Corva Coleman

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Climbers in Nepal who are trying to summit Mount Everest are still held up.

A huge ice chunk has fallen into their path.

Skilled mountaineers say they are waiting for the ice to melt before the climbers can continue.

The skilled mountaineers need to go ahead and lay the route, set up, and secure ladders.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.

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NPR has learned the suspected gunman at Saturday night's White House correspondent's dinner has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen.

NPR's Lydia Kalitri reports he's a teacher and engineer from Torrance, California.

NPR's Lydia Kalitri reporting.

The suspect is scheduled to be arraigned today in Washington on multiple federal charges.

President Trump is praising the response of the Secret Service and law enforcement to the attack on the event.

But as NPR's Tamara Keith reports, he is also back to criticizing the press and Democrats.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit.

British officials say, despite the thwarted attack over the weekend, the royals' visit will go ahead as planned.

But the trip also comes at a time when relations between the U.S.

and the U.K.

are under increasing strain.

NPR's Fatima al-Kassab has more.

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