"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
Investigators say the believe that the gunmen who opened fire at the White House of
“Correspondence dinner last night was targeting Trump administration officials.”
The man tried to storm the ballroom where the dinner was taking place, but was stopped by secret service agents. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch told face the nation, "They don't know yet if he acted alone." We are actively combing through all the evidence that we've collected and going to continue
to do that today in the coming days and weeks, and if he did not act alone or if folks knew what he was doing or helped him along the way, we will find that out. We don't have evidence to show that as of this morning. The suspect has been identified as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old man from the Los Angeles area. He's to be arranged in federal court tomorrow on weapons charges and assault in a federal
officer. Officials say an agent was hit by gunfire, but was saved by a bullet-proof vest and has been released from the hospital. The president's several cabinet officials and hundreds of journalists were at the hotel
“when gunshots rang out outside the ballroom as the dinner began, and P.R.'s deepest shiver”
arm reports.
"It was the first time Trump was attending the dinner as president, shortly after
3 p.m., several gunshots were heard in the hotel near the entrance where security screening took place. The president was hurriedly ushered off the stage and later brief reporters at the White House." This was an event dedicated to freedom of speech that was supposed to bring together members
of both parties, with members of the press, and in a certain way it did." The president also said the hotel where the dinner took place was not particularly secure. On Sunday, he posted on social media and made the case for his plan to construct a ballroom at the White House, which he says would be more secure. Deepishivaram and PR News, Washington.
Iran's foreign minister is expected to return to Islamabad a day after leaving Pakistan, without meeting U.S. officials for peace talks.
“President Trump yesterday called off sending a doubt allegation, "Duribu scowren reports”
from Istanbul."
After hopes of a new round of peace talks dimmed, U.S. negotiators may have another
shot. According to Iranian State Media, Foreign Minister Abbas Arrakchi will complete his plan to trip to Oman, but make an unplanned return to Islamabad today. He'll continue on to Russia afterwards. Trump on Saturday canceled the U.S. negotiating team's own plan to trip to Pakistan, shortly
after the Iranian Foreign Minister left, and told reporters he'd rejected a new peace proposal from Iran. Trump's President, Mesud Pazeschian, told Pakistan's Prime Minister that his country would not enter, quote, "Forced negotiations under pressure, threats, or a blockade." Foreign Pernus, I'm Daribu scowren in Istanbul.
This is NPR News. It was 40 years ago today that the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded in what was then the Soviet Union. It exposed millions of people in the region to dangerous levels of radiation and forced the permanent evacuation of hundreds of towns and villages in Ukraine and in Belarus.
Thousands have died from radiation-related illnesses. A vigil is held in Ukraine every year to honor those who died. Some states that use the Colorado River are trying to break a standstill in negotiations about sharing its water. As Alex Hager of Member Station, KJZZ reports, they're calling for talks to resume with
a mediator in the room. The states haven't met for negotiations in over two months. If they can't reach a deal for sharing the shrinking water supply, the federal government will likely force big, unpopular cutbacks that could trigger lawsuits. Now, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are calling for a mediator to join those talks
and help states lay down their sorts. Becky Mitchell represents Colorado. This is really trying to see if we can break any of the deadlock and set aside the legal theories and try to find a way to get to a deal. It's not clear exactly who would mediate the talks.
Colorado's Mitchell says it should be a decision among all seven states that use the River's water. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix. A runner from Kenya said a new record today at the London Marathon. Sebastian saw way finished in under two hours.
At one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. He later thanked the crowds that lined the streets for the race saying, "With them calling, you feel so happy and strong. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News." On Consider This NPR's afternoon news podcast, we cover everything from politics to the
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