YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | |
Quick look at Thursday's news: |
| • | Charlie Kirk's death follows escalated violence in recent years against U.S. political figures. | | • | Today marks the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | | • | Have egg prices recovered? | |
Charlie Kirk, and the latest case of US political violence |
The shooting and killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shines a spotlight on violence that has engulfed America's political debate and led to unprecedented threats against public figures. |
A surge of political violence nationwide: Kirk, 31, was shot while speaking outdoors at Utah Valley University as part of his "The American Comeback Tour" with the organization he founded, Turning Point USA. The incident was the latest in a series of attacks on U.S. political figures, including two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump last year, that have underscored a sharp rise in political violence. |
| • | The shooter and motive are still unknown. Police arrested two people in the wake of the shooting, but both have been released and are not believed to be the shooter, authorities said. | | • | Kirk's legacy: The conservative phenom built what he called "the largest pro-American student organization in the country," Turning Point USA, over the last decade that helped propel Trump to the White House — and vet his aides after he arrived. | | • | Meanwhile, another shooting at another school: A male student who shot two of his peers at a Colorado high school died of self-inflicted injuries hours after the violence Wednesday, authorities said. | | Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is pictured throwing hats to the crowd shortly before he was fatally shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event on Sept. 10. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters |
Remembering 24 years since the 9/11 terror attacks |
On Thursday, 2,983 names, so many familiar to New York's Lower Hudson Valley residents, will be read aloud at what was ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001. Local towns and villages will hold similarly solemn ceremonies remembering residents lost 24 years ago in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Speeches and prayers will include pledges to "never forget." |
Read more about 9/11 from USA TODAY: | Three NYC firemen, George Johnson and Dan McWilliams and Bill Eisengrein, raise an American flag near the rubble of the World Trade Center. Taken at 5:01 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. Thomas E. Franklin, The Record-USA TODAY NETWORK |
Egg prices are down 70% since March, when they reached their highest levels this year, prompting supermarkets to implement rationing policies as suppliers struggled to meet demand. Egg prices rose sharply due to a bird flu epidemic in the laying hen population that spanned from mid-October 2024 through early March, resulting in the depopulation of 50.7 million egg-laying hens. While it's difficult to predict whether the low prices will last, there is evidence to suggest they might not go back to March highs anytime soon. As long as there are no other outbreaks, shoppers can expect cooler prices heading into the holiday season in addition to an abatement of egg-buying restrictions at grocery stores. But experts believe there may be a bird flu resurgence with the fall migration season approaching. |
Poland invoked NATO Article 4 |
Poland has asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty after Polish fighter jets, with help from NATO allies, shot down multiple Russian drones that entered its eastern border early Wednesday. It was the first time the NATO member directly engaged with Russian military assets in its airspace since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The number of drones detected — and NATO's response — raised fears that the Ukraine war could lead to a confrontation between Russia and NATO. And drone and missile attacks from Russia have been increasing. | Soldiers walk next to a site where a roof of a house was destroyed in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Sept. 10, 2025. Kacper Pempel, REUTERS |
Why won't insurance cover this PCOS treatment? |
'I'm hoping the insurance policy will change soon, but I'm glad to have that on my record now. It feels like 1 in 10 women having PCOS should be enough to move the needle on what gets covered with insurance, but it is a messy system.' |
~ Tahira Adaya, 35, told USA TODAY Zepbound is a "miracle solution" for her decades-long struggle with PCOS and irregular periods. But she pays $350 per month for the GLP-1 drug through an online pharmacy. When the cost of treatment breaks the bank, other PCOS patients are left searching for insurance loopholes or sacrifice treatment. |
Photo of the day: USA TODAY's favorite accessory |
Newsprint as high fashion?! OK, we're in. Brandon Maxwell's runway show this week, ahead of New York Fashion Week, showcased designs fit to print. Scroll more photos of New York Fashion Week. | Models at Brandon Maxwell's 10th anniversary show during New York Fashion Week carried newspapers down the runway on Sept. 9, 2025. Anika Reed, USA TODAY |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here . Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | Hours after the shooting at Utah Valley University, officers with machine guns patrolled the campus as students began to process their shock. | | After 9/11, Vladimir Putin was the first to express condolences to President George W. Bush. This is how foreign relations have changed. | | | | The Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling that a transgender boy can use the boys' restroom while challenging state bathroom rules. | | | | More than 300 South Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. | | | | The stones show signs of possible ancient microbial life, according to scientists. | | | | Chicago's second-year QB1 is struggling, most recently in Monday night's collapse. The next question might become how much worse matters can become. | | | | Asked about whether Arch Manning might be playing through pain, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian took the conversation straight into the toilet. | | | | Bad Bunny said his reasoning for not performing in the U.S., amid a Puerto Rican residency, was due to the political climate. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | Try our free Quick Cross! | Test your best time on our miniature crossword or check out one of our other games. | | | | |
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