NPR News: 04-27-2026 9AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corvo Colman, the man accused of trying to attack members of the Trump administration at a dinner held by White House journalists, he's supposed to appear in federal court today in Washington. NPR has identified the suspect as Cole Allen of Torrance, California, and he's not cooperating with authorities. The suspect was carrying guns and knives when he was arrested at the dinner on Saturday night. In his King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit, British officials say, despite the thwarted attack at the dinner over the weekend, the royals visit will go ahead as planned. But the trip also comes at a time when relations between the U.S. and the U.K. are under increasing strain. NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab reports. President Trump has sharply criticized the U.K. and British Prime Minister Keir Stomer in recent months, over Starmer's decision not to join the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran. Many hope the visit from King Charles, whom the president still admires, will help mend

1:03the transatlantic relationship. But Royal Biographer Catherine Mayer says the British government's decision to send the king at this turbulent time puts the royal couple in an awkward position. There is also then a kind of series of tightrope that they're forcing Charles and Camilla to walk by doing this. Another delicate matter, she says, is the subject of the king's disgraced brother, Andrew, who had close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Fatima Al-Kassab and Piany is London. Iran's foreign minister is holding meetings in Russia today after making stops in Pakistan and Oman. There's still no indication Iran and the U.S. will sit down for another round of talks soon. NPR's Aya Batrowi reports. Iran is coming under pressure from its regional neighbors and allies to open the street of her moves, which it now controls. China and neighbors Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing for oil and gas to be allowed to flow through the waterway again. Iran's also facing the consequences of the U.S. naval blockade on its ports.

2:05President Trump told Fox News on Sunday, Iran has just three days of storage left before its oil pipelines explode from pressure, since it's running out of ships to store it on. The blocker head of mid-east energy at research from Kepler says Iran has closer to 20 days of storage left. But usually what happens is that before they run out of storage, they begin to like slowly cut production. And she says Iran has a southern oil terminal it could use if ships bypassed that U.S. blockade. Aya Batrowi and Piany's Dubai. Billionaire Elon Musk is suing the artificial intelligence company he helped create and then quit. Open AI. The case begins in federal court today in Oakland, California. Musk alleges open AI chief Sam Altman deceived him. He claims Altman abandoned his promise to use the company to serve humanity and is instead pursuing power and money. This is NPR. Dangerous thunderstorms are sweeping through the central United States this morning.

3:05Many warnings are in Missouri, southern Illinois and western Kentucky. There was a tornado warning posted north of Columbia, Missouri earlier today. Over the weekend, powerful tornadoes struck several states including Texas. Authorities in Texas say two people were killed outside Dallas on Saturday night. Colorectal cancer is now the most lethal among young adults. Part of the challenge is people that age are least likely to discuss their bowel functions as NPR's Yukino Gucci explains. Dr. Neil Perique at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut notice something about human behavior. So we love talk about pooping until about the age of 12. And then there's this radio silence. He says this demographics discomfort with bodily functions is a reason many don't mention seeing blood or other changes in their stool. We need to normalize this so it comes up at dinner table. That he says would save lives by getting more people to seek screenings or diagnostic tests.

4:10Yukino Gucci and PR news fans in Kenya are still celebrating runner Sebastian saw on Saturday. He completed the London marathon in just under two hours. He's the first person to officially break the two hour marathon barrier right behind him. And second place was Ethiopian Yomif Yatelchuk who finished 11 seconds behind saw. But he also broke the two hour barrier. This is NPR. 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. It's plus dot NPR dot org.