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Charles James Kirk (October 14, 1993 โ September 10, 2025) was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co-founded the conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and was its executive director. He published a range of books and hosted The Charlie Kirk Show, a talk radio program.
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in 2022. It currently uses GPT-5, a generative pre-trained transformer (GPT), to generate text, speech, and images in response to user prompts. It is credited with accelerating the AI boom, an ongoing period marked by rapid investment and public attention toward the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Snake Eyes is a 1998 American mystery thriller film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a detective investigating a political assassination at a boxing match in Atlantic City, with supporting roles played by Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani and Luis Guzmรกn.
Erika Lane Kirk (nรฉe Frantzve; born November 20, 1988) is an American businesswoman and podcaster who serves as the CEO of the conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA). Born in Ohio, she grew up in Arizona and won Miss Arizona USA in 2012. She is also the founder of Everyday Heroes Like You, a nonprofit supporting under-recognized charities, and hosts the Midweek Rise Up podcast.
Marvel Zombies is an American adult animated television miniseries created by Bryan Andrews and Zeb Wells for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It is intended to be the 16th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and is produced by Marvel Studios Animation.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ree-AN-ษ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. Known for her musical versatility and artistic reinventions, she is an influential figure in both music and fashion. Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 250 million records.
The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. During this time, the primary achievement the bicycle gained for the women's movement was that it gave women a greater amount of social mobility.
Nicolas Paul Stรฉphane Sarkรถzy de Nagy-Bocsa ( sar-KOH-zee; French: [nikษla pษl stefan saสkษzi] ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician and convicted criminal who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information and spending beyond legal campaign funding limits during his 2012 reelection campaign.
They Call Him OG is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action crime film, written and directed by Sujeeth, and produced by D. V. V. Danayya. The film stars Pawan Kalyan as the retired gangster OG, who returns to Bombay in 1993 after a ten year disappearance to confront the rival crime-lord Omi Bhau, played by Emraan Hashmi.
Zubeen Garg (born Jibon Borthakur; Assamese pronunciation: [zubin bษษนtสฐakuษน]; 18 November 1972 โ 19 September 2025) was an Indian musician, singer, composer, songwriter, instrumentalist, actor, director, filmmaker, poet, philanthropist who primarily worked and sang in the Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi-language film and music industries.
The 6-7 meme (/sษชks. หsษ. vษn/ ) is an internet meme and slang term that emerged in early 2025 on TikTok and Instagram Reels. It originated from the repeated lyric "6-7" in the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, which was used on social media in video edits of professional basketball players such as LaMelo Ball who is 6 feet 7 inches (2. 01 meters) tall.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! . Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
Alien: Earth is an American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. It is the first television series in the Alien franchise and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film Alien. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, and Timothy Olyphant in main roles.
Mel Tyrae Owens (born December 7, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1980. He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (ninth overall pick) of the 1981 NFL draft.
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action spy film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series, the film stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman, and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency.
Rakim Athelston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( AY-sap; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online, and within weeks, began receiving radio airplay.
Mae Pearl Martin (born 2 May 1987) is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and recording artist. Martin co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Feel Good. Martin received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for their work on the series.
Silent Hill ฦ is a 2025 survival horror game developed by NeoBards Entertainment and published by Konami. It is a standalone spinoff of the Silent Hill franchise. Set during the 1960s in the fictional town of Ebisugaoka, Japan, it follows Hinako Shimizu, a high school student who navigates the town, now consumed by fog, while solving puzzles and fighting grotesque monsters to survive.
Alice in Borderland (TV series)
Alice in Borderland (Japanese: ไป้ใฎๅฝใฎใขใชใน, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama television series based on the manga of the same name by Haro Aso. The series is directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an empty, parallel version of Tokyo, forced to compete as players in dangerous, sadistic games.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was assassinated while addressing an audience on the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, United States. The outdoor event was the first stop of the season for the American Comeback Tour, a speaking and debate series planned by Turning Point USA, a conservative organization he co-founded.
2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is the 21st staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fรฉdรฉration Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun
Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, (1 November 1840 โ 20 January 1915), styled Sir Arthur Guinness, Bt between 1868 and 1880, was an Irish businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is perhaps best known for giving St Stephen's Green to the Dublin Corporation for public use.
Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, (10 November 1847 โ 7 October 1927) was an Anglo-Irish businessman and philanthropist. A member of the prominent Guinness family, he was the head of the family's eponymous brewing business, making him the richest man in Ireland.
Carla Bruni-Sarkรถzy de Nagy-Bocsa (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi; Italian pronunciation: [หkarla dสilหbษrta หbruหni teหdeski]; 23 December 1967) is an Italian and French singer, songwriter and fashion model who served as the first lady of France from 2008โwhen she married then president Nicolas Sarkozyโto 2012. She was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven.
Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL draft.
