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A staff member shows a note to US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, as CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reacts to a loud noise during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington in April. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

White House Correspondents’ Dinner gets new date in wake of shooting incident

The rescheduled gala will get increased security, but it is not clear if Trump will attend after a gunman stormed the last event.

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Crime

Key hearing for accused Charlie Kirk killer will be public

Donald Trump

Trump’s Justice Department seeks dismissal of White House ballroom lawsuit

US Politics

Gunman dies after being shot by US Secret Service near White House

Trump was at the White House at the time working to negotiate a deal with Iran.

US Secret Service agents are seen after gunfire was reported near the White House on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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ICE agent charged over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota

Minnesota county charges Christian Castro in a non-fatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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3 killed in US mosque shooting; teen suspects found dead in car after attack

Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after two assailants targeted California’s largest Islamic centre.

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Crime

Lawsuit blames OpenAI for ChatGPT helping plan Florida mass shooting

Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT provided specific timing and weapon advice to gunman who killed two at Florida State University.

People comfort each other after a shooting at Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee in 2025. Photo: AP
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Trump gala shooter pleads not guilty to all charges

The charges include attempted assassination of the president, assault on ⁠a federal officer and firearms offences.

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US Secret Service shoots armed suspect near White House

The shooting occurred shortly after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s motorcade passed through the area.

United States

Police search for suspects in Oklahoma shooting that injured at least 18 people

Victims were in ‘various conditions’, police said. A witness said the trouble began when a group of girls started arguing over boyfriends.

Police on the scene of a shooting at Lake Arcadia campground in Edmond, Oklahoma on Sunday. Photo: AP
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Trump, Secret Service director say agent not shot by friendly fire as video released

Secret Service chief says agent was shot at ‘point-blank range’ by suspect who tried to storm correspondents’ dinner.

An officer fires (bottom left) as suspect Cole Tomas Allen sprints past security personnel at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. Photo: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro via Reuters
United States

Man charged with trying to kill Trump agrees to remain in custody

Cole Allen, 31, did not immediately contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community.

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Crime

Brown University shooter targeted symbolic victims tied to grievances: FBI

Claudio Neves Valente appeared to target places and people he associated with personal failure, missed opportunity and perceived injustice.

Donald Trump

Man charged with trying to kill Trump took photo with knife in hotel

Cole Allen repeatedly made online checks to keep track of the US president’s status that night, authorities say.

Cole Allen appears in a selfie picture in a composite image released on Wednesday. Photo: US Department of Justice via Reuters
US-China relations

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

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Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters
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Trump’s FCC orders review of ABC licences after Kimmel’s ‘expectant widow’ joke

The comedian had made the comment about US first lady Melania just days before Saturday’s shooting incident.

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Washington dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump

Cole Tomas Allen faces a potential life sentence as he makes his first court appearance since Saturday’s shooting.

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Man pleads guilty in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Nearly 24 years later, Jay Bryant admits helping gunmen enter studio to ambush Jason Mizell over a drug dispute.

Run-DMC members in 2002: Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) with DMC (Darryl McDaniels) and DJ Run (Joseph Simmons). Photo: AP
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Washington shooting exposes gaps in security protocols for Trump

Officials say security perimeter around the president may need expanding after shooter targeted prominent media gala.

Donald Trump

US Justice Department cites shooting as need for Trump’s ballroom

Trump’s DOJ gives preservationists Monday deadline to drop White House ballroom suit after shooting at hotel event.

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King Charles III

King Charles’ state visit to US to go on as planned after shooting

King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are due to arrive on Monday for a four-day state visit.

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US President Donald Trump and King Charles during Trump’s state visit to Britain last September. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Press dinner shooting casts fresh spotlight on Trump’s security

The attack suggests that even the most extensive personal security apparatus in the US has vulnerabilities.

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Secret Service agents respond during the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday. Photo: AP
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Who is Cole Tomas Allen, suspect in White House press gala shooting?

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California.

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‘I fought like hell’: how gunfire threw Trump’s glitzy press dinner into chaos

Panic gripped the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, sending guests diving for cover as security evacuated the US president.

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Trump escapes unharmed as gunman opens fire at White House press dinner hotel

Acting attorney general says Trump was among targets after breach at Washington Hilton exposes massive security gap.

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US President Donald Trump at a White House press conference following the shooting at the Washington media gala. Photo: AP
United States

Florida investigating AI role in mass shooting at university

Prosecutors investigate if OpenAI faces ‘aider and abettor’ liability after a gunman allegedly used ChatGPT to plan rampage.

Florida State University, where there was an active shooter incident in April last year. Photo: AP
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The Onion signs new deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars

A defiant Jones vows to reconstitute his media empire as the ‘Alex Jones Show’, insisting he is ‘not going anywhere’.

Crime

‘Planned fight’ ends in deadly shooting at North Carolina park

A residential neighbourhood was rocked by gunfire after a scheduled fight between two youths triggered a violent chain of events.

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