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What happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A gunman was stopped before enacting his alleged plan to kill President Trump and other top officials, but some questions have been raised over the level of security at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has more.
The accused gunman behind Saturday's thwarted attack on the White House Correspondents' Dinner managed to run some 60 yards before being tackled by Secret Service. Cole Allen was armed with knives and at least two guns. He was stopped one floor above where the event was being held. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Secret Service for their work.
Law enforcement did not fail. They did exactly what they are trained to do.
While Blanche defended the security precautions, he did say this event is evidence President Trump's White House ballroom should be built. This event, however, was put on and hosted by the Correspondents Association, so it would not be held at the White House regardless. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
Hundreds of Google employees sent a letter to the company's chief executive over how the Pentagon could use its powerful artificial intelligence systems and how it shouldn't. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, it comes as the Defense Department looks to ramp up the use of AI in battlefield settings.
More than 600 Google employees wrote to CEO Sundar Pichai that, quote, will mean its tools will be deployed for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has been locked in a legal standoff with the Trump administration over the company's refusal to give defense officials access to its technology without guardrails.
The Google letter urges the company to reject any contracts that involve classified work, which the employees say could violate human rights. Google and the Pentagon did not return requests for comment. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
Georgia got some much-needed rainfall over the weekend, but not nearly enough to put out two wildfires that have burned more than 50,000 acres in the southern part of the state. Emily Jones of member station WABE reports.
Dozens of homes have been destroyed and scores of people have had to evacuate. Many are clamoring to get back home. Brantley County Manager Joey Kaysen says officials are allowing some people to return home, but they should be ready to evacuate again if necessary.
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