Grammy-winning country songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits like "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "When The Sun Goes Down," has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57."ACirrusSR22T crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18. Three people were on board," the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.The FAA confirmed that the plane was registered to James under his legal name, Brett James Cornelius. It's unclear whether he was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash.COUNTRY SINGER CONNER SMITH RETURNS TO THE STAGE FOLLOWING TRAGIC CRASH THAT LEFT ELDERLY WOMAN DEADThe North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed his death, as well as the deaths of two other individuals aboard the plane, according to The Associated Press.The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident.The plane took off from Nashvilles John C. Tune Airport before crashing under still-undetermined circumstances in the woods of Franklin. Authorities have yet to release additional details regarding the cause of the crash.James illustrious career spanned decades, as he became one of the most successful and beloved songwriters in Nashville.He worked on more than 500 songs recorded by artists like Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Meghan Trainor.James' first major success was in 2001 when his song "Who I Am" was recorded by Jessica Andrews and hit No. 1 on the country charts.RISING COUNTRY STAR CANCELS MULTIPLE SHOWS TO GRIEVE AFTER FACING MISDEMEANOR CHARGE IN DEADLY NASHVILLE CRASHHis writing continued to dominate with songs like "Jesus, Take the Wheel", which not only earned Carrie Underwood a Grammy but also became an anthem of modern country music.James additionally co-wrote "Cowboy Casanova" for Underwood and "Out Last Night" for Kenny Chesney, among numerous other chart-toppers.In 2020, James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The official social media page for the organization shared a heartfelt tribute to the country songwriter following the news of his death."We mourn the untimely loss of Hall of Fame member Brett James ('Jesus Take The Wheel' / When The Sun Goes Down), a 2020 inductee who was killed in a small-engine airplane crash on Sept. 18."In 2020, James recorded his own album. He previously explained to the Grand Ole Opry, "At my stage in life, Im not going to write about driving around in pickup trucks, chasing girls. It needed to feel more classic, lyrically. They all wound up being love songs, but hopefully love songs with a twist, that havent all been written before."James was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Nashville to pursue music after leaving medical school. His songwriting career skyrocketed, and he quickly established himself as one of the most influential writers in Nashville.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERJason Aldean took a moment during his Thursday night concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena to pay tribute to his late friend."This next song is one of those early ones that really helped define my career and let people know who we were and what we were about," Aldean said in a video shared on his X account. "We got a little bit of sad news tonight right before we came on stage. A longtime friend of ours, the guy that wrote this song, we found out today died in a plane crash in North Carolina.""He also wrote this next song, which ended up being one of the biggest songs of my career," Aldean pointed out. "So tonight we want to send this out to our friend that we lost tonight, our boy Mr. Brett James."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERAldean additionally shared on X, "Heartbroken to hear of the loss of my friend Brett James tonight. I had nothing but love and respect for that guy and he helped change my life. Honored to have met him and worked with him."He also wrote the song "I Hold On" for country star Dierks Bentley, who shared a heartfelt tribute to James."When I sing that song live, Im always thinking of my dad, but I also think about that day we wrote it," Bentley posted on Instagram with a photo of the two. "He just got it, just lit into it. It was one of the first times we wrote and I decided to drop the most meaningful and necessary idea of a song I had on him, because I felt like God was telling me to do so. Our friendship and that song changed my life. Prayers for his family."Just months before his untimely death, James shared a heartfelt moment with his loved ones. On June 16, he was all smiles as he posted a family photo.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST"Such an amazing Fathers Day!!" James captioned the Instagram post.James is survived by his wife, Sandra Cornelius, and their children.