Two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in D.C. What to know.

两名以色列大使馆工作人员在华盛顿特区遇害。以下是您需要了解的信息。

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2025-05-22

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Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were shot and killed outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last night. The man and woman — a couple — had been attending a reception for young diplomats. CBS has the latest. The FDA announced a change in its framework for approving new COVID vaccines for healthy individuals under 65. Usha Lee McFarling, a national science correspondent with Stat, discusses the impact of the move, while NPR reports on how some of the CDC’s main channels for communicating health information to the public have gone silent. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join this week’s Apple News In Conversation to talk about their book ‘Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.’ Plus, the House passed Trump’s massive tax-and-spending-bill, what to know about his contentious meeting with South Africa’s president, and the Defense Department officially accepted a Qatari jet to serve as Air Force One. Also, how the 10 richest Americans got significantly richer in the past year — and how they stand to gain more from the GOP tax bill. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning.

  • It's Thursday, May 22nd.

  • I'm Shamita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show, the COVID vaccine will soon be available to fewer people.

  • What Biden's closest aides knew about his declining mental acuity in office.

  • And Trump derails his meeting with South Africa's president with false claims and a surprise screaming.

  • But first,

  • two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed outside an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last night.

  • The man and woman, a young couple, had been attending a reception for young diplomats.

  • In a statement to the press after the incident, D.C.

  • Police Chief Pamela Smith said a suspect is now in custody.

  • and identified him as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago.

  • Prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum.

  • He approached a group of four people, produced a handgun,

  • and opened fire, striking both of our decedents.

  • After the shooting, the suspect then entered the museum and was detained by event security.

  • The suspect chanted, free, free Palestine, while in custody.

  • Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.

  • Michael Herzog told the Israeli Army Radio that the woman killed was an American and the man was Israeli.