For 8 years, Kerr County officials were asking for help implementing a new flood warning system. For 8 years, they were unsuccessful. Neena Satija and Keri Blakinger report. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

NEW: Sen. Ted Cruz was in Greece on vacation when the Texas floods turned deadly on July 4. He returned to Texas on a July 6 flight. w/ Gabby Birenbaum for Texas Tribune: texastribune.org/2025/07/07/ted…

Zohran Mamdani won NYC's mayoral primary on a campaign of housing affordability. Some Democrats in Congress agree it should be a top priority. “Certainly it lets us know that cost is the biggest issue,” Rep. Darren Soto told us. Latest w/ Samuel Larreal notus.org/housing/zohran…

President Trump on sending more weapons to Ukraine: "We're gonna send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They're getting hit very hard now."

BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. must send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. apnews.com/article/russia…

Barnard settled a lawsuit today with several Jewish students who alleged the school violated their civil rights. The school will hire a Title VI coordinator, refuse to negotiate with pro-Palestinian student groups, and more. Read the rest Columbia Daily Spectator columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/0…

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Becomes Highest-Charting Soundtrack of 2025 billboard.com/music/chart-be…

'KPop Demon Hunters' Soundtrack becomes the first K-Pop album in history to reach #1 on US Apple Music.

Kerr County is an example of how many communities are ill-equipped to protect themselves from once-unfathomable extremes. Experts warned Trump cuts will undermine disaster prep as climate-fueled events reset expectations for worst-imagined outcomes. politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

Mother loses 3 sons to gun violence. Most recently in Indy's downtown mass shooting. indystar.com/story/news/cri… via IndyStar Jade Jackson, MBA Candidate

Asked who at the Pentagon signed off on the pause in shipments to Ukraine last week, President Trump says, "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?"

Laying off smart, caring local journalists is a blow for our community, always. Hoping these reporters and editors get snatched up elsewhere ❣️❣️

University of Oregon's journalism dean resigns from $332,766 job amid scrutiny of excessive travel expenses, violations of school's travel policies. Will go on leave for research in fall 2025 and winter 2026 then return to teaching. dailyemerald.com/168299/news/ju…

“Why would we treat a human like that?” a woman whose Venezuelan husband is housed in Alligator Alcatraz told the Miami Herald. “They come here for a better life. I don’t understand. We are supposed to be the greatest nation under God, but we forget that we’re under God.” Read

Houston-area father last seen clinging to his children before he was killed in deadly Texas flood, via John Lomax V houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

HUNT, Texas (AP) — Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency plan 2 days before deadly flood, records obtained by AP show.

New: SecDef Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, 5 sources tell Natasha Bertrand & me, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented. cnn.com/2025/07/08/pol…

Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children. apnews.com/article/camp-m…

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No longer 'disappeared', Orange County ICE detainees are now public orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/08/no-…