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The LSU Tigers are aiming to get back to the mountaintop, and their start couldn't have gotten much better.In their season opener, they took down then-No. 4 Clemson on the road, 17-10. With two more wins since then, LSU has gone from No. 9 at the beginning of the season up to the third-ranked team in the country."Can't complain starting off 3-0," LSU wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHilton said the Tigers have a "go 1-0 each week" mindset, but it had been six years since LSU began its season with a victory, which he said was a "good feeling."The expectations, though, were automatically higher. Garrett Nussmeier is in his second full season as a starter after replacing Jayden Daniels. Nussmeier had to wait his turn, and Hilton himself, in his fifth season with LSU, has 22 career receptions, albeit with crazy big-play ability."I'm pretty sure it was kind of understood, when you come to a place like this, you expect competition in those rooms. Thats what you come to LSU for," Hilton admitted.But Hilton's new NIL deal with Popeyes reflects patience and hard work. The restaurant's new campaign, by loading up a roster with 10 college athletes, is setting out to celebrate college football athletes who embody the pursuit of "better" this football season.MICHAEL VICK SHUTS DOWN VIRGINIA TECH RUMORS, REMAINS FOCUSED ON TASK AT NORFOLK STATE"I really partnered with Popeyes in pursuit of being better on and off the field. Its me and nine other guys, and were just celebrating that coming into the season. Its their pursuit of being better. Being an athlete, thats what we take pride in, and constant improvement. So it means a lot to me," he said.That same characteristic, though, can be said for Nussmeier, Hilton said."Me and Nuss, weve been together since our freshman year, so weve got that chemistry. Hes really good. The biggest thing for him is the role hes taken as a leader. Just seeing him take that step as a leader aspect, its been nice to watch," he said.One quarter of the regular season is already complete, and barring unforeseen circumstances, the Tigers will be competing for a national championship in the 12-team playoff this year.But Hilton doesn't want to look ahead just yet."I say the biggest thing for us right now, obviously, the team morale is high being 3-0 right now. I would say, you just can't look too far ahead into the future," he said. "You gotta block out all the outside noise. There's gonna be people saying good things and bad things about teams. That just comes with the sport. But we have to focus on the task at hand, which is one game each week."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A leading independent watchdog organization published a report this work,on how the Hamas terrorist movement took control over the education system in Gaza and Lebanon from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).The watchdog group UN Watch titled its 220-page report "Schools in the Grip of Terror: How UNRWA Allowed Hamas Chiefs to Control Its Education System."According to the report, "These case studies show in detail how Hamas has hijacked UNRWAs education through its domination of the local UNRWA staff unions, particularly the teachers sectors of the unions, enabling Hamas to control UNRWA schoolsthe physical facilities, teachers, and curriculumincluding by preventing the agency from implementing changes to de-radicalize the curriculum, blocking efforts by UNRWA to discipline staff for inciting antisemitism and jihadi terrorism, and placing Hamas operatives in senior educator positions in schools."IDF KILLS HAMAS TERRORIST IT SAYS WORKED FOR UNRWA, LED CHARGE ON REIM BOMB SHELTER MASSACREA State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "The Administration has determined UNRWA is irredeemably compromised and now seeks its full dismantlement along with the return of remaining unspent funds.Other U.N. agencies and other more effective international partners are more than capable of stepping in to provide essential lines of support."As stated in President Trumps February 4Executive Order regarding ending funding or reviewing support for certain U.N. and international organizations, 'UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the Secretary of State (Secretary) as foreign terrorist organizations, and UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel."The spokesperson concluded, "President Trump and Secretary Rubio have long stated that Hamas will never govern Gaza again. That includes institutions they have infiltrated to sustain their power and influence."Telling examples of Hamas control over UNRWAs education system are, according to UN Watch, the expulsion of Matthias Schmale, a senior member of UNRWAs international staff who headed the agencys Gaza operation in 2021 because he issued an apparent pro-Israel remark in a media interview.UN Watch alleged "it took less than10 days" for UNRWAs Palestinian leaders on the ground, Amir Al-Mishal, then head of the UNRWA Gaza Staff Union, who coordinated with his predecessor Suhail Al-Hindi, to oust Schmale.Suhail Al-Hindi publicly appeared with Hamas terrorist leaders for many years while working for UNRWA, UN Watch wrote. UNRWA