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By Sallee Ann Harrison April 27, 2026

Hello and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, federal officials are figuring out how to handle President Donald Trump’s upcoming high-profile public events after the White House Correspondents Dinner attack; elderly Cubans are dealing with a deepening economic crisis; and seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks. UP FIRST Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. It’s the third time in less than two years that a gunman has come uncomfortably close to Trump, renewing the central tension over how to accommodate the public-facing demands of the president’s office while minimizing the risk of an attack. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Man accused in correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempted assassination of Trump National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war Supreme Court denies appeal of ex-Ohio House speaker's and lobbyist's convictions in $60M scheme

TOP STORIES Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, on April 10. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) PHOTO ESSAY: Elderly Cubans cope with a deepening economic crisis Cuba’s elderly are among those bearing the heaviest burden of the island’s deepening economic crisis, which has worsened since the start of the year after an oil embargo imposed by Trump. Even before the latest downturn, Cuba already had one of the oldest populations in Latin America, shaped by long life expectancy and low birth rates. Many are former state workers living on meager pensions, facing cuts to long-subsidized goods and increasing loneliness as younger Cubans continue to emigrate. Read more.  RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Many elderly Cubans left to fend for themselves as the latest crisis deepens  WATCH: Older Cubans struggle as the economic crisis deepens Argentina's leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns about press freedom Tired and worried, seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks For about eight weeks, Indian Capt. Rahul Dhar and his crew have been stranded on their tanker in the Persian Gulf, sometimes watching drones and missiles explode as the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively shut while the Iran war dragged on. The crew’s morale, he said, is holding as they carry on with their routines, but the strain is beginning to show. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Despite a new proposal from Iran, ceasefire negotiations with US are in flux How a surgeon kept a Sudan hospital functioning on the front line of the country’s war

ADVERTISEMENT IN OTHER NEWS This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Monday shows a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in the Pompeii archaeological area near Naples. (Italian Culture Ministry via AP) Historic reconstruction: Archaeologists at Pompeii use artificial intelligence to reveal the face of one of the victims Wolf resurgence: Researchers say remote Lake Superior island's wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose Missing Florida grad students: Prosecutors say suspect in missing students’ killings asked ChatGPT about disposing of a body First female leader of the Church of England: Pope prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter, vows dialogue Last surviving member: Nedra Talley Ross, of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies Lots of baa-bies: Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets WATCH: How tech can tell if a soybean comes from an illegally deforested area TRENDING Project coordinator Christine Gruschka, left, talks to Monika Jansen, 85, during a guided tour for people with dementia organized by Malteser Deutschland in Berlin, Germany, in March. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Getting the most out of barrier-free tours for yourself or someone with a disability For people living with disabilities, barriers to tourism can range from the obvious — such as an out-of-service elevator — to the unseen, like an outing that's too long or a setting that's too loud. As the baby boom generation ages, the travel industry is increasingly catering to older adults with the time and money to sightsee internationally and who sometimes need additional assistance. Truly inclusive accessibility, though, accommodates a much greater range of tourists, from individuals with physical disabilities to people with autism or dementia.

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