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The Secret Service says a man is dead after he approached a White House security checkpoint Saturday evening and fired several shots at officers.

Agents shot and killed the suspect.

A bystander was also struck.

President Trump was inside the White House, but the Secret Service says no agents or people it protects were impacted by the shooting.

The White House was briefly put on lockdown, but that has since been lifted.

Although the United Kingdom and other European allies initially tried to avoid getting fully involved in the conflict between the United States and Iran, the UK is stepping in by helping to remove mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Britain is deploying an autonomous vehicle to clear the strait.

British Armed Forces Minister Al Karn says the war has crippled international shipping.

6,000 ships have been blocked from passing the strait since the conflict began.

France has banned Israel's Minister of National Security from its territory in the latest reaction to the alleged Israeli mistreatment of pro-Palestinian activists.

NPR's Jane Araf has details.

The U.S.

is changing some of its immigration policy.

Here's NPR's Martin Kast.

The new Star Wars adventure Mandalorian and Grugo is blasting off to relatively modest ticket sales.

Here's NPR's Bob Mondello.

The family of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch says the legendary racing star died Thursday from severe pneumonia that progressed into septus, causing severe medical complications.

The Centers for Disease Control says septus is an extreme overreaction in the body to an infection, causing the immune system to damage its own organs and tissues.

Busch reported last week he believed he had a sinus cold at a race and needed medical attention afterwards.