refused to fire Al-Hindi. The U.S. and Europe have classified Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization.UN Watch accused UNRWA of failing to dismiss "Fateh Sharif, who had served for years simultaneously as the head of the UNRWA Lebanon Teachers Union and as a senior leader of Hamas in Lebanon."Hillel Neuer,executivedirector,UNWatch, said "For years, governments have been writing billion-dollar checks to UNRWA believing they were investing in peace and tolerance. Our investigation reveals the shocking truth: UNRWAs classrooms have been hijacked by Hamas and turned into incubators of hate. Donor states must confront the reality that they are financing terror by proxy."DOSSIER REVEALS INFORMATION USED TO EXPLAIN UN AGENCY'S DEEP TIES TO HAMAS IN GAZAThe scandal-plagued UNRWA has bounced from one corruption and terrorism scandal to the next over the years, including aiding Hamas terrorists in the mass murder of Israeli Jews and Americans.Fox News Digital reported in 2024 that former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel has evidence that dozens of individuals employed by UNRWA participated in the massacre of more than 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023, in southern Israel.In August, Fox News Digital obtained a U.S. State Department public assessment to Congress, stating, "The administration has determined UNRWA is irredeemably compromised and now seeks its full dismantlement."Juliette Touma, a spokeswoman for UNRWA, told Fox News Digital that, "This report is part of a disinformation campaign that this organization, the so-called UN watchdog, has been launching against UNRWA for years now. Their reporting is full of unsubstantiated claims and clearly aims at destroying the agency which, at its heart, has provi[ded] education and health care in place where no one else actually wants to work with a group of people that is one of the most vulnerable in the region."Touma dismissed the report, claiming, "By the way to say most cases referred to in the report as new are not new. 90%, if not more, are already known to us.he vast majority have been found as unsubstantiated."The US government stopped funding UNRWA because of its support for Hamas terrorists.

EXCLUSIVE: Attorneys general from 27 states and the U.S. Territory of Guam have signed onto amicus briefs to support the defense in a forthcoming Supreme Court case to protect women's sports from transgender athlete inclusion.The Supreme Court agreed in July to review state bans on transgender athletes participating in public school sports. The two cases it will hear, Little vs. Hecox in Idaho and BPJ vs. West Virginia, focused on state laws that prevent biological males from competing on girls and women's sports teams.The plaintiffs in the cases, transgender athletes, sought to bypass those laws while the defendants, state authorities in West Virginia and Idaho, seek to uphold the laws.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWSNow, the AGs from Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming, and the U.S. Territory of Guam are all throwing their support behind the defendants, as seen in copies of the briefs obtained by Fox News Digital.The AGs from Idaho and West Virginia only signed the briefs for the case that is not based in their state, as they are already a defendant in the case within their state."At the heart of these cases is a fundamental question: can states uphold laws that preserve fairness and opportunity for female athletes? The answer must be yes. Across the country, girls and women are once again being asked to overcome structural disadvantages that Title IX was designed to eliminate. This is not about exclusionits about preserving the integrity of female athletics," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital."We must protect these opportunities because law, science, and the public will is on our side. We believe the court will be as well."INSIDE GAVIN NEWSOM'S TRANSGENDER VOLLEYBALL CRISISWest Virginia, which enacted the "Save Womens Sports Act" in 2021, is appealing a lower-court ruling that allowed transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson to compete on the schools cross-country and track teams. This past year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Pepper-Jackson, who has been taking puberty-blocking medication, in an April 2024 ruling based on the Constitution's equal protection clause.Idaho, which became the first state in the country to ban transgender athletes from girls and womens sports in 2020, asked the Supreme Court to hear its case involving Lindsay Hecox, a trans athlete wanting to compete on Boise States womens track team.A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld an injunction blocking Idaho state law in 2023.Hecox asked the Supreme Court earlier this month to drop her challenge against the Idaho state law."While playing womens sports is important to Ms. Hecox, her top priority is graduating from college and living a healthy and safe life," a filing from Hecox's attorneys read. "Ms. Hecox has therefore decided to permanently withdraw and refrain from playing any womens sports at BSU or in Idaho covered by H.B. 500." Meanwhile, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador hopes for the Supreme Court to cast a decision with a wider impact than just letting one state carry out its own specific law on the issue. He wants a new national precedent. "I believe that that's what they're gonna do," Labrador told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview."I think they're going to have a big ruling on whether men can participate in women's sports, and more importantly, how to determine whether transgender individuals are protected by the federal constitutions and state and federal laws."