Breaking News: Secret Service agents exchanged gunfire with a man near the Washington Monument, hitting a bystander, officials said. https://t.co/dN6EsqMsRG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 4, 2026
Day: May 4, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service said it responded to an officer-involved shooting in Washington, D.C., where one person was shot by law enforcement and their condition remains unknown. In a statement posted on X, the agency said personnel were on scene near 15th Street and Independence Avenue. Deputy Director Matthew Quinn later said officers engaged a juvenile suspect and recovered a weapon during the incident. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution.
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An American P-47 destroys a German ammunition train in 1945.
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) May 4, 2026
The average U.S. household is expected to spend $778 on electricity from June through September, a 37% increase since 2020, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. The group attributed the increase to higher electricity prices and hotter temperatures.
More: tinyurl.com/zxvd88f5— @NewsNation May 4, 2026
Footage of a Ukrainian Flamingo heavyweight cruise missile hitting a Russian target in Novocheboksarsk tonight.
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— @Osinttechnical May 4, 2026
A new analysis from GasBuddy shows the national average gas price has gone up to $4.43 per gallon amid the war in Iran. Patrick De Haan, the head petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, says while a gas shortage is unlikely here in the U.S., prices will only continue to go up if things like severe weather or issues with refineries arise
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Trump says he will raise Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping next week https://t.co/VSgpz7Wa9c
— Alex Ward (@alexbward) May 4, 2026