What we’re reading: Erika Kirk named Turning Point USA’s CEO, Clayton Kershaw announces retirement, FTC sues Ticketmaster and more

By Anna Gasowski, Staff Writer

Published Sep 19, 2025

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Candles and flowers are placed near an image of conservative activist Charlie Kirk with his family, during a vigil for him in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Erika Kirk will take over as Turning Point USA CEO

Turning Point USA, the conservative youth activist group founded by Charlie Kirk, announced that his widow, Erika Kirk, will take over as CEO after a unanimous board vote, according to USA Today.

This announcement was made in a post on X and comes after Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Utah while speaking at a college campus.

In a speech given days after the shooting, Erika Kirk promised to carry on her late husband’s legacy.

Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at 18, and the organization was credited with helping grow youth and young adult support for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.

95-year-old woman accused of killing her nursing home roommate, a Holocaust survivor.

A 95-year-old woman was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after allegedly beating her nursing home roommate to death, according to NBC News.

Galina Smirnova, 95, pleaded not guilty to charges of killing her roommate, Nina Kravtsov, 89, at the Seagate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coney Island.

Kravtsov was a Holocaust survivor and grew up in a small town in Ukraine before surviving Hitler’s invasion.

Smirnova had only been at the nursing home for about 48 hours before the incident and was placed to live with Kravtsov because they both spoke Russian. She was ordered to be held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images (REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Cary Edmondson)

Clayton Kershaw announces retirement after 18-year career with Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said in an emotional announcement that he will retire at the end of the season, after spending his entire career with the Dodgers, according to AP News.

The 37-year-old is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and has accumulated more than 3,000 strikeouts throughout his career.

Kershaw will make his final regular-season start Friday night against the San Francisco Giants.

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FTC sues Ticketmaster and its parent company for forcing fans to pay more for events

The Federal Trade Commission, along with a group of state attorneys general, is suing Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, for alleged use of illegal tactics and deception to charge fans more for tickets, according to ABC News.

According to the FTC, Ticketmaster controls the primary ticketing for more than 80% of the major US concert venues.

In the lawsuit, the FTC claimed that Ticketmaster allows brokers to create fake accounts to buy millions of dollars’ worth of tickets and gives them the freedom to substantially markup the price when reselling them on Ticketmaster’s site.