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Breaking News: At least 11 people were killed in a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach, the police said. The gunman is also dead.

Header Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Breaking News Alert May 31, 2019 NYTimes.com »   BREAKING NEWS At least 11 people were killed in a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach, the police said. The gunman is also dead. Friday, May 31, 2019 6:58 PM EST At least 11 people were killed and six others injured in a sho

Your Friday Evening Briefing

Trade, Missouri, Spelling Bee View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Friday, May 31, 2019 NYTimes.com » Your Friday Evening Briefing By REMY TUMIN AND MARCUS PAYADUE Good evening. Here's the latest. Guillermo Arias/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. President Trump's threat to punish Mexico with tariffs for immigration issues, and not for trade, sent markets plunging . Republican lawmakers objected to the move, saying tariffs were the wrong tool to try to address illegal immigration. Mexico's president said that he was dispatching a delegation to Washington. But Mr. Trump remained steadfast. "Mexico makes a FORTUNE from the U.S., have for decades, they can easily fix this problem," the president said on Twitter on Friday. Above, cargo trucks along the border in