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In Washington

President Trump says a security evacuation disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a failed shooting attempt near the event, and that footage showing him falling came during the fast-moving response. The suspect has been identified as Cole Allen, who reportedly sent a note to family and friends shortly before rushing through security.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he recognized gunfire, guests sheltered in place, and his fiancée, Jacqui Heinrich, was rushed out. The Justice Department is also pointing to the incident as it seeks to dismiss a preservation lawsuit over Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom on the White House grounds. One crisis, apparently, is now part of the legal briefing.

In U.S. politics and the Fed

Sen. Thom Tillis says he will now support Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve after the Justice Department ended its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The probe had centered on renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters. Tillis said he wanted assurance the department was not being used to pressure the central bank, and the Senate Banking Committee is expected to take up the nomination this week.

In Africa

Mali’s defense minister, Sadio Camara, was killed when a car bomb struck his residence in Kati, according to the government. Officials said the attack came during coordinated assaults by insurgents, including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida, and that the country will observe two days of mourning. It is another brutal reminder that the security picture in the Sahel remains deeply unstable.

In U.S. politics and security

Investigators say the gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner appears to have been targeting President Trump and other Trump administration officials, not just the president. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suspect is expected to face federal charges including assaulting an officer, firing a gun, and attempting to kill a federal officer. Rep. Ryan Zinke also said security around Trump has tightened since the July 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Trump, meanwhile, used the moment to argue for his long-running ballroom project, because naturally the answer to gunfire is architecture.

In the UK

Labour MPs from different factions are reportedly discussing how a transition away from Keir Starmer could be managed, shifting the conversation from whether to remove him to how. That includes possible timelines, triggers, and the mechanics of forcing a leadership contest, which is always reassuring when a party starts sounding like it has a contingency plan for its own front bench.

Separately, a Salford mother has admitted defrauding the benefits system of more than £75,000 over five years by claiming her partner was homeless while they continued living together. Kelly Clews received a 48-week suspended sentence, plus rehabilitation requirements, unpaid work, and a mental health treatment programme.

In tech and social media

Researchers say AI-generated videos of crying U.S. service members, along with fake military influencers, are spreading quickly online because they trigger emotional reactions before users spot the deception. Some of the accounts are being used to funnel people toward paid adult content, while others are profiting directly from engagement payouts. Detection tools and labels do not appear to be keeping up, and Meta says it is reviewing accounts flagged for this kind of content.

In the Middle East

Israel has issued forced evacuation orders for parts of southern Lebanon as tensions with Hezbollah continue to rise. Hezbollah rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that it is undermining the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which is, as ever, a lovely sign that diplomacy is on vacation.

In weather

At least two people were killed when a powerful tornado tore through northern Texas on Saturday night, damaging homes across several neighborhoods in Wise County. Emergency responders treated or transported six people with storm-related injuries, and the severe weather threat is expected to continue, with millions across the South and Midwest at risk. Wildfires are also still burning in parts of Georgia.

In Washington

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the man accused of opening fire at the White House correspondents’ dinner is not cooperating with investigators, and that the case may get more serious as agents keep digging into motive and intent. Prosecutors have already charged Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, California, with assaulting a federal officer and using a firearm in a violent crime. Blanche said investigators believe he may have been targeting Trump administration officials, while the Secret Service stopped him before he got far. Trump, naturally, used the shooting to argue again for a White House ballroom.

Separately, Senator Thom Tillis says he will back Kevin Warsh for Fed chair after the Justice Department told him its criminal probe into Jerome Powell and the central bank’s Washington renovations is closed. The confirmation fight is now moving, because apparently the nation’s monetary policy needed one more plotline.

In Gaza

Israel has escalated its offensive in Gaza and expanded its control there, while sidelining the new U.S.-backed technocratic administration. The move points to a further hardening of the conflict on the ground, with little sign of any near-term shift toward a political handoff.

In public safety

At least nine people were injured when gunfire broke out early Sunday near Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, after officers monitoring Little 500 celebrations heard multiple shots near East Kirkwood Avenue. Police said the shooting was off campus, no arrests had been made, and people were urged to avoid the area while investigators worked.

In Scotland, a six-year-old girl died after being hit by a car in Paisley, and a seven-year-old girl was taken to hospital. Police are asking witnesses to come forward. In Sheffield, a 32-year-old man also died in a separate two-vehicle crash, with officers seeking dashcam footage and witness accounts.

In U.S. politics and security

Saturday’s shooting near the White House correspondents’ dinner is now drawing a wider security review, including Buckingham Palace’s reassessment of protection for King Charles’s upcoming U.S. state visit. Guests at the dinner hid under tables after shots were heard, and Trump and other administration officials were evacuated by the Secret Service.

Trump, never one to underplay the moment, said the violence and repeated threats around him showed his importance and, somehow, the need for his planned White House ballroom. World leaders condemned the attack as political violence, while the incident added fresh pressure on the White House and law enforcement to explain how this keeps happening.

