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Kennealy suspends campaign for governor after GOP convention loss
Mike Kennealy suspended his campaign for governor Sunday after failing to clear the 15% delegate hurdle at the Massachusetts Republican Convention necessary to make the primary ballot.
“I am deeply grateful to those that supported me,” Kennealy said in a statement Sunday. “Every meeting, every conversation, every story – I will carry ...Read more
Family of Boulder firebombing suspect in Colorado after judges stop deportation by ICE
Family members of a man charged in a terror attack on the Boulder Pearl Street Mall were released from immigration custody late Saturday after two federal judges intervened in an effort to deport them.
Hayam El Gamal and her five children, ages 5 to 18, were released in Colorado, their attorney, Eric Lee, said in an email Sunday.
Federal ...Read more
Trump was set to 'let it rip' with the press. Then came shots, chaos and a call for unity
President Trump was preparing to take the stage at the White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner Saturday night, eager — by his own account — to "let it rip" before a room of Washington's elite and reporters he has spent years calling the enemy of the people.
Then shots were heard. Secret Service agents rushed him off the stage. And within ...Read more
From tuxedos to trenches: How media's biggest black-tie party became a violent story
A night devoted to celebrating the 1st Amendment and journalism turned into a breaking story of its own.
The attendees at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday took cover under the tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom when they heard gunshots outside, which led to the evacuation of President Trump and many of his ...Read more
Philly-area politicians express relief, gratitude to the Secret Service for handling the correspondents' dinner shooting
Politicians representing Pennsylvania and New Jersey praised law enforcement and expressed relief that President Donald Trump and members of his administration weren’t injured in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in a Washington hotel Saturday night.
Secret Service agents whisked Trump to safety as gunfire ...Read more
Another attack at 'Hinckley Hilton' raises new security concerns
WASHINGTON — An attempted attack at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner is spurring fresh questions about the security around President Donald Trump and other top officials.
The armed assailant, who investigators believe was staying at the Washington Hilton where the dinner was being held, ran past a security checkpoint before ...Read more
Chicago police officer fatally shot at Swedish Hospital remembered for kindness, public service
A knack for public service was one of Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew’s defining qualities, friends and neighbors recalled Sunday.
Bartholomew, 38, who had been with the police department for a decade, was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as the officer fatally shot Saturday morning at a North Side hospital.
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Person overboard on Norwegian cruise ship off Cape Cod
BOSTON — A crew member on a cruise ship sailing off the coast of Massachusetts went overboard Saturday, according to the cruise company.
The person fell off the ship that was east of Cape Cod in the late evening, according to a Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson.
After confirming that a person had gone overboard, the ship alerted that U.S. ...Read more
Latest attack threatening President Trump reflects rising political violence in US
For the third time in three years, Donald Trump has come under threat by an attacker. Many facts remain unclear after a gunman stormed the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
As the investigation into the shooting continues, Alfonso Serrano, The Conversation’s politics ...Read more
Connecticut police say press gala shooter's relative contacted law enforcement
According to President Donald Trump, Cole Allen, the man accused of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting, had also authored a “manifesto” before the attack, which he had shared with family and which his brother had flagged to local law enforcement in Connecticut.
The New York Post reported on Sunday that Allen ...Read more
What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, California teacher suspected in DC shooting
LOS ANGELES — A man taken into custody after gunfire rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday was identified by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, a city in Los Angeles County.
Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times the FBI is examining Allen’s electronics and...Read more
Tufts Medical Center announced new living donor liver transplant program
Tufts Medical Center has received approval to perform living donor liver transplants effective immediately, the health care provider announced.
“By offering living donor liver transplantation, we are opening new pathways to life-saving care and providing hope to patients with end-stage liver disease who might otherwise face extended — and ...Read more
Colorado's child abuse and neglect cases drop 40% in 4 years
DENVER — The number of children abused or neglected in Colorado dropped more than 40% in four years, meaning roughly 4,600 fewer kids experienced known maltreatment in 2025 than in 2021.
Last year, the Colorado Department of Human Services reported 6,116 children were victims of substantiated abuse or neglect, down from 10,779 in 2021, which ...Read more
Central Florida Zoo shares condition update on imported sloths
ORLANDO, Fla. — Expert veterinary staff at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens report that 13 sloths, donated from planned International Drive attraction Sloth World, have survived the first 24 hours in their care, according to a press release on the zoo’s website.
Upon arrival at the zoo, all of the animals were examined for ...Read more
What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, California teacher suspected in DC shooting
LOS ANGELES — A man taken into custody after gunfire rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night was identified by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, a city in Los Angeles County.
Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times the FBI is examining Allen’s ...Read more
Regulating prediction markets pursued by US senator as Army soldier busted. 'Simply out of control'
Few Americans knew the exact timing of the ouster of Venezuela’s leader, but for one military insider it was a sure bet.
In the new world of prediction markets, a U.S. Special Forces operative was recently arrested and accused of using secret, classified military information to bet that Nicolas Maduro would be removed from office by a certain...Read more
A quiet California neighborhood becomes center of federal investigation
LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen journalists and a dozen more residents and onlookers were gathered outside the Allen family’s house in Torrance, California, on Sunday morning.
It was a far quieter scene than the night before, when at one point over 100 journalists and curious people stood behind lines of yellow police tape at each end of ...Read more
Critics slam Trump's purge of National Science Board: 'Wholesale evisceration of American leadership in science'
The future of the National Science Foundation is in question after a slew of scientists who serve on the National Science Board, an independent body that promotes the progress of American science and provides advice to the U.S. president and Congress, were abruptly dismissed from their positions Friday by the White House.
All 22 current members...Read more
Trump says gala attack shows security need for his ballroom
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years.
“The one good thing is now everybody knows how badly needed it is,” Trump said Sunday on Fox News.
Trump,...Read more
Gunman at DC gala believed to be targeting US officials
The armed suspect who tried to enter a Washington ballroom where President Donald Trump was speaking was likely targeting administration officials, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
Blanche said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the man is believed to have acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying ...Read more
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