Shooting Suspect at White House Correspondents' Dinner to Be Formally Charged

A gunman identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, charged a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, exchanging fire with Secret Service before being subdued. President Trump and senior officials were evacuated from the ballroom. Allen now faces federal charges including attempting to assassinate the president, which carries a potential life sentence.

NPR Politics · April 27, 2026

Celtics Rout 76ers 128-96 to Take 3-1 Playoff Series Lead

The Boston Celtics dominated Philadelphia in Game 4, powered by Payton Pritchard's 32-point performance off the bench. Despite Joel Embiid returning from a seven-game absence due to an appendectomy, the Sixers were never in the game as Boston controlled from the opening tip. The Celtics now need just one more win to advance to the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

CBS Sports · April 27, 2026

Google Launches 8th-Gen TPUs Split Into Dedicated Training and Inference Chips

Google Cloud unveiled its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units, dividing the architecture into two specialized chips: the TPU 8t for large-scale AI model training and the TPU 8i optimized for high-volume inference workloads. The inference chip delivers faster response times and better energy efficiency for running AI in production. Bloomberg reports the chips are already deployed across Google's data centers.

Tech Startups · April 27, 2026