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(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will host King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a highly anticipated state visit this week as the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom is under a microscope amid the war with Iran."I look forward to the dinner. We're having King Charles come; he's a friend of mine. We're really looking forward to it, we've spoken, and we're going […]

Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez is seen circa October 2024 in a photo released by the FBI. (FBI) (FLORIDA) -- A truck driver went missing while transporting vehicles from Georgia to Florida in a possible hijacking, according to the FBI, which is investigating his "suspicious disappearance."Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen on April 17 at a rest stop on I-95 south in Brevard County, Florida, according to the FBI's Tampa field […]

(WASHINGTON) - A Secret Service after-action review is underway to examine the security and possible lapses from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in the wake of Saturday's shooting, according to officials briefed on internal procedures at the agency.The review is being conducted as a matter of standard procedure, which requires that such a probe be conducted whenever there is an "attack on a protectee."The review will go step-by-step through security planning […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night, made a brief first court appearance on Monday to face charges, including attempted assassination of the president.Allen, 31, walked in wearing a blue jumpsuit and took his seat at the defense table. The Torrance, California, native faces three felony counts of attempted assassination of the President of the United States, transportation […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night, is expected to be arraigned in U.S. District Court on Monday.Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is a trained mechanical engineer working as a tutor who traveled across the country to perpetrate "as much damage as he could," sources and officials said.Local authorities said the suspect was tackled by law enforcement after […]

Police Line Tape (mbbirdy/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) -- Two police officers were shot at a hospital in Chicago on Saturday morning and one was in critical condition as the medical facility went on lockdown, local officials said.The shooting was reported at around 11:00 a.m. local time at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the hospital.The unidentified suspect is now in custody, according to Alderperson Andre Vasquez of Chicago's 40th Ward."Please shelter […]

(NEW YORK) -- A severe weather threat is shifting back to parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Saturday after damaging winds, hail and tornadoes impacted the region over the past week.A level 4 of 5 "moderate risk" has been added for southeast Oklahoma, including Ada and McAlester, for the potential for very large hail (larger than baseballs), strong tornadoes, and damaging winds.A level 3 of 5 "enhanced risk" is up […]

(TAMPA, Fla.) --  The remains of one of the two missing University of South Florida doctoral students were discovered by investigators Friday and his roommate was arrested, authorities said.Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has now been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced on Saturday.Investigators found the remains of Limon on the Howard Frankland […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge is raising concerns about whether Donald Trump's attempt to sue the IRS for $10 billion can proceed, signaling she could throw out the case because the president oversees the government entities he is suing.Judge Kathleen Williams raised the issue in an order on Friday denying a request to delay the case amid possible settlement talks.She noted that Trump and the defendants -- the Treasury Department […]