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Today’s Big Story

Weekend Tragedies in Texas

Eight people died and seven more were hospitalized after a gunman opened fire in a mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday. The shooter was killed on site by the police.

Details: The gunman was outfitted in body armor and carried an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun. Police haven’t found evidence that provides insight into the shooter’s motive. However, he wore a RWDS “Right Wing Death Squad” patch on his chest, a slogan popular with extremists and white supremacist groups.

President Biden ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-mast until sunset Thursday.

Separately, police have charged George Alvarez with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for crashing into a bus stop outside of a migrant center in Brownsville, TX on Sunday. Eighteen people were hit by the SUV after it lost control and flipped into the crowd. Six people died on the scene and 12 were critically injured.

Little Stories

Business & Economy

*President Biden and the Transportation Department proposed a rule on Monday that would require airlines to compensate travelers more generously when flights are cancelled. The compensations could include free meals, overnight accomodations, transportation to hotels and back, and rebooking and timely customer service.

*Disney expanded its lawsuit against FL Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday after he signed legislation that voided Disney’s development deals in Orlando.

World

*Iran hung two men for blasphemy and insulting the religion of Islam on Monday. The pair used social media to voice their opinion in opposition of Islam and religion as a whole.

*A fire inside a deep gold mine in Peru killed 27 workers over the weekend. 175 workers were evacuated safely and the government is investigating the cause of the blaze.

US New, Politics, & Government

*Chicago SWAT officers took 5 people into custody on Monday in connection with the murder of off-duty police officer Aréanah Preston. Preston was shot in front of her home on Saturday evening. She was 24.

*Texas deployed a special border force on Monday to target “hot spots” where migrants try to cross the border illegally as it prepares for the end of COVID-19 restrictions that allowed officials to turn back asylum seekers.

Sports & Entertainment

*Nikola Jokic won’t be suspended for game 5 of the Nuggets vs. Suns series for elbowing the Suns owner after he wouldn’t give Jokic the ball when it went out of bounds.

*Guardians of the Galaxy 3 raked in $116 million on opening weekend. However, it is the lowest first-of-summer opening weekend for a Marvel movie in history.

Science, Health, & Tech

*Congress is eying new rules for tech companies. The areas of concern that will receive consideration are children’s safety, data privacy, TikTok Ban/China, and artificial intelligence.

*A child tested positive for measles in Maine marking the first case in the state since 2019. The CDC has documented 10 cases in 8 states so far this year.

Extras

*The world’s busiest airports by passenger counts.

*Nightmare Material: Ticks have a mouthful of hooks.

*The best places to visit this July.