
The influx of guns is 'ground zero for violence' at the end of a bloody summer in Chicago
CNN
More than 1,600 people were shot in a single three-month summer period, part of a grimly familiar dynamic in the city and one that leaders in law enforcement and public office see as "unacceptable" on the other side of an especially bloody season.
The violence isn't limited to the season: A 14-year-old was shot and killed hours after a separate late September mass shooting where five were wounded.

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.











