University of Tennessee to pay $1.9M to professor fired over Charlie Kirk comment

June 29, 2026Updated June 30, 2026, 4:24 p.m. ET The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with former assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay the…

Judge for Charlie Kirk shooting case holds prosecutor in contempt, keeps death penalty on the table | CNN

A Utah judge in the case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ruled Friday to hold a prosecutor in civil contempt for violating a pretrial publicity order but…

JD Vance says Charlie Kirk’s assassination convinced wife Usha to have another baby

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