NO WARNING: Girls Caught in Guadalupe River’s Deadly Surge
In the predawn hours of July 4, a flash flood triggered by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry caused the
Guadalupe River in Texas’ Hill Country to rise more than 26 feet in under an hour, swamping the riverside cabins of Camp
Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp. With no dedicated flood warning alert system, 27 campers and counselors drowned. A total of 135 people lost their lives elsewhere along the river.
UKRAINE: Dress Code Diplomacy
It was a dressing down seen around the world. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House in February to discuss a proposed minerals agreement, the meeting, which was televised live, quickly turned contentious with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance criticizing the Ukrainian leader for being insuficiently grateful for U.S. assistance in the war against Russia and showing disrespect for the Oval Ofice by not wearing a suit. A proposed press conference was scrapped and Zelenskyy left without staying for lunch. Since then relations between the two leaders have improved, particularly as Russian leader Vladimir Putin has rebuffed Trump’s efforts to end the war.
CHARLIE KIRK: Aſter the Shot
On Sept. 10, at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to an audience. Investigators arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson after a 33-hour manhunt; though motive remains unconfirmed, oficials say Robinson was “recently radicalized” and left a message on the bullet casing insulting “fascists.”
The raw video of the shooting spread lightning-fast online, fueling torrents of misinformation and conspiracy theories, while polarized commentary on social media morphed into calls for retribution, with right- wing figures declaring “we’re in a war” and others warning the nation is teetering toward political violence.
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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Hunger on Hold
It was the longest government shutdown on record, paralyzing some federal agencies and leaving millions uncertain about their next paycheck or benefit. Of particular concern was the nation’s aviation sector where air trafic controllers, already understaffed, and TSA workers called in sick because they weren’t getting paid. Meanwhile, recipients of the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) worried for a time their food stamps could run out despite a court order that the administration should pay the benefits. In Houston, above, and other cities, volunteers and small business owners stepped in to fill the gap by handing out meals.
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