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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. [...]

Palestinians vote in the first Gaza elections held in more than 20 years

Palestinians voted on Saturday in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades, while tens of thousands of Palestinians cast ballots in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. [...]

News Wrap: DOJ drops criminal probe into Jerome Powell

In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department is dropping its criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump's executive order banning asylum claims at the U.S. southern border is illegal and the FDA said it will fast-track reviews for three psychedelic drugs aimed at treating mental health conditions. [...]

Soldier's arrest over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid fuels insider trading concerns

A Special Forces soldier who helped plan the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted for allegedly using classified information about the raid to make prediction market bets. It is raising new concerns about insider trading and the need for regulation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Liz Landers and David Hill, who writes about gambling for Rolling Stone and American Gambler. [...]

Brooks and Capehart on the partisan redistricting battle

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Justice Department dropping its probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell after admitting it lacked evidence, voters in Virginia approving a redistricting effort benefiting Democrats and President Trump saying he's in no rush to end the Iran war. [...]

WATCH: Gunfire outside ballroom disrupts White House Correspondents' Dinner with Trump in attendance

After an initial attempt to resume, the event was scrapped for the night and will be rescheduled. [...]

4 things to watch at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Donald Trump is attending the annual event for the first time as president. [...]

Trump says he 'wasn't worried' during Washington press dinner shooting

The suspect's writings said he wanted to target Trump administration officials, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said. [...]

I was in the room with Trump and heard the low thudding sound of gunfire

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue. [...]

Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. [...]

Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks

A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country. [...]

Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks. [...]

Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab. [...]

Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

Local elections have been held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part. [...]

Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in. [...]

Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition. [...]

Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say. [...]

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