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Virginia Supreme Court considers GOP challenge to voter-approved redistricting plan favoring Democrats

Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements. [...]

WATCH: White House holds briefing as accused Correspondents' Dinner attacker faces attempted assassination charge

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives while President Donald Trump was in attendance is due in court Monday to face charges. [...]

WATCH LIVE: Trumps greet King Charles and Queen Camilla for White House visit

Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III lands in Washington on Monday with trans-Atlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight. [...]

LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on a Missouri case in which a jury awarded $1.25 million to a man who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after spraying Roundup on a community garden in St. Louis. [...]

Accused attacker at White House Correspondents' Dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

In writings sent to family members shortly before the Saturday night incident, Cole Tomas Allen described himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and railed against recent actions taken by the U.S. government under Trump. [...]

LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment

With geofence warrants, police do not have a suspect, only a location where a crime took place. They work in reverse to identify people who were in the area. [...]

Palestinian authorities call local elections in a central Gaza community and the occupied West Bank a success

Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood. [...]

White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California

Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer. [...]

WATCH: D.C. officials share updates on the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

The suspect in a shooting incident at Saturday's correspondents' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials was carrying guns and knives and was believed to be acting alone, the mayor of Washington said. [...]

Trump unharmed after security incident at White House Correspondents' Dinner

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night. The president was uninjured and was hustled away. [...]

Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke

In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow". [...]

Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks

The state visit will go ahead despite concerns raised after a gunman targeted an event attended by the president. [...]

Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university

Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC. [...]

Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks

Beatrice Venezi's appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike. [...]

Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children

The attack saw 23 children and the facility's proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday. [...]

Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack

Officials say a rebel leader known as "Marlon" ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed. [...]

Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks

Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups. [...]

Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally. [...]

At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates

The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks. [...]

Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang. [...]

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Thoughts on The Fourth Of July…from an American Transgender Woman’s Perspective

Weekend Music Thread – American Pie