NPR News: 04-27-2026 2AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The suspected gunman from Saturday night shooting at the White House correspondent Stinner in Washington, D.C. has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, California. He'll make his first court appearance on Monday, where he's expected to face weapons and assault charges. Reporter Steve Futterman is working to try and better understand who Cole Allen is. NPR has confirmed that Allen visited gun ranges in Southern California. He attended at least one no Kings March. In a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to him, he describes himself as a mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, and teacher by birth. The LinkedIn profile page also states that while he was at the University's of Caltech, he was in the Christian Fellows Program. NPR, by the way, did not find any criminal records when conducting the background check of Allen. That's Steve Futterman in California with our report. President Trump is pointing the Saturday shooting as a reason to finish the controversial

1:03White House ballroom now under construction. NPR's Franco Ordonius says more. President Trump says a shooting would never have happened if it were held in the new ballroom he's having built at the White House. He called the Washington Hilton not a particularly secure site as he explained on Fox News. Well, it's always tough when you have a thousand rooms. It's a large hotel right on top and so people come down and elevators and they're right over the top of where you're speaking and not very far away and it's pretty tough. And you know, as you know, we're building a big, beautiful, very, very secure ballroom in every way with a massive bulletproof glass that's almost four inches thick. The White House ballroom is facing legal hurdles. Even if it is built, it's not clear if the dinner could be held there. The annual event is private. Franco Ordonius NPR News. In a federal court in Oakland on Monday, Elon Musk, who is the world's richest man and open AI's most prominent early backer, is demanding damages from the AI company he helped

2:07found. Those damages could reach as high as $134 billion. Rachel Miroff, member station KQED has more on that story. Elon Musk's claim Sam Altman dropped his promise to serve humanity in favor of profit. When AI says this lawsuit is about Musk trying to crush a rival that's grown from a research lab into a nearly trillion dollar giant. Musk is asking the court to reverse a decade of growth. Charlie Bullock at the Institute for Law and AI says that's easier said than done. There are ways that you could unscramble this omelette, but it would be extremely difficult and extremely complicated and have very serious consequences and it would be a massive headache for everyone involved. Over the next month, expect spicy testimony under oath from two of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro. This is NPR News. Mali's defense minister was killed this weekend in an attack by Jihadi and rebel forces. His death was confirmed by the government on Sunday.

3:09Separatist fighters joined with Islamic militants on Saturday for a major coordinated attack across that West African nation. The Separatists have been fighting for years to create an independent state in the northern part of that country. Kenyan runners Sebastian Salwa smashed a world record Sunday at the London Marathon as NPR Zamey held reports, he's the first person to officially break the two hour mark. Are we going sub two? We might be going sub two here on the streets of London, it's never happened. Sebastian Salwa made it happen, finishing at one hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds, more than a minute faster than the previous record. To the excitement of the BBC announcer and the crowd lining the London streets. Sebastian Salwa from Kenya is in the record books, not just here today, forever. Salwa is the first ever sub two hour finisher under official race conditions. Feeling good, I'm so happy, it's a day to remember. The 31 year old spoke to the BBC. Raging the finishing line, I saw the time and I was so excited to see running a world record

4:10today. Sebastian Salwa from Ethiopia also came in under two hours, Amy Held and P.R. News. Now the quarter led wire to wire this weekend in the LPGA Classic in Houston, finishing with the five stroke win. It's her third major win and it lifts her back to the number one spot in women's golf. Quarter shot a 72 on Sunday to seal the win. Paddy Tabatana kid of Thailand finished strong and landed in second while ruining Yen from China finished in third. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.