NPR News: 04-26-2026 8PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Authorities say the alleged gunman at the White House correspondence dinner last night in Washington was stopped before he could enter the hotel ballroom. One agent was hit by gunfire in his bulletproof vest. NPR confirmed the suspect is Cole Allen. He said to be a rain tomorrow in federal court. Here's Deepa Shiverham has more a White House official tells NPR that Cole Allen sent his family members in alleged manifesto minutes before the incident took place at the Hilton hotel. The document states that Allen wanted to target administration officials. The White House says and Allen's brother notified the police of the document. Allen's sister who lives outside Washington DC confirmed to authorities that her brother Cole had a tendency to make radical statements. He also said Allen purchased two handguns and a shotgun and kept them stored at his parents' home. The parents were unaware that Allen was storing firearms in their home. Deepa Shiverham and P.R. News, Washington. Republican Senator Tom Tillis says he's ready to move forward with President Trump's nominee

1:04to lead the Fed, Kevin Warsh, after an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell was dropped. Bradley George of Member Station WNC has more. Federal prosecutors were looking into Powell's role authorizing a multi-billion dollar renovation of Fed headquarters. Tillis said the probe was politically motivated and he threatened to block the nomination of Kevin Warsh. The Justice Department announced an end to the investigation last week. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Tillis says he's satisfied. So this will allow Mr. Warsh to move on with his confirmation on time. Tillis says Warsh is qualified for the job and would have already been confirmed if it wasn't for the investigation into Powell. With Republican's slim majority, Tillis' support is critical for advancing the nomination. A vote is set for this week. For NPR News, I'm Bradley George in Chapel Hill. Israel has issued new evacuation orders for an area of southern Lebanon that's not inside the Israeli-occupied area.

2:04In Pierce-Katlon's door for ports, many are now re-evacuating after trying to return home during the temporary ceasefire, despite an extension of the agreement. Over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to, quote, vigorously, attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Israel then carried out widespread strikes in the South. 35-year-old Abed Ahmed says the Israeli military dropped pamphlets on his village of Al-Mansuri three times Sunday, warning of danger. He and his family had returned to their home during the ceasefire. But they just left again. He tells NPR on a voice note, the Israeli military shelled the village overnight, he says. It's not safe. Hezbollah says it fired a drone at Israeli troops in the South. Many here, especially in the South, don't feel this is a real ceasefire. Katlon's door for NPR News, Beirut. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

3:07NPR's Hannah Palamarenko reports, nuclear safety is taken on added urgency for Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale war. Exhibitions of the nuclear disaster 40 years ago are taking place in Kiev. For Ukrainians, it doesn't feel like history. Chernobyl's nuclear reactors were shut down, but radioactive material remains. One of the exhibits is a model of a Russian drone that struck Chernobyl's protective confinement just last year. State Border Service Officer Anatoliy Suskov was protecting the area at the time. He visited the exhibit. Through its actions, Russia is showing that one can never feel safe, and the whole world needs to think about the consequences which could turn out to be very serious, he said. President Volodymyr Zelensky says, Russian drones are constantly flying over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and called for, quote, not allowing this nuclear terrorism to continue. Hannah Palamarenko and Pyrrhenyuz Kyiv.

4:07Sebastian Saue is the first person to break the two-hour barrier in a marathon. The 29-year-old Kenyan won the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds today. And a record was also set in the women's race, with Ethiopia's tigst Asayapa pulling away with about 500 meters remaining to win in two hours, 15 minutes, and 41 seconds to defend the title in the fastest ever time in a woman's only marathon. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington. Wanna hear this podcast without sponsor breaks? Amazon Prime members can listen to NPR News now, sponsor free, through Amazon Music. Or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get NPR Plus at plus dot NPR dot org. That's plus dot NPR dot org.