ...

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event in Utah

By The Associated Press The conservative youth organization Turning Point USA says its CEO and co-founder, Charlie Kirk, has been shot during an event at a college in Utah. Videos posted to social media show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogan, "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong." A single shot rings out and Kirk can be seen reaching for his neck with his right hand as stunned spectators gasp and scream, and some run away. The videos were taken at Sorensen Center courtyard on the Utah Valley University campus, ...

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event

Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong." A single shot rings out and ...

When intimacy fades with time

Dear Annie: I married my best friend 19 years ago, but we have known each other for nearly 40. Our shared history runs deep. We have weathered life’s highs and lows together, raised children, supported each other through illnesses, job changes and the inevitable challenges of growing older. In many ways, our bond is strong and steady. However, about three years ago, our physical intimacy came to a complete stop. There were some health issues and other factors at play at the time, and I tried to be understanding. But now, years later, nothing has changed. She seems completely content ...