WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the shooting referring to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin,” railing against Trump administration policies and signaling what investigators increasingly believe was a politically driven attack, according to a law enforcement official familiar

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tesla earnings came and went, and much of it fell into the “we expected this” category. Investors seemed surprised by the

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Famous faces were among the thousands of people who crossed the London Marathon finish line on Sunday, including Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo and former England

In the same way that America’s shambolic war on Iran has turned Donald Trump into the most effective EV salesman the world has ever seen, so his attempts to defend said war have produced another unlikely outcome: the rise of a genuine and global theological debate. Led by Pope Leo but extending across Christian denominations,

Berkshire Hathaway ‘s first annual meeting without Warren Buffett next weekend is shaping up as a test of investor confidence in Greg Abel, his successor as CEO, with shareholders looking for signs of how the sprawling conglomerate plans to allocate capital and what its approach will be when it comes to technology investments. The May

The richest man in the world has quite the imagination. Over the past several months, Elon Musk has had a one-track mind about the increasing victimhood of white people, especially straight, white males. Here’s an in-depth look at Musk’s recurring themes and the fact that there’s no truth supporting them: “Whites are a rapidly dying

Shocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance. On Saturday night I felt the darkness come viscerally close. Bang! Bang! What was that? Where was it? At 8.36pm panic and pandemonium reigned in the cavernous ballroom at the

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent. Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging. Russia has weathered wartime economic pain while its security services keep protests in check. And the conflict

Do you have an opinion on the state of contemporary ballet or keeping cats as pets? There are no right or wrong answers here, only differences of opinion. It is hard to imagine being upset by someone expressing an alternative view on either topic – unless, of course, they are a celebrity and you are

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness really knew what they were talking about.”–Elon Musk on X, February 5, 2026 Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, declared that money does not buy happiness With his 809 billion dollars, he can do anything, go anywhere, and enjoy anything he wants. He has 14 children, 237

Leaders from around the world have condemned an act of “political violence” and expressed relief that US president Donald Trump, officials and journalists were unharmed after a shooting incident at the White House correspondents dinner. Donald and Melania Trump, as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington

President Donald Trump and the first lady were whisked out of the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday after shots were fired at the event. Journalists and other attendees sought cover under tables as security forces rushed to evacuate the president and other senior cabinet members. Soon after, authorities said the shooter had been

325 likes, 37 comments – katiecouric on April 25, 2026: “Weijia Jiang, the Senior White House Correspondent at CBS News and the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, addressed the crowded room of journalists after the president had left. Jiang, who had been sitting on the dais next to Trump when the incident unfolded,

(Updated with White House video) In case anyone thought Donald Trump was going to be nice to the media before hitting his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner as POTUS tonight, well they’re going to lose big on that Polymarket prediction. Flying back to DC from Florida Saturday for the WHCD, the former Apprentice host let

With Republican senators having all but abandoned the anti-voting SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump is appealing directly to his Truth Social followers in perhaps his most extreme terms yet, in hopes of keeping it alive.  “Not passing the SAVE AMERICA ACT will lead to the the (sic) worst results for a political party in

Another week and Hollywood hasn’t let us down! A raft of news exploded out of LaLa Land with rumored engagements, affairs, and celebrities doing the bare minimum for massive paychecks. I’m trying not to hate them for that, as let’s be honest: wouldn’t we all like to pull a modern-day Linda Evangelista? Except these days,