- Six people were killed and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. It was one of many shootings and scares in the US over the holiday weekend.
- In Copenhagen, three people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall on Sunday, in a rare occurrence of gun violence in Denmark. Four were hospitalized for gunshot wounds, and some two dozen people were hurt in the stampede that followed the shooting.
As high inflation and low apartment vacancies make housing increasingly unaffordable in many cities, Biden administration officials are pivoting to a new strategy to fight the deepening US housing crunch: expanding the supply of available homes. The feds are urging more cities to ease local zoning codes that restrict or ban multifamily housing. To tackle a challenge that virtually every city and county faces, the White House just might need a zoning czar, Kriston Capps reports. Such an office could outlast the current presidency and help marshal bipartisan support for removing barriers to zoning reform and housing production. And unlike local elected officials, a zoning czar wouldn't need to be popular to be effective. Today on CityLab: Does the White House Need a 'Zoning Czar'? — Angel Adegbesan | 
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