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Trump and his allies insist Saturday’s WHCD shooting vindicates his push for über-secure White House ballroom
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his allies insisted Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner proves the need for his planned über-secure White House ballroom. Since 1968, the celebrated dinner has been held at the Washington Hilton, a hotel complex about a mile and a half north of the White House. But due to
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Death toll from bus bombing in southwestern Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence
BOGOTA, Colombia — The number of people killed in a bombing in a volatile region in southwestern Colombia rose to 20, officials said Sunday. The attack happened Saturday when an explosive device was detonated on a bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibio. So far, 15 women and five men are among the
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Republicans just proved Ghislaine Maxwell is ‘holding all the cards’ against Trump: expert
A cadre of House Republicans just proved that Ghislaine Maxwell is “holding all of the cards” against President Donald Trump as she seeks to “extract” a pardon from him, according to one expert. Allison Gill, host of “The Breakdown” podcast, argued during a new episode on Sunday that by admitting they support pardoning Maxwell —
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Sickness, cold killed about 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in recent years
Disease and cold temperatures killed about 30 sloths at a Florida animal import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a report from state wildlife authorities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation inspection report from August found that 21 sloths imported from Guyana died at an Orlando facility called Sanctuary World Imports in December 2024
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Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Often considered more a problem for western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as last week’s blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Georgia, fire scientists said. Researchers blame a number of factors, including climate change causing fuel to dry out and be more flammable, a record
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Inside the rocking DC afterparty with pols, journos following shooting
WASHINGTON — Scores of tuxedo- and fancy-dress-wearing attendees of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner defiantly partied after a madman opened fire outside Saturday’s event, which included President Trump. Journalists and other DC Beltway figures resolved not to let the sicko ruin the night, converging at the glamorous residence of the Swiss ambassador for TIME’s afterparty,
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Iranian group submits evidence of US-Israeli war crimes to International Criminal Court
The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Saturday that his organization has submitted evidence of US-Israeli war crimes to the International Criminal Court and other global bodies, seeking accountability for massive attacks on civilian infrastructure and other violations. “The ICC prosecutor announced that the documents provided by the IRCS are accepted as official
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A Dark New Litmus Test for Power in Washington
On one level, the system worked. The perimeter held. A would-be assassin was tackled in the hallway outside the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner. The one bullet that found a human target—a U.S. Secret Service agent—was halted, in part, by the officer’s phone and bulletproof vest, according to a law-enforcement summary report that we
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From tuxedos to trenches: How media’s biggest black-tie party became a violent story
WASHINGTON — 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’ Assn. 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
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Hotel worker flags how would-be Trump shooter may have ‘surprised’ president’s security
An employee of the Washington Hilton revealed on Sunday how the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter was able to “surprise” President Donald Trump’s security. The employee, who spoke to The Mirror US anonymously, contended that the shooter, Cole Allen, slipped past security at a “cordoned-off” VIP area to evade metal detectors. Allen fired between five