{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cmre8ewx600041qpczjc4o4wk","slug":"what-happened-at-the-charlie-kirk-hearing-simple-r-20260710","title":"What happened at the Charlie Kirk hearing? Simple reports and practice reading","level":"EASY","publishedAt":"2026-07-10T01:03:12.216Z"},"topic":{"slug":"what-happened-at-the-charlie-kirk-hearing-simple-r-20260710","category":"education"},"article":{"paragraphs":["Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA. He was shot and killed on September 10, 2025 while speaking at Utah Valley University.","Prosecutors say video shows Tyler Robinson on the campus several times that day. An investigator said Robinson spoke with members of Kirk’s group before later returning in different clothes and shooting Kirk from a rooftop. Robinson turned himself in the day after the shooting. Robinson is 23 years old. Prosecutors say they will ask for the death penalty if he is convicted. The hearing took place in early July 2026 in Provo, Utah."],"wordCount":101,"readTime":2},"vocabulary":[{"word":"suspect","example":"The police questioned the suspect.","phonetic":"/səˈspɛkt/","definition":"a person thought to have done a crime"},{"word":"video","example":"They watched the video in court.","phonetic":"/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/","definition":"a recording of moving images"},{"word":"campus","example":"The event was on the university campus.","phonetic":"/ˈkæm.pəs/","definition":"the land and buildings of a college or university"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"Charlie Kirk","question":"Who was killed?"},{"answer":"Utah Valley University","question":"Where did the shooting happen?"},{"answer":"Tyler Robinson","question":"Who is the man prosecutors say was on campus?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you follow news about events on university campuses? Why or why not?"},{"question":"Have you ever attended a public talk or rally? What was it like?"},{"question":"What do you think when you hear about video evidence in a court case?"}]}