Deadly police shooting in PA, Trump praises Kimmel’s suspension: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 18, 2025
Three officers were gunned down while serving a warrant in Pennsylvania. A small rural town is now reeling from one of the deadliest days for law enforcement this year.
Plus, the accused killer of Charlie Kirk feared police would shoot him on sight. Now we’re learning how his “gentle” surrender was carefully orchestrated behind the scenes.
And Jimmy Kimmel — off the air. ABC pulls the plug after his monologue about Kirk’s murder sparks MAGA outrage.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
Three officers killed, two wounded in Pennsylvania shooting
Three police officers are dead and two others are wounded, after a shootout in rural York County near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Authorities say police shot and killed the suspect as officers tried to serve a warrant on Wednesday afternoon.
State Police Commissioner, Col. Christopher Paris, said they were following up on a domestic violence investigation that began a day earlier.
The two surviving officers were listed in critical but stable condition.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called for action to address the root causes of these kinds of tragedies. He said:
“This kind of violence isn’t okay. We need to do better as a society. We need to help the people who think that picking up a gun, picking up a weapon is the answer to resolving disputes. We need to do better when it comes to mental health. We need to do better when it comes to looking out for those who are in need, so we don’t have to deal with tragedies like this. We’ve got to do better as a society.”
Shapiro said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi personally called him after the shooting.
Both the FBI and the ATF are now on the ground to support the investigation.
On Wednesday night, law enforcement and emergency vehicles drove through streets lined with community members, honoring the fallen officers.
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect made demands before surrendering to police
We’re learning new details about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including the unusual terms he demanded before surrendering to police in Utah.
Tyler Robinson, 22, agreed to surrender himself but only if the arrest was peaceful.
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby said he got a call from a retired detective on Thursday, the night after the shooting. The detective said Robinson was ready to surrender, but he feared being killed by a SWAT team.
“He knew he was gonna get caught. He didn’t want a big SWAT team hitting his parents’ house or his apartment. He was truly fearful of being shot by law enforcement. So that the conditions were as relaxed and comfortable and almost to the point of inviting,” Brooksby said.
The sheriff said late Thursday night, Robinson’s parents and the retired detective, who knew the family through a religious group, drove him to the station.
Detectives in plain clothes met him outside and escorted him into a secure interview room to await the arrival of state and federal agents early on Friday morning.
The sheriff credits his former colleague for defusing a potentially dangerous situation through community ties and trust.
Robinson is charged with aggravated murder, obstruction, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in front of a child.
Jimmy Kimmel pulled from the air following Charlie Kirk remarks
ABC has pulled the plug on Jimmy Kimmel, taking his late-night show off the air indefinitely. The move comes after he made comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk, which sparked furious backlash.
It started on Monday, when Kimmel accused “the MAGA gang” of trying to score political points off Kirk’s assassination, and implied the shooter was “one of them.”
The comments triggered outrage and action on the right.
FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened regulatory pushback against ABC, calling Kimmel’s remarks part of a “concerted lie.”
Then Nexstar, one of the largest owners of ABC affiliates, announced it would preempt the Jimmy Kimmel show, starting that night.
Disney followed suit, yanking Kimmel’s show off the air for the foreseeable future.
Kimmel was seen leaving his theater on Wednesday with his head bowed, wearing a black hat and a plaid shirt. Protesters gathered outside, including a woman in a Statue of Liberty crown holding a broken heart sign.
Meanwhile, from Windsor Castle, President Donald Trump celebrated the news on Truth Social, posting, “Great news for America. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.”
Democrats criticized the move as censorship. Minority leader Chuck Schumer told CNN: “Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don’t like to hear… That is not what democracies do. That is what autocracies do.”
But conservatives see it as accountability.
So far, there has been no comment from Kimmel and no word on what will replace him in that time slot.
Immigration judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil deported
Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia grad student who became a lightning rod over pro-Palestinian protests on campus, is now one step closer to being deported.
A U.S. immigration judge ordered Khalil removed to either Algeria or his native Syria, ruling he omitted information on his green card application.
The judge found Khalil failed to disclose an internship with the UN Relief and Works Agency and did not mention his role in “Apartheid Divest,” an anti-Israel group at Columbia.
Immigration officials arrested Khalil in March at his apartment in Manhattan. While he has legal permanent residency, the government argues his omissions raise national security and foreign policy concerns.
A federal judge previously ruled Khalil wasn’t a flight risk or a danger to the public and released him from detention in June.
His lawyers plan to fight the ruling at the Board of Immigration Appeals.
FBI Director questioned over Epstein, Trump ties, and partisan allegiances
FBI Director Kash Patel was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill again on Wednesday. He was pressed by lawmakers about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his loyalty to President Trump.
Patel faced five hours of bruising testimony before the House Judiciary Committee just a day after fiery clashes in the Senate.
Much of the hearing centered on Epstein and whether the FBI is withholding documents to protect powerful people, including President Trump.
“The important position of the FBI requires a leader who puts public safety and national security, and the rule of law first,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, said. “I’m afraid, Director Patel, you’ve given us reason to believe you’ve used the powers of the FBI to serve Donald Trump and his agenda of partisan retribution. You’ve broken your promise not to do that. You’ve betrayed Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and survivors. You’ve turned your back on the career law enforcement officers of the FBI and as a result, you’ve left all of us less safe than before.”
The questioning intensified over a 2003 birthday message allegedly written by Trump to Epstein, which the White House says is fake. However, Democrats pressed Patel over whether he told Attorney General Pam Bondi the president’s name appears in the Epstein files.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA: “Remembering your oath to tell the truth, did you ever tell Donald Trump he was in the Epstein files?”
FBI Director Kash Patel: “I have never spoken to President Trump about the Epstein files,” Patel said.
Swalwell: “Did you ever tell the Attorney General Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?”
Patel: “The attorney general and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files, and the reviews conducted by our teams.’
Swalwell: “Did you tell the AG that Trump’s name is in the Epstein file?”
Patel: “We have released where Trump’s name…
Swalwell: “It’s a simple question: Did you tell the AG that Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?”
Patel: “During the many of times we’ve talked…
Swalwell: “The question is simple. Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?”
Eventually, Swalwell said, “You have not answered it, and we’ll take your evasiveness as a conscientious of guilt.”
Patel pushed back, saying the FBI has released all “credible” material and insisted the remaining files are sealed by a court order.
At one point Patel did agree to investigate Epstein’s estate over what Trump claims is a forged letter.
Dodo comeback? Scientists make big leap in de-extinction effort
First it was the woolly mammoth, then the dire wolf and now the dodo?
Scientists claimed they’re one big step closer to bringing the iconic flightless bird back from extinction.
The biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced a breakthrough on Wednesday. For the first time ever, scientists successfully grew primordial germ cells from pigeons, a key building block on the road to resurrecting the dodo, which was actually a type of oversized pigeon.
The company has also created gene-edited chickens to act as future surrogate mothers for the dodo, proving once again that science is wild.
But don’t expect to spot one at the zoo just yet, scientists say it could take five to seven years before a newly hatched dodo walks the earth for the first time in over three centuries.
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