Rahmanullah Lakanwal

(Newser) - A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first appearance before a judge via video from a hospital bed. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot, faces charges stemming from...

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the Afghan immigrant accused of fatally shooting a National Guard member in Washington, DC, was "radicalized" after arriving in the United States in 2021, Fox News reports. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was identified as the suspect in last week's attack near...

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which...