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Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington.

Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner raised questions about how close the alleged gunman got to the president and what the Secret Service security looked like.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to city workers during a Ramadan iftar meal at the Museum of the City of New York on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

NYC's Mamdani condemns Sen. Tuberville's anti-Muslim posts as 'bigotry'

Speaking at a public iftar dinner, held to break the daily Ramadan fast, New York City Mayor Mamdani described Sen. Tuberville's anti-Muslim rhetoric as "bigotry" and "hatred."

Law enforcement surrounds the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired near the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner featuring President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on April 25.

With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump?

An attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday has, again, highlighted the climate of political violence in the U.S. But there are still many questions about the motive.

15 books our critics can't wait for this summer

A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.

Children ride a bicycle and play in the Roj camp in a Kurdish-held territory in northeast Syria in March. The detention camp houses wives and children of ISIS members.

Wives and children of foreign ISIS fighters stranded in Syria with no way home

NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.

Priorix measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are prepared at Children's Minnesota on Nov. 20, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Devi Shastri)

Surging measles cases nationwide prompt county officials to urge vaccinations

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, measles is one of the most contagious of infectious diseases. If not immunized, a person exposed to someone with measles has a 95% chance of becoming infected.

China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills

China's People's Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan. It's unleashing live-fire exercises as part of what it calls "Justice Mission 2025."

San Diego State University football players celebrate in this undated photo.

San Diego State to face North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl

The Aztecs had gone to bowls 12 times in 13 seasons from 2010 through 2022. The interruption to that streak came in 2020, when it withdrew from consideration in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a discussion Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC.

Rifts over Iran, but unity for Trump: Takeaways from CPAC 2026

Members of the MAGA faithful gathered in Texas for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. While tensions over Iran split some attendees, Trump remained the glue holding them together.

Christian Pulisic (center) warms up with other members of the U.S. men's national soccer team at the Atlanta United training center in Marietta, Ga. on Friday. The U.S. squad is preparing for two key pre-World Cup games in Atlanta against Belgium on Saturday and Portugal on Tuesday.

Does the U.S. have a chance in the World Cup? 2 important games will provide clues

The U.S. has gone unbeaten in its past five international matches. But now the team is upping the ante with games against Belgium and Portugal that could show fans whether a deep run is in the cards.

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