Gunman in Shooting Near White House Killed in Exchange of Fire With Secret Service

A gunman known to the U.S. Secret Service opened fire near the White House and was shot and killed by federal officers. President Trump was in the White House at the time.Gunfire broke out near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, at the northwestern corner of the White House grounds.

C Campbell Robertson, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Clarence Williams

Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.The Trump administration’s decision to force immigrants to go abroad to await their green card application decisions clarified a new push

H Hamed Aleaziz

Garden Grove Chemical Plant Crisis: What to Know and Evacuation Map

Firefighters continue to cool a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding. Some 40,000 residents near the Orange County plant have been evacuated to shelters.The GKN Aerospace site where a chemical storage tank is at risk of exploding.

S Soumya Karlamangla and Pooja Salhotra

I Need an Escape From Travel

If I cannot get an upgrade — and I cannot, as I have no status, in any aspect of my life — I would like us to suffer more equally when we travel.

R Rachel Feintzeig

The 15-Year-Old Keeping War Memories Alive

Luke Morrison may be the youngest person keeping alive an age-old tradition: to process war through the memories and mementos of those who experienced it.

J Jasper Craven and Amina Gingold

Kyiv, Ukraine, Hit in Russian Missile Attack

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.The sky lit up from the glow of fires during a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Sunday.

A Andrew E. Kramer