Jolly LLB 3 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language legal comedy drama film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. It is the third installment in the Jolly LLB series and the sequel to Jolly LLB 2. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, and Saurabh Shukla, with Amrita Rao and Huma Qureshi all reprising their roles from the previous films.
Carlos Irwin Estรฉvez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Typhoon Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Nando, was a powerful tropical cyclone that severely affected the northernmost portions of Luzon in the Philippines and Hualien County in Taiwan, and impacted South China, Hong Kong and Macau. It is also, so far, the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in 2025.
The 45th Ryder Cup Matches will be held in the United States from September 26โ28, 2025, on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Europe is the holder of the Ryder Cup after its win over the United States in 2023 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Europe needs 14 points to retain the cup, while the United States needs 14+1โ2 points to win the cup.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio ( ; Italian: [diหkaหprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.
Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease that is mostly inherited. It typically presents as a triad of progressive psychiatric, cognitive, and motor symptoms. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental/psychiatric abilities, which precede the motor symptoms for many people.
Tylenol () is a brand of medication, advertised for reducing pain, reducing fever, and relieving the symptoms of allergies, cold, cough, headache, and influenza. The active ingredient of its original flagship product is paracetamol (known in the United States, Canada, and various other countries as acetaminophen), an analgesic and antipyretic.
Elizaldy "Zaldy" Salcedo Co (born December 8, 1970) is a Filipino businessman and politician serving as a representative for the Ako Bicol Partylist in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019. He is also the chief executive officer of the Sunwest Group of Companies and Chairman of the Board of Misibis Bay Resort in Bacacay, Albay.
America's Got Talent season 20
The twentieth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 27, 2025, and concluded on September 24, 2025. Howie Mandel, Sofรญa Vergara, and Simon Cowell all returned to the panel for their sixteenth, sixth, and tenth respective seasons. Mel B returned to the panel for her seventh season after a six-season hiatus, replacing Heidi Klum.
Instagram is an American photo and short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers.
International recognition of Palestine
As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 157 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 81% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the UN General Assembly since November 2012.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koine Greek: ฮฮปฮตฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฮฑ ฮฮตฮฌ ฮฆฮนฮปฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฯ, lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC โ 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
Matthew David McConaughey ( mษ-KON-ษ-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996).
Slow Horses is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron, created by Will Smith. It follows an MI5 unit where disgraced or failed agents are consigned, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). It also stars Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Okonedo, Jonathan Pryce, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, and Christopher Chung.
Big Brother 27 (American season)
Big Brother 27 is the twenty-seventh season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The program is an adaptation of the franchise created in 1999 by John de Mol. The season features a murder mystery hotel theme.
Saaho (transl. May Victory be Yours) is a 2019 Indian action thriller film directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. Filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, the film stars Prabhas in the titular role, alongside Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay and Neil Nitin Mukesh. It is the debut for Prabhas in Hindi cinema and Shraddha Kapoor in Telugu cinema.
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 โ April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting
On September 24, 2025, a shooter identified as Joshua Jahn shot three people detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at an immigration facility near Interstate 35E in the Love Field area of Dallas, Texas, before shooting and killing himself. The shooter fired multiple rounds from a rooftop down into the field office's sally port.
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language Legend based fantasy fictional superhero film written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan under his banner Wayfarer Films. It stars Kalyani Priyadarshan as Chandra, a mysterious, introverted woman who arrives in a fictional city in India and gets entangled with a gang involved in organ trafficking.
Marvel's Wolverine is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Based on the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, it is inspired by the long-running comic book mythology, while also deriving from various adaptations in other media.
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 โ August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film series.
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American author, former television personality, and former Army National Guard officer who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025. Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative student newspaper.
Masour Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ (French pronunciation: [us. man dan. be. le]; born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, Dembรฉlรฉ is one of ten players to have won the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or in their career.
American actor Matt Damon made his film debut with a small role in Mystic Pizza (1988), after which he played several supporting roles. His first leading role was in the legal drama film The Rainmaker (1997). His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in Good Will Hunting, which he also co-wrote with Ben Affleck.
Lindsey Robyn Michelle Halligan (born July 21, 1989) is an American lawyer who has served as the acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia since September 2025. Halligan has additionally served as the White House senior associate staff secretary since January 2025. Halligan graduated from Regis University and the University of Miami School of Law.
Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 34
The thirty-fourth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on ABC and Disney+ on September 16, 2025, and is scheduled to conclude on November 25, 2025. This season, marking the twentieth anniversary of the series, is the third to air live on both networks simultaneously, and was the first of ABC's unscripted programs to earn an official renewal for their 2025โ26 schedule.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba โ The Movie: Infinity Castle
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba โ The Movie: Infinity Castle (Japanese: ๅๅ ด็ใ้ฌผๆป ใฎๅใ็ก้ๅ็ทจ, Hepburn: Gekijล-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Jล-hen) is a 2025 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film based on the "Infinity Castle" arc of the 2016โ20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge.