News Wrap: U.S. inflation report shows smallest retail price increase in 2 years

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• Amna Nawaz:

  Now to today's other top headlines.

  American consumers got a bit more of a break on inflation in May. The Labor Department reports retail prices were up 4 percent from a year ago, but that was the smallest increase in two years. It was also well below April's increase of 4.9 percent from a year earlier. At the same time, the so-called core rate, not counting food and fuel, climbed four-tenths of a percent from April, remaining stubbornly high.

  Police in Denver say a drug deal gone bad apparently triggered a mass shooting last night, as the city celebrated the Denver Nuggets' first NBA championship. Nine people were wounded in a dispute involving several people. It happened about a mile from the basketball arena. The suspect was among the wounded and was arrested.

  Tens of thousands of people across Western India and Pakistan began evacuating the region today ahead of a powerful cyclone. It's expected to blow out of the Arabian Sea on Thursday, striking India's Gujarat state with winds topping 110 miles an hour. Some coastal villages have already cleared out. And officials in Pakistan said they intend to evacuate 80,000 people before the storm hits.

• Karam Ali, Pakistani Fisherman (through translator):

  The storm is coming. Water will enter our house, so we're moving to higher ground. I'm taking my belongings and children. We will come back when the water recedes.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The cyclone is expected to pass through some of the same Pakistani districts that were inundated by devastating floods last summer.

  The U.S. military reports 22 American troops in Syria were injured Sunday in a helicopter crash. It happened near the town of Shaddadi in the northeast. U.S. officials said there's no indication that hostile fire was involved. At least 900 U.S. troops are in Syria at any given time, assisting Kurdish led forces against the Islamic State group.

  An autopsy has determined that U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from childbirth complications, including respiratory distress and eclampsia. The medical examiner said the 32-year-old was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died in her home in Orlando. She was found days later. Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympics and the 100-meter race at the 2017 World Championships.

  Meanwhile, Wall Street advanced today waiting for the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates tomorrow. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 106 points to close at 34172. The Nasdaq rose 87 points. The S&P 500 added 24.

  And a passing of note. Actor Treat Williams died Monday in a motorcycle accident in Vermont. His career covered nearly 50 years and 120 film and TV roles, including in the musical "Hair" and the TV series "Everwood." Treat Williams was 71 years old.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": thousands of Reddit users go dark to protest the Web site's new pricing plan; we examine the differences in the many high-profile classified documents cases; actress Poorna Jagannathan talks about her role in "Never Have I Ever"; plus much more.

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