In a separate development, the administration also scrapped a planned Pakistan trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as talks over Iran stalled, leaving Trump with fewer obvious options and more of the usual delicate diplomacy.

In business and lobbying

NatWest is facing a shareholder revolt over what critics call backtracking on climate policy, with investors and campaigners pressing for protest votes at the bank’s annual meeting in Edinburgh. The Church of England is among those backing the challenge, which is aimed at chair Rick Haythornthwaite.

And Roger Stone is back in lobbying, reportedly making millions off the thing that has always rewarded him best: proximity to power. The market remains an enthusiastic supporter of bad behavior, provided it comes with access.

In tech and defense

A California defense startup has shown off a football-sized throw-and-fly drone system at a NATO base in Romania, where the company says it drew strong interest from more than 500 senior military representatives. The system was unveiled less than a month ago, and the company is already racing to scale production.

In sport

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, with the result described as the first official sub-two-hour marathon. Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa defended her women’s title. If that time looks suspiciously impossible, well, the stopwatch is apparently having a better day than the rest of us.

In Washington

Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California. Police say he rushed a security checkpoint with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, exchanged gunfire with officers, and was tackled. A Secret Service officer was hit in a bulletproof vest and is expected to recover. Federal prosecutors say Allen faces firearm and assault charges, with more likely to follow.

President Trump was rushed to safety after shots were heard at the event, and officials evacuated the room. Security video posted by the president appears to show the suspect running toward the venue. A dinner for the political press, interrupted by gunfire — a pretty grim way to underline the security budget.

In the Middle East

U.S. efforts to end the war with Iran hit another setback after Trump cancelled a planned trip to Pakistan by his envoys. Talks between Washington and Tehran remain stalled.

The conflict is also rippling into shipping and supplies. NHS leaders in the UK are warning that a standstill in Gulf shipping could raise costs and trigger shortages of medicines and medical products, including ingredients, syringes, IV bags, gloves, PPE, catheters, and diagnostic equipment parts.

In Mississippi

A group of Hancock Middle School students helped stop a runaway school bus after the driver fainted during an asthma attack on a highway. Sixth grader Jackson Casnave grabbed the wheel, another student hit the brakes, and others called 911 and helped with medication. The driver recovered, and the students were honored at a school pep rally. A rare headline where the adults are lucky the kids were paying attention.

In U.S. news

A Chicago police officer was killed and another was critically injured after a man opened fire Saturday morning at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. Police say the suspect had been brought there in custody on a robbery charge and is now in custody himself. No other patients or staff were hurt, and investigators have not said how he got a gun.

In Texas, authorities say 24-year-old Artharva Vyas was arrested after allegedly attacking a mother and her 3-year-old daughter at Espada Park in San Antonio. Police say he pulled the mother’s hair, punched her, and bit the child’s face, leaving her with two lost teeth and ongoing care needs. DHS says he entered the U.S. on a student visa in 2023, had previously been arrested on a felony assault charge, and was not removed after that arrest.

Donald Trump has abruptly dismissed all scientists serving on the National Science Board, removing the independent oversight body that helps guide the National Science Foundation and its budget. An odd time to fire the people whose job is, broadly speaking, to understand reality. Democrats called the move a stupid decision.

In health and tech

A new study estimates that about 8 million Americans used psilocybin in the past year. The research found use was more common among young adults, men, and white respondents, and says clinicians should start asking patients about psilocybin as part of routine care.

A maker has built a third-generation internal combustion engine using a 3D printer, with most of the engine made from common printing plastics, plus a steel sleeve, a CNC-machined aluminum head, and off-the-shelf components. It is a small but very real reminder that the future remains weirdly attached to the past.

In Australia

A new survey suggests Australia’s under-16 social media ban is being widely bypassed. The Molly Rose Foundation found that more than 60 percent of teens who had accounts before the ban still had access to at least one platform, and that TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram have each kept more than half of their under-16 users. The findings come as the internet regulator calls for an investigation into the five biggest social media companies over possible breaches of the rule.

In the Middle East

Municipal elections were held in Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday, marking the first vote in Gaza in 20 years. It is a rare political exercise under conditions that have made ordinary governance, as ever, anything but ordinary.

In U.S. news

A shooting at a Chicago hospital left one police officer dead and another critically injured. Officials say the suspect is in custody. In Georgia, two wildfires have destroyed more than 120 homes and are still threatening property and lives, with strong winds raising the risk of further spread and smoke already traveling across a wide area.

In Kentucky, a couple has been sentenced to nearly 20 years each after pleading guilty to severe child abuse tied to neglect, confinement, and forcing children to go without food and water. The court heard one child had been, in effect, starved to the edge of survival, which is about as grim as a criminal case gets. Separately, Arizona is suing to block a planned ICE detention facility in Surprise, saying the site was bought without the required environmental review and is in the wrong place for detainees and nearby emergency services.

President Trump is also pressing again to scrap the Senate filibuster so Republicans can pass the stalled SAVE America Act. The push is familiar, the rhetoric less so. That is not a compliment.

