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April 26 Overnight Brief
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, which is 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.
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