​The VICE Morning Bulletin

Everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE

Four Killed, 40 Shot in Outbreak of Violence in Chicago

Four people have been killed and 40 have been shot in Chicago thus far during the Memorial Day weekend. Police said at least 19 of the people shot were in or within a half-mile of the 11th District in the city's West Side. First Deputy Police Supt. John Escalante said "about 1,500 people that we know are really driving the violence." – CBS News

Trump Says Illegal Immigrants Treated Better Than Vets

Republican nominee Donald Trump said illegal immigrants get better care than military veterans. Speaking at the Rolling Thunder biker rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Trump said veterans waiting for healthcare would be able see a private doctor immediately. "We are going to pay the bill," he said. – Chicago Tribune

Libertarians Choose Presidential Ticket

The Libertarian Party has nominated former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate for a second time. Johnson slammed Donald Trump's immigration policy as "just racist." Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld won the party's vice presidential nomination. - CNN

Death Toll Rises from Floods in Texas

Authorities in central Texas found two more bodies in the water Sunday, bringing the death toll from recent flooding to six. Florida Molima, 23, died when her car was swept from the street by a flooded creek. Darren Charles Mitchell, 21, was found downstream from his overturned truck. – ABC News

Iraqi Army Launches Assault on Fallujah

The Iraqi army says it has begun an operation to storm the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah, with reports of heavy gunfire and explosions. An estimated 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the city. At least 20 people have been killed so far on Monday in a wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State in and around Baghdad. – BBC News

More Than 700 Migrants Died in the Mediterranean

At least 700 migrants may have drowned in three separate Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks in the past week, according to the UN refugee agency. Medecins Sans Frontieres said as many as 900 people may have died in the busiest week of migrant crossings this year. "We will never know exact numbers," the group tweeted. – VICE News

Syrian Opposition Negotiator Quits Peace Talks

The chief peace negotiator of Syria's mainstream opposition has resigned over the failure of the UN-backed peace talks in Geneva to ease the plight of Syrians living in besieged rebel-held areas. Mohammed Alloush, representative of the Jaish al Islam group, said the talks were a "waste of time." - Reuters

Bleaching is Killing the Great Barrier Reef

At least 35 percent of corals surveyed along Australia's Great Barrier Reef are now "dead or dying" as a result of mass bleaching. The experts from James Cook University say it is the most extreme case yet measured. Bleaching, which sees corals losing algae that provides oxygen, has been linked to climate change. – Al Jazeera

Mexico's Kidnapped Soccer Star Rescued

Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido was rescued Sunday after being kidnapped in by masked men in the northern state of Tamaulipas on Saturday night. Pulido appeared with a bandaged hand and told reporters he was "very well." - TIME

X-Men Wins Holiday Box Office

Despite poor reviews, X-Men: Apocalypse topped the box office and is on course for a four-day holiday gross of $80 million. Alice Through the Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp, is on course to take only $35 million over the four days, despite costing $170 million to make. – The Hollywood Reporter

Mars Draws Closest to Earth in a Decade

The red planet makes its closest approach to Earth since 2005 later today. Mars will draw within 75 million kilometres around 16.35 EST, and should be visible without a telescope. – The Guardian

Zookeepers Kill Gorilla After He Grabbed 4-Year-Old Boy

Cincinnati Zoo employees shot and killed a 400-pound endangered gorilla after a 4-year-old boy fell into the animal's enclosure. The western lowland gorilla carried the boy around for 10 minutes before the animal response team fired. – VICE News

WHO Rejects Calls to Postpone Rio Olympics

The World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected calls to postpone or move the 2016 Olympics in Rio because of the Zika virus in Brazil. The WHO said cancelling the games "will not significantly alter" the spread of the virus. - Motherboard

Unreleased Chance the Rapper Collaboration Drops

Chance's longtime collaborator Donnie Trumpet took to Soundcloud to release a new mix of music from his 2015 record Surf. It's a ten-minute compilation that Trumpet described as "an ode to the era." – Noisey