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A memorial in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk will take place Sunday in Arizona.Kirk, 31, was assassinated on Sept. 10 during the first stop of Turning Point USAs "The American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University.Here is what to know about the memorial service for Charlie Kirk:Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, will be remembered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.RED HATS AND CHANTS OF 'USA' MARK VIGIL HONORING SLAIN CONSERVATIVE LEADER CHARLIE KIRK: 'ACT'The stadium is home to the NFLs Arizona Cardinals.State Farm Stadium has fixed seating for 63,400 and can expand to over 73,000 for larger events, according to the venue.The event titled, "Building a Legacy: Remembering Charlie Kirk" will begin at 11 a.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.The doors for State Farm Stadium will open three hours before the start time."This event is first come, first served based on stadium capacity. Indoor overflow will be available next door at the Desert Diamond Arena," the event website said. "Please be advised that enhanced security measures are in place, which may result in longer wait times than usual."All members of the public wishing to attend the event are urged to register on Turning Point USAs website.SLEEPING GIANT' LIKELY WOKE UP FOR TURNING POINT USA AFTER CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATIONThe registration page asks attendees to submit their mobile phone number and states that all attendance is "on a first come, first serve basis."The memorial will be broadcast on Fox News Channel and streamed on Fox News Digital.The full list of speakers at Charlie Kirks memorial, as of Friday, are his widow Erika Kirk, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, White House advisor Stephen Miller and Sergio Gor.Top Christian worship singers Chris Tomlin, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes also are set to perform Sunday.Turning Point USA was founded as a non-profit by Kirk in 2012, according to its website."The organizations mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government," it added.Fox News Digitals Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is calling on airlines to reevaluate their emergency evacuation procedures.In a press release issued on Friday, the organization has asked airlines to look at their flight-crew training, announcements and command procedures during emergencies."Passengers have taken their carry-on items with them on a number of recent evacuations," the release notes.'FIRE INCIDENTS' CITED BY SOUTHWEST IN NEW POLICY APPLYING TO WHEELCHAIR TRAVELERS"This slows the evacuation and puts lives at risk. Carry-on items also can damage emergency slides."The FAAs safety alert for operators recommends conducting passenger outreach and education campaigns while also leveraging theirSafety Management Systems (SMS) for any risks and hazards.A number of recent incidents received wide attention.Prior to takeoff, an American Airlines flight 3023 headed to Miami, Florida, was evacuated while at Denver International Airport in July.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleA total of 173 passengers and six crew members on board the Boeing 737 Max 8 were safely removed from the aircraft in that incident.People could be seen exiting the aircraft on an emergency slide before running away from the aircraft, as fire and smoke were observed under the plane, Fox News Digital previously reported.Also, a Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert to a San Diego tarmac due to a possible bomb threat in May.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERNearly 300 passengers evacuated as multiple law enforcement agencies searched the aircraft bound for Honolulu, Fox News Digital reported at the time.One person was arrested while the police confirmed nothing suspicious was found on board the aircraft.In April, a Delta planes engine caught on fire while the aircraft was leaving the gate at the Orlando International Airport in Florida, Reuters reported at the time.The plane was carrying 300 passengers, resulting in a slide evacuation.Fox News Digital's Landon Mion, plus Reuters, contributed reporting.

