"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
Federal investigators are trying to learn more about Cole Allen, the 31-year-old has arrested
“Saturday night as the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondence dinner.”
And Paris Ryan Lucas is acting a 30-general Todd Blanch's given an update on what the investigators have found so far." Allen has not been cooperating with investigators, but Blanch says authorities have been executing search warrants at locations associated with Allen. He had done the same on his electronic devices and Blanch says based on preliminary information.
Investigators believe the suspect traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then from there on to Washington, DC. He had a room at the Hilton Hotel where the Correspondence dinner takes place. He had two guns and knives on him when he tried to storm the ballroom. "That's NPR's Ryan Lucas with that report.
Allen will make his first court appearance later today, where he's expected to be charged
with firearms violations and assault." The White House is commented on writings that apparently came from Allen. "The White House official today told NPR that Allen's brother shortly before last night's shooting notified law enforcement about a piece of writing, Allen had composed and sent
“to his family members, and NPR has not independently read or verified that writing.”
But the White House official also said that Allen's sister had told law enforcement that Allen at times, quote, "reference to plan to do something to fix the issues with today's world." And again, that's in the words of the White House official. "That's NPR's Daniel Kurtz-Labin."
Republican Senator Tom Tillis says he's ready to move forward with President Trump's nominee to lead the federal reserve after an investigation into current Fed-shared Jerome Powell was dropped by the Justice Department. Bradley George of Member Station W. UNC reports. The federal prosecutors were looking into Powell's role authorizing a multi-billion-dollar
renovation of Fed headquarters. Tillis said the probe was politically motivated, and he threatened to block the nomination of Kevin Worsh, the Justice Department announced an end to the investigation last week. Speaking to NBC's meet the press, Tillis says he's satisfied. "So this will allow Mr. Worsh to move on with his confirmation.
“On time, Tillis says Worsh is qualified for the job, and would have already been confirmed”
if it wasn't for the investigation into Powell.
With Republicans' slim majority, Tillis's support is critical for advancing the nomination.
A vote is set for this week. For NPR News, I'm Bradley George in Chapel Hill." A storm that produced several tornadoes hit northern Texas overnight Saturday and into Sunday, at least two people were killed in the storm. The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado hit the area around Springtown, Texas
killing one person, and an EF-2 tornado touched down in the town of Runaway Bay, killing a second person, emergency crews are now helping with recovery, and removing debris from the damaged areas. You're listening to NPR News. Molly's defense minister has been killed in an attack on his residence by armed groups, including
Islamist militants. His death came during coordinated attacks by militants on government buildings and military installations across the West African country, and Piers' Jewelbright reports. General Sidewa Kamara was killed alongside his second wife and two of his grandchildren. When his suicide car bomb was detonated at his home in the town of Katzi, near Molly's
capital Bamaque. The attack was carried out by the archived-out linked JNIM group and swirig as about rebels, who were currently engaged in a major operation, targeting government buildings and military installations across several cities in Mali. Kamara was a central figure in Mali's military junta, and was widely seen as a feature
leader of the country. Ordered senior Malian junta officials have reportedly gone into hiding a media tax, including military ruler Assimigoyta, who officials say is alive and is in his secure location. Jewelbright and Piyan Newslingers. Syria has opened its first public trial of officials linked to former President Bashar
Assad. Katif Najiba appeared in court Sunday he's a former Army Brigadier General and faces charges related to crimes against the Syrian people. He was the head of the political security branch in Dara in 2011, when teenagers were arrested in tortured frantic government graffiti.
Sebastian Saawai made running history on Sunday, the 31-year-old from Kenya became the first person ever to break the two-hour mark for running a marathon. He won the London Race in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, beating the previous record by 65 seconds. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
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