The suspect in shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner with President Donald Trump and senior members of his cabinet has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher and video game developer from Southern California. CNN reported that Allen, who resides in Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, was identified by law enforcement sources as…

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed Turkey’s deputy education minister after two school shootings that left nine people dead, according to the official gazette published late Friday. Eight students aged 10 and 11 and a teacher were killed this month when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in the southern province of Kahramanmaras. Authorities said the attacker, who…

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday urged NATO allies to stick together after a report that the United States was mulling action against Spain over its refusal to support operations against Iran. “NATO must remain united. I believe it is a source of strength,” Meloni told reporters as she attended an EU summit in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Reuters…

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The US Justice Department said Friday it is dropping a criminal probe on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for his replacement’s Senate confirmation, amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s attacks on the independent central bank. “I have directed my office to close our investigation,” US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced on X. Pirro said the inspector general…

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