In Europe

In Hungary, outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not take a seat in parliament after leading his party into opposition following a heavy election defeat. In France, President Emmanuel Macron said the EU’s mutual assistance clause is real, not decorative, and argued that Europe can defend itself, pointing to military aid sent after a drone attack on a British airbase in Cyprus.

Elsewhere

In London, a woman and a child died after getting into difficulty in the water at a park, and police are working to identify their next of kin. It is being treated as a tragic incident.

In the Middle East

The United Nations says Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket fire into Israel during the latest escalation may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law. The warning comes as the ceasefire has been extended, which is a useful development, given the alternative.

Separately, NBC News reports that Iranian strikes on U.S. military bases and equipment in the Persian Gulf region caused far more damage than publicly acknowledged, with repairs expected to run into the billions. The reported hits spread across sites in seven Middle East countries and damaged warehouses, command centers, aircraft hangars, runways, radar systems, and dozens of aircraft.

In the U.S.

Authorities in Florida have charged a roommate in the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students after one set of human remains was identified and the search for the second student continued. Investigators say the case is still active and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

In Florida politics, Gov. Ron DeSantis has escalated his fight with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over the state’s redistricting push, daring him to “bring it on” after Jeffries warned Republicans. Just a normal, calm discussion about democracy.

In Britain

Police in Wolverhampton say a woman in her thirties has been arrested after a house fire on Mason Street killed two boys, aged one and three. Detectives and fire investigators are still working to establish how the blaze started, while the family is being supported by specialist officers.

In business and tech

Meta and Microsoft are cutting large numbers of jobs even as they keep pouring money into artificial intelligence. It is the latest reminder that the tech industry can find infinite capital for AI and still act shocked by payroll.

Meanwhile, former startups are reportedly selling Slack archives, emails, and code from defunct companies to AI training firms. The data can include identifiable employees and, if anonymization fails, real organizations too, which is not exactly a comfort to the people who thought those messages died with the company.

In Europe

Montenegro is edging closer to its long-running goal of joining the European Union, with officials hoping the country could become the bloc’s 28th member by 2028. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan, a sign that diplomacy is still being floated even as the war drags on and the obvious breakthrough remains elusive.

In U.S. news

New reporting says a Syrian-born billionaire built influence in Washington through a Trump-branded golf course, a foundation stone, and a resort deal, and that those ties may have helped shape the rollback of a tough U.S. sanctions regime. In New York City, council members have introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage to $30 by 2030 and end the tipped-wage credit for restaurants, which industry owners say would push prices higher and force cutbacks. Predictably, the dining scene is not reacting with calm confidence.

In Baton Rouge, police say 17-year-old Markel Lee has turned himself in over the Mall of Louisiana shooting and faces murder and attempted-murder charges, while one suspect is still wanted. In Asheville, residents say downtown conditions have worsened after Hurricane Helene, with more homelessness, panhandling, and public intoxication, and the city says it has expanded patrols and outreach as the latest count hit a record high.

In California

A $114 million wildlife bridge over a busy freeway in northern Los Angeles County is nearing completion, despite years of mockery from critics who called it a “bridge to nowhere.” The crossing is meant to give mountain lions, bobcats, lizards, and other animals a safer way over the road, which is, frankly, a more sensible use of a bridge than some of the things humans build with them.

In London

An Afghan man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl at a government-funded hotel in west London. The court also heard details from his asylum paperwork, and he has been placed on the sex offenders register for seven years. This is a serious case, and the child’s safety comes first.

In health

There are fresh warnings that patients in NHS hospitals and pupils in English schools could end up with smaller portions and poorer meals, as conflict-driven spikes in food, oil, gas, and shipping costs work through the supply chain. Suppliers say fixed public-sector contracts make it hard to pass on the higher costs, and industry groups are already talking about price rises of up to 10% by the end of the year.

On the brighter side, the FDA has approved the first gene therapy for a rare inherited form of deafness caused by an OTOF defect. In a study of 20 patients, most began hearing within weeks, and the early results have held up for at least two years. A rare piece of medical news that is not, unusually, about a queue, a shortage, or a spreadsheet.

In the Middle East

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned China’s Hengli refinery over purchases of Iranian oil, saying the operation has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s military. It is the latest effort to squeeze Tehran’s oil revenue, which has proved stubbornly resistant to polite requests.

Meanwhile in the West Bank, skepticism is growing over whether local elections will change much at all. Frustration with both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation has fed voter apathy, with many people doubting the vote will make a meaningful difference on the ground.

In U.S. politics and media

Donald Trump is expected to attend the White House correspondents’ dinner for the first time as president, which should make for an exceptionally warm evening, if by warm you mean awkward. The event is built around press freedom, while Trump’s White House has spent the last year cutting AP access, attacking reporters, and leaning on broadcasters and public media.

In UK crime

A serial fraudster, Simon John Turner, has been jailed for 10 years after admitting offences that spanned several years and several schemes. Police said victims lost more than £218,000 in scams including property fraud, romance fraud, and fake caravan sales.