When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current. The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes. It wasn’t long after they were rescued that they realized everything they’d brought camping with them was gone: the black zippered hoodie Elida’s 18-year-old son was rarely seen without, plus his wallet, glasses and cell phone; her daughter’s Nintendo devices, lifejacket and a pair of white Crocs for which the 10-year-old had handpicked charms; even their travel trailer.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/texas-floods-guadalupe-river
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that US President Donald Trump plans to attend. Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered parts of the city, killing at least 13 people in the city and six others in the surrounding region, with dozens more wounded, city officials said. Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-storey apartment blocks. An entire family was killed and pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/05/europe/kyiv-ballistic-missile-attack-july-6-intl-hnk
Almost all of Russia’s 83 regions are seeing gasoline shortages or reported disruptions to supply, according to a CNN analysis, with many gas stations imposing rationing as the Russian government races to get ahead of a ferocious campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its refineries. The fuel crisis, which escalated first in Russian-controlled Crimea and prompted a state of emergency and a full ban on fuel sales to ordinary people on June 21, is now reaching across Russia’s 11 time zones. CNN analyzed official statements from regional mayors and governors as well as national and local media reports and found more than 50 of its internationally recognized regions officially reporting supply problems, with unofficial reports of disruptions in almost all of them. At least three regions, including Irkutsk and the Transbaikal region in eastern Russia, have declared a “state of heightened alert,” one step below a state of emergency.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/europe/russia-fuel-crisis-ukraine-drone-attacks-intl-vis
In Peter Ticktin’s world, there always seems to be a conspiracy or cover-up lurking. The 2020 election? Ticktin claims multiple countries interfered to steal it from President Donald Trump. The criminal case against Tina Peters, the former Colorado clerk who was freed from prison last month? Ticktin insists his client was the victim of Democratic election officials concealing their own supposed crimes.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/politics/peter-ticktin-trump-election-fraud