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Police tape near the Washington Monument in Washington. Photo: AP

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.

5 May 2026 - 9:24AM

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

5 May 2026 - 6:55AM

Trump, Secret Service director say agent not shot by friendly fire as video released

1 May 2026 - 12:42PM

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.

30 Apr 2026 - 11:50PMvideocam

Shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31-year-old from California, is in custody after attempting to enter the ballroom with guns and knives during the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton. Photo: Molly Riley

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.

30 Apr 2026 - 6:14AM

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.

30 Apr 2026 - 1:46AM

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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.

29 Apr 2026 - 10:28PMvideocam

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

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.

29 Apr 2026 - 3:49AMvideocam

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.

28 Apr 2026 - 4:51PMvideocam

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.

28 Apr 2026 - 5:37PM

Run-DMC members in 2002: Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) with DMC (Darryl McDaniels) and DJ Run (Joseph Simmons). Photo: AP

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.

27 Apr 2026 - 2:32PM

US President Donald Trump being escorted by his security team on Saturday night. Photo: Bo Erickson via Reuters

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.

27 Apr 2026 - 10:56AMvideocam

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.

27 Apr 2026 - 11:09AMvideocam

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.

27 Apr 2026 - 7:09AMvideocam

Secret Service agents respond during the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday. Photo: AP

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.

27 Apr 2026 - 8:34AMvideocam

The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested at the scene of the event. Photo: Donald Trump/Truth Social via Reuters

‘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.

26 Apr 2026 - 1:31PMvideocam

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.

26 Apr 2026 - 10:23PMvideocam

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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.

22 Apr 2026 - 1:34PM

Florida State University, where there was an active shooter incident in April last year. Photo: AP

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’.

22 Apr 2026 - 12:27PM

‘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.

21 Apr 2026 - 2:12PM

Man slays 8 children in US mass shooting – 7 of them his own

Suspect killed by police after fleeing the scene in Louisiana, in the deadliest US mass shooting in two years.

20 Apr 2026 - 1:33PM

People grieve near the scene of the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photo: AP

US high school principal tackles and disarms gunman, dramatic video shows

Educator Kirk Moore was shot in the leg but managed to stay on top of the suspect until law enforcement arrived.

16 Apr 2026 - 4:09AM

Principal Kirk Moore can be seen struggling with Victor Hawkins, a former student who allegedly carried a firearm onto the campus in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, on April 7. Photo: Pauls Valley Public Schools via AP

Video sheds light on Minnesota ICE shooting after charges against men collapsed

Authorities initially accused 2 Venezuelan men of beating an ICE officer during a chase and scuffle in Minneapolis in January.

7 Apr 2026 - 5:53AMvideocam

FBI says man who crashed truck into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

Ayman Ghazali’s March 12 attack was a ‘Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community’, the FBI said.

31 Mar 2026 - 5:00AM

Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of singer Rihanna

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, from Florida, allegedly fired about 20 rounds at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home on March 8.

26 Mar 2026 - 10:50AM

A Florida woman has pleaded ⁠not guilty to the attempted murder of singer Rihanna (pictured here in 2022). Photo: TNS

Brother of Michigan synagogue attacker was Hezbollah commander: Israeli military

Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in Lebanon on March 5 along with 3 other relatives of Detroit attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the IDF said.

16 Mar 2026 - 1:12AM

The front entrance of the Temple Israel synagogue outside Detroit, Michigan. Photo: Getty Images / AFP

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University, police say

The gunman, identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, is also dead. The FBI said the incident is being investigated as ‘an act of terrorism’.

13 Mar 2026 - 6:25AM

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

Authorities identify the deceased assailant as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali; reports suggest he recently lost family members in Lebanon.

13 Mar 2026 - 1:58PM

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