⭘ Camp Mystic, a 99-year-old Christian summer camp for girls in Texas Hill Country, was hosting 750 children this week when catastrophic flooding struck the Guadalupe River early Friday, leaving at least 25 children missing
⬤ Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.
⭘ Two American veterans working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were injured in a grenade attack while distributing aid. The organization said the international community ignored its warnings about Hamas' threats.
⬤ It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, have undercut Israel's standing among the world's democracies.
⬤ Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.