Late-night hosts rallied around Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night after ABC suspended the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host indefinitely following his comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk.Mainstream late-night comedians Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart denounced Kimmel being pulled off the air and accused President Donald Trump of using his political influence to censor him."Welcome back to The Late Show! We still on the air?" Colbert asked during his opening monologue on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." "Fantastic. Apparently, Brendan Carr has not seen tonights episode yet."DISNEY PULLS JIMMY KIMMEL'S SHOW AFTER COMMENTS ON CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION AND MORE TOP HEADLINES"Ladies and gentlemen, we live in unsettling times, with rising autocracy targeting Americas most vulnerable talk show hosts," he added.Colbert and other liberal commentators have argued that Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr put pressure on ABC to suspend Kimmel this week for his comment about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The ABC host said Monday of Kirks suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson: "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."This was despite reports Robinson had a left-wing ideology.Appearing on Wednesday's "The Benny Show," Carr called Kimmel's comments "some of the sickest conduct" and suggested there were potential "avenues" the FCC could pursue to hold ABC accountable for them.Also, that day, Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, announced it would preempt Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliates starting Wednesday night "for the foreseeable future" and would replace it with other programming due to his Kirk comments.ABC REPORTER CALLS ALLEGED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN'S TEXT MESSAGES TO TRANSGENDER PARTNER VERY TOUCHINGFollowing Nexstars announcement, ABCs parent company, Disney, revealed it was pulling Kimmels show indefinitely.Carr weighing in on Kimmels comments convinced many liberals that the Trump administration had pulled strings to get Kimmel suspended, calling it government censorship.Stewart, who returned to Comedy Centrals "The Daily Show" as a special guest host Thursday night, mocked the administration by imitating a North Korean-style propagandist."We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show," Stewart said at the top of the program. Sitting in front of a gilded, Trump-esque background, he mentioned Trumps recent trip to the U.K."If you felt a little off these past couple of days, its probably because our Great Father has not been home. For Father has been gracing England with his legendary warmth and radiance. Gaze upon him with a gait even more majestic than that of the royal horses that pranced before him."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREOn NBC, "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon accused the FCC of pressuring ABC to cancel Kimmel."The big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking: WTF?" the host said, elsewhere adding, "But to be honest with you all, I dont know whats going on no one does. But I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he is a decent, funny and loving guy. And I hope he comes back."Fallon also did a bit narrating Trumps trip to the U.K., overdubbed with a voice praising Trump. At one point, the narration said Trump "looked incredibly handsome."On NBCs "Late Night with Seth Meyers," the host stated that Trumps administration is "pursuing a crackdown on free speech.""And completely unrelated, I just want to say before we get started here, that Ive always admired and respected Mr. Trump," he continued sarcastically. "Ive always believed he was a visionary, an innovator, a great president, an even better golfer. And if youve ever seen me say anything negative about him, thats just A.I."

