A staggering 56 people were shot – five fatally – in Chicago over the last weekend of June but police claim that shootings in the city have hit a 'four-year low'. In the first 12 hours alone, between Friday at 5pm and Saturday at 5am, one person was killed and 20 others injured in gun violence, according to the Chicago Sun Times. 😱

33-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital, Ekaterinburg City, Russia.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent holds infant dolls in preparation for a demonstration during a 'Border Safety Initiative' media event at the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, Texas. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Pedestrians walk past a manhole fire in the Brooklyn borough of New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Former University of Southern California gynecologist George Tyndall, accused of sexually abusing hundreds of women under the guise of medical exams, appears in court for arraignment in Los Angeles, California. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

A person holds a placard next to a banner displayed inside a chamber, after protesters broke into the Legislative Council building during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong, China. The banner reads "There are no thugs, only tyranny". REUTERS/Stringer

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a signing ceremony for a border security funding bill passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for the detention of illegal immigrants and funds for more immigration judges at an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Stunning 2-1 victory over England propels USA to the World Cup final: Birthday girl Alex Morgan, 30, doubles down on controversial goal celebrations with 'tea sipping' jibe as the Americans sail through without injured captain Rapinoe ⚽️

Scorned woman 'smashes Indiana restaurant's window after dumping her cheating partner's clothes outside when she discovered he had been having an affair with a waitress for TEN years'. 😂

Woman riding a scooter gets knocked down and run over by a huge truck - and SURVIVES. #fuck_lucky

Donald Trump is closing down Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport for his 'biggest fireworks ever' and Air Force One flypast as part of his 'Salute to America' but the weather may rain on his July Fourth celebration. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that flights would be grounded from National, which is close to the center of D.C., during the flypast, from 6.15pm to 7.15pm, and for the fireworks, from 9pm to 9.45pm. It will be the first time the airport has ever been closed for the annual July 4 fireworks, whose launch site was moved closer to the airport to accommodate Trump's 'Salute to America.'

World champion gymnast, 17, loses her grip and shoots off bars 😂 #funny

Military tanks get a good wash on Tuesday ahead of Thursday's 'Salute to America'

Motorcyclist miraculously lands on his feet after colliding with an oncoming car in China. #fuck_lucky