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Everything we know about Cole Allen, the D.C. correspondents dinner shooter

Everything we know about Cole Allen, the D.C. correspondents dinner shooter

Published by Sam Flores

Photo of the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting posted on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account on April 25th, 2026. @realdonaldtrump | Truth Social The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was derailed Saturday night after an armed man, Cole Allen, rushed through a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. The suspected gunman was apprehended at the scene and is expected to be arraigned on Monday. One law enforcement agent was shot but not seriously injured, and all Trump administration officials and lawmakers were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported among the attendees. After the incident, President Donald Trump — who was attending his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner as president — requested that the event be rescheduled. While the dinner was initially set to proceed, it was canceled because law enforcement deemed the venue an active crime scene. Read more CNBC politics coverage Here’s what we know about Allen: He was allegedly targeting Trump administration Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suspected shooter was likely targeting administration officials during …

White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Thomas Allen’s ‘likely targets’ emerge | World | News

White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Thomas Allen’s ‘likely targets’ emerge | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner travelled across the country before the yearly event and is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday. Mr Blanche also said officials believe the suspect headed by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he is understood to have checked in as a guest to the hotel where one of Washington’s glitziest events was being held Saturday night. The suspect, said to have been carrying weapons, has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California. One officer who was shot but protected by his bulletproof vest was taken to hospital. He faces charges including assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon, but Mr Blanche said additional charges will be filed. Law enforcement officials who have examined the suspect’s electronic devices and his writings preliminarily believe the suspect intended to target administration members in attendance at the dinner. The suspect allegedly attempted to charge …

2026 Social Impact Summit Honors Kenneth Cole and Selena Gomez

2026 Social Impact Summit Honors Kenneth Cole and Selena Gomez

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kenneth Cole and Selena Gomez were honored at the 2026 Social Impact Summit, the first outing of the Social Impact Fund to focus on fashion and beauty philanthropy, where speakers and panelists shared insight on topics from the importance of creative diversity to why college isn’t the only pathway to a career in the industry. Veteran fashion and accessories designer Kenneth Cole was honored with the Social Impact Fund’s Excellence in Fashion Philanthropy Award by Michael Atmore, editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily, in front of an audience full of VIPS, Fashion Institute of Technology students and fashion and beauty execs inside FIT’s theater. In 1985 — more than 40 years ago — Cole started a very witty ad campaign in support of HIV/AIDS research and charities. He was the first person in fashion to launch a full-scale philanthropic ad campaign, which led the way for many others. “At the time I started,” Cole told Atmore as part of an onstage Q&A, “AIDS was already pervasive, but no one was talking about it. I don’t think we could …

Born in the USA | David Cole

Born in the USA | David Cole

Published by Jenni Sidey

Who are we? On April 1 the Supreme Court will take up that question when it hears oral arguments in a challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order of January 20, 2025—the first day of his second term—denying citizenship to children born in the United States to foreign nationals who are not lawful permanent residents. That order has never gone into effect, because multiple courts have declared it unconstitutional. But the Trump administration has appealed and is now asking the Supreme Court to radically narrow the scope of what is commonly known as birthright citizenship. The issue pits a xenophobic administration against a well-established understanding that virtually all persons born here are US citizens regardless of their parents’ status. No lower court has sided with the Trump administration on the merits of the case. For the Supreme Court to do so would require it to repudiate the Constitution’s text, the Court’s own precedents, and the enduring understanding of all three branches and of the American people. But more than that, it would literally change our …

Why Was LeBron James Walking Around With a J. Cole Vinyl Record?

Why Was LeBron James Walking Around With a J. Cole Vinyl Record?

Published by Jenni Sidey

During his 23-season reign over the NBA, we’ve learned some things about LeBron James’s off-the-court interests. He likes to fill idle time by doodling (shout out to his hand-drawn Bart Simpson in the Off-White fit). He appreciates the “genius” work of Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. And, perhaps above all else, the man loves music. Given that his formative years coincided with the golden age of hip-hop, James is a well-documented admirer of giants of the genre like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Nas, and Jay-Z. But it’s not all ’90s classics for the 41-year-old basketball deity. He’s called Kendrick Lamar an “unbelievable talent,” posted videos of himself turning up to Lil Baby, and popped up in a Tyler, the Creator video last year. Now, we have a new data point to study in LeBron’s ongoing rap obsession. The man with the most points in NBA history has a new nickname: LeVinyl James. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Lakers On Thursday, photos hit the internet of James walking around in a vibe-y springtime outfit. The King …

Diversity by Other Means | David Cole

Diversity by Other Means | David Cole

Published by Jenni Sidey

It has been nearly three years since the Supreme Court declared the end of affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) in June 2023. As a result, colleges and universities can no longer offer even a small advantage in admissions to applicants from minority groups underrepresented in their student bodies, such as Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans. The SFFA decision overturned multiple precedents from the past half-century that had permitted race-based preferences when they were employed not as quotas but as a modest factor in a holistic assessment of each individual applicant. In 2003 the Court upheld an affirmative action program at the University of Michigan Law School but stated that it “expect[ed]” that racial preferences would no longer be needed in twenty-five years. That was a prediction, not a deadline, yet the SFFA decision cut that period short by five years. Only two incoming classes have been selected since the decision, so its long-term consequences remain to be seen. But it has already caused dramatic reductions in Black representation in the …