NPR News: 04-27-2026 6AM EDT

NPR News Now reports on the identification of a suspected gunman from a thwarted attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the arrival of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla amid US-UK tensions, expanding wildfires in northern Florida and southern Georgia, and deadly tornadoes across the central US.

Suspected Gunman Identified

NPR has identified 31-year-old Cole Allen as the suspected gunman at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. A teacher and engineer from Torrance, California—a Los Angeles suburb—Allen graduated from Caltech in 2017 and worked part-time tutoring high school students. The White House states he intended to target administration officials. A White House official, speaking off the record, revealed that Secret Service agents interviewed Allen's sister, who described his tendency to make radical statements. She said his rhetoric often referenced a plan to "do something to fix the issues with today's world. And Democrats."