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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. There were a few tense moments at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner this evening when gunshots were heard outside the ballroom where President Trump and other administration officials were sitting with journalists. NPR's Tamara Keith was there.
We were inside the ballroom in the basement of the Washington Hilton. The dinner, the White House Correspondents Association dinner, was just beginning with the president and the vice president up on stage. Then we heard a burst of what sounded like gunfire. It did not sound like it was in the room. Then security personnel, including many heavily armed security personnel, rushed in, tactical team getting the president out, the vice president, and many members of the cabinet, as well as the speaker of the House, who was also in the line of presidential succession.
President Trump is speaking from the White House right now. He said one Secret Service agent was shot in the attack, but he was wearing a vest and was not seriously injured. So far, there are no other reported injuries. President Trump Saturday once again canceled plans to send negotiators to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran. That news quickly reached Israel. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more from Tel Aviv.
The announcement came as Israelis demonstrated against Benjamin Netanyahu in central Tel Aviv. One of the protesters, 55-year-old Danny Cohen, says it's a real dilemma.
Because on the one hand, it's clear that Iran and Hezbollah are building their powers and declaring their intention He says the lesson of the October 7 Hamas attack was not to let your enemies get too strong. Cohen says he doesn't know what will happen, but he trusts the U.S.
government more than his own. Eleanor Beardsley in PR News, Tel Aviv.
Israel, meanwhile, says it will strike Lebanon with force, targeting Hezbollah despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Time is running out for registering to vote in this year's primary elections in some states, as NPR's Hansi Lowong reports. Those states are preparing to hold their primaries next month.
Today is a last chance for eligible voters in Louisiana to register online in time to cast ballots in the state's May 16th primary. And Monday is Nebraska's deadline for registering online or by mail, though in-person voter registration doesn't end until May 1st. In Oregon, you can still register online by mail or in person through Tuesday. And there's still about a week left in Alabama and Pennsylvania to sign up to vote in those primaries. Eligible voters in Montana also have until May 4th to register by mail, and they can sign up in person through June 2nd. If you're planning to use the U.S. Postal Service to mail your application, USPS recommends sending it at least a week before your state's deadline.
And to make sure it gets a postmark date, USPS says stop by a post office and ask for a free manual postmark at the counter. Hansi Luang, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. Thirteen people were killed Saturday when an explosive device detonated on a bus in southwestern Colombia. At least 38 others were injured, including five children. The commander of Colombia's armed forces called the explosion a terrorist act. The incident occurred while the bus was traveling on the Pan American Highway. The region is facing increasing violence linked to drug trafficking. The politically connected founder of the now-defunct Georgia-based First Lady Liberty Building and Loan was arraigned this week in Atlanta. Brant Frost IV allegedly orchestrated a $140 million Ponzi scheme. Melissa Fato from Ember Station WABE reports.
Prosecutors say Frost defrauded hundreds of investors by allegedly using their money to pay other clients, creating the illusion of profits. Frost is also accused of pocketing more than $5 million, including over $500,000 for political contributions to the Republican Party, to which the family has close ties. U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg says Frost could face up to 20 years in prison for one count of wire fraud.
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