We start the day's other headlines with the latest on the apparent assassination

attempt of Donald Trump at his golf course earlier this month.

Prosecutors said today that the suspect Ryan Ralph had engaged in a premeditated plot to kill the former president.

They say the 58 year old left behind a pre-written note that he addressed to the world,

appearing to say he may not succeed in killing Trump and offering a reward to

anyone willing to quote complete the job.

Ralph appeared at a West Palm Beach courthouse today.

He'll remain in jail awaiting trial on two gun-related charges.

Prosecutors will seek a more serious charge of attempted assassination of a major

political candidate. The Biden administration is proposing a ban on Chinese software and

hardware in autonomous vehicles operating on US roads. The Commerce

Department cites national security concerns for the move and says Russian technology

would also be prohibited. Under the proposal the software would be banned

from vehicles starting with model year 2027 and Hardware in 2030.

The move comes after a similar ban on communications equipment from Huawei in 2022

and amid a push by US lawmakers to ban Tik-Toc if its Chinese owners don't sell their

steak.

Officials in Alabama are urging members of the public to come forward with any information

related to a weekend mass shooting in Birmingham.

The search is still on for the gunman who opened fire outside a nightclub on Saturday night,

killing four people and injuring 17 others. Police have described it as a

targeted hit but say that innocent bystanders were among those shot. Today

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