Senate Democrats counteroffer to congressional Republicans short-term government funding extension was torpedoed by the GOP on Friday.The bill, which varies drastically from the Houses proposal that passed earlier in the day, was filled with Democratic priorities that they say are the only sweeteners that would convince them to keep the government open. But the provisions were a bridge too far for Senate Republicans. The Democrats bill, which was unveiled late Wednesday night, failed 47-45 along party lines. However, the GOPs CR will be voted on right after. The fate of that bill is in the air, given that Democrats have vowed to oppose it throughout the week.THUNE PANS DEMOCRATS' SHUTDOWN STANCE AS 'BORDERLINE PATHOLOGICAL,' 'LIKE A DISEASE'The deadline to pass a government funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), is Sept. 30, and lawmakers are expected to leave Washington, D.C., Friday night for a weeklong recess to observe the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.House Republicans unveiled their CR on Tuesday and have lauded the bill as a "clean" funding extension until Nov. 21. While it doesnt include partisan policy riders, it does include tens of millions to beef up security measures for lawmakers.However, Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., opted to go with their own version of a CR, not because they disliked what was in Republicans bill, but what was not in it. They've also dug in against President Donald Trump's demand that Republicans cut Democrats out of the process.SENATE REPUBLICANS BRAND LOOMING CRISIS A 'SCHUMER SHUTDOWN' AS DEMOCRATS DIG INTheir plan would have kept the government open until Oct. 31, permanently extended expiring Obamacare premium subsidies, undoing the "big, beautiful bills" Medicaid cuts, and clawing back the canceled funding for NPR and PBS.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., panned the bill and argued that the Republicans legislation was everything Democrats had pushed when they controlled the Senate under former President Joe Biden."Its not clean its filthy," Thune said. "Its packed full of partisan policies and measures designed to appeal to Democrats leftist base."GOP UNVEILS PLAN TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, INCLUDES $30M SECURITY HIKE AFTER CHARLIE KIRK KILLINGHowever, Schumer has accused Thune of not coming to the negotiating table and directly engaging with him to find a path forward to avert a government shutdown.Democrats particularly want a deal on the expiring Obamacare subsidies, along with some assurances on future rescissions and impoundments."We'll sit down and negotiate, if they will sit down and negotiate," Schumer said. "We don't have a red line, but we know we have to help the American people."

Two Antifa agitators were arrested Thursday night during a vigil to remember slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.People gathered in Boston Common and lit candles to honor Kirk, who was shot and killed last week on a Utah college campus.A group of protesters was separated from the vigil by barriers. Police officers were present on the ground and atop the statehouse, Boston.com reports.President Donald Trump said this week that he would designate the radical left-wing group Antifa as a "terrorist organization."TRUMP DEFENDS LABELING ANTIFA A 'TERRORIST ORGANIZATION' AS HE TARGETS LEFT-WING EXTREMISMJoseph Antuan Castro Del Rio, 38, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges.An underage male was also arrested on suspicion of assault and battery. He had a knife at the time of his arrest and will also be charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, police said.Del Rio was using a microphone and amplification device in violation of a city ordinance to shout down those at the vigil and was asked to leave multiple times, according to a police report provided to Fox News Digital.FLORIDA WOMAN CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING 73-YEAR-OLD DURING CHARLIE KIRK VIGILHe plugged in the device again and began shouting at the attendees of the vigil, police said. When confronted by officers, he began calling them names such as "Nazis," "fascists" and "White supremacists," the police report said. He continued to ignore commands and was placed under arrest, police said.The underage suspect was allegedly seen shouting obscenities at the vigil crowd and was escorted out of the area.While leaving, he punched someone wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat on the arm, police said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhile searching him, authorities found a hunting knife, according to the police report.

The White House released an emotional video tribute to Charlie Kirk featuring excerpts from a speech his widow, Erika, gave in the wake of his assassination in which she declared, "You have no idea the fire that you have ignited.""Charlie always said that when he was gone, he wanted to be remembered for his courage and for his faith," Erika Kirk is heard saying as the video displayed scenes of memorials and vigils held forKirk around the U.S. "Now and for all eternity, he will stand at his Savior's side, wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.""The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done," she added. "They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love. They should all know this: If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country, in this world. You have no idea."The clip also features Erika Kirk vowing: "The movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen." 'SLEEPING GIANT' LIKELY WOKE UP FOR TURNING POINT USA AFTER CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATIONAt one point, Kirks casket is shown being taken off Air Force Two after it arrived in Arizona following his assassination on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University. In another portion, Kirk is seen walking alongside President Donald Trump.ERIKA KIRK BREAKS SILENCE AFTER HUSBAND CHARLIES ASSASSINATION WITH ADDRESS AT TURNING POINT USA HEADQUARTERS"I want you to remember that we did not earn this, this is Gods mercy on our country," Kirk is heard saying himself near the end of the video.The clip concludes by showing a photo of Kirk with one of his children and him kissing his wife, Erika."The legacy of Charlie Kirk," the White House wrote in a caption on X.