Shooting near

White House

A bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remained in serious but stable condition Sunday.

The Secret Service said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. It was not clear how he was shot.

Authorities have released few additional details about the early Saturday evening shooting. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, started shooting toward a White House security checkpoint when Secret Service officers returned fire. Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

No officers were injured, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement posted on social media. “Our thoughts are also with the innocent bystander who was wounded during this incident,” Curran said. “The Secret Service is hopeful he will make a full recovery.”

Trump was at the White House at the time. Secret Service said he was not “impacted.”

Israel strikes

Hezbollah sites

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military says its air force struck sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The strikes in Bekaa Valley on Monday night came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

The Lebanese militant group has been firing fiber optic drones at Israeli forces. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire since April, tensions remain high. A U.S. State Department official says Hezbollah has ignored requests to stop firing. Monday’s escalation comes as Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to meet on Friday at the Pentagon to discuss the ceasefire.

Stock trades

divide Dems

DALLAS (AP) — Democrats are increasingly critiquing each other over their personal stock trades as the party looks to hone its anti-corruption message against President Donald Trump in the midterm elections. In primary races across the country, Democrats are critiquing individual stock trades and the personal wealth of their rivals in a bid to build credibility with voters.

Polls show the public takes a dim view of insider trading in Washington and supports more guardrails against corruption.

The debates have scrambled ideological lines inside the party, with some more moderate lawmakers attacking progressive rivals over past stock trades. Progressives express skepticism that Democrats who have recently highlighted the issue are offering genuine critiques about money in politics.

Spelling bee

through Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee runs through Thursday this week. The bee began in 1925, with this year marking its 98th edition.

After a long run at a convention center in suburban Maryland, the bee returns to the nation’s capital this year at Constitution Hall near the White House. Mina Kimes of ESPN has joined the broadcast as its host.

The bee airs on ION and other channels owned by the Cincinnati-based media company Scripps. The champion of the bee receives more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Thirty of the past 36 champions have come from families of Indian heritage.

Explosion

danger eases

(AP) — Authorities scrambling to find a safe resolution after a tank containing a hazardous chemical was damaged at a Southern California aerospace plant believe the risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated, though an evacuation order affecting tens of thousands of residents remains in place.

The storage tank at GKN Aerospace containing about 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate overheated last week in Garden Grove, a city in Orange County.

Officials have said the tank vented vapors as pressure and temperatures rose, but that monitoring has not detected hazardous chemical levels in the atmosphere. No injuries have been reported, but more than 50,000 nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes over the Memorial Day weekend.

While officials said Monday that an overnight inspection confirmed a crack in the tank relieved pressure and cooled the chemical, the risk to public safety continued.