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The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing is charged. What we’ve learned.

The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing is charged. What we’ve learned.

Apple News Today
Sep 17, 2025 15 min
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<p>The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. <a href="https://apple.news/AAKjTty5UQeGcN7CUE6_oeg">NPR</a> reports that prosecutors charged the suspect with aggravated murder and will seek the death penalty.</p> <p>While the national unemployment rate remains low, there are fewer jobs than expected being added to the market. The <a href="https://apple.news/AO14A6BMHQku39hIHfjHHGA">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Abha Bhattarai discusses why more people are also dealing with unemployment of six months or more.</p> <p>Toxic fumes are leaking into airplane cabins more frequently. Ben Katz, aviation reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/AA-dbHx32RQm1mXclWThpgw">Wall Street Journal</a>, joins to talk about why that is.</p> <p>Plus, a U.N.-commissioned report accused Israel of <a href="https://apple.news/A0kh1XD6STf2mtMi7qKq3WA">committing genocide</a>, ICE apparently <a href="https://apple.news/AO5VlDCn0TgWQGA8JrVZF0g">violated</a> dozens of federal standards at one of its hastily built detention centers, and the world&rsquo;s oldest mummies were <a href="https://apple.news/AfFscmNCiQvSz0UWXQu-3Wg">discovered</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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