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Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner . The third violent assault in the vicinity of Trump in less than two years is renewing the central tension confronting the Republican president's defenders: how to accommodate the public-facing ...

Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 - Musk's lawsuit accuses Altman of fraud, while OpenAI says that Musk is 'motivated by jealousy' A lawsuit between two of Silicon Valley's biggest tycoons goes to trial Monday in California, the culmination of a years-long bitter feud. Elon Musk has accused Sam Altman of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise. Musk accuses Altman, ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A second officer ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — The man  accused of opening fire  at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - US President Donald Trump said he has "studied assassinations" and suggested that leaders who make the biggest impact are often targeted, after a shooting scare disrupted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington on Saturday night. Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a shooter rushed the media gala venue, triggering panic and a major security response. Watch "I ask respectfully, why ...