
Rabbi 'overflowing with gratitude' as community rallies around his congregation following hours-long hostage standoff
CNN
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker's voice quavered Monday night as he described his emotions since he and three others escaped a hostage situation at his synagogue Saturday.
The enormity of the ordeal in Colleyville, Texas -- being held at gunpoint for hours and making a bold but terrifying escape -- is difficult to process, he said, but a wave of support from his community and the others around the world left him optimistic that his congregation will recover.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











