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This week’s edition of The Week:
Judges continue to block President Donald Trump’s order to station National Guard troops in Los Angeles and a 900-page bill fulfills campaign promises while potentially undercutting critical social safety net programs.
With respect to President Donald Trump’s January 6 riot and classified documents, over 20 Justice Department employees were fired due to an ongoing probe.
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The Bayeux Tapestry will return to the U.K.
Next year will mark the first time since 987 that Britain has seen this 11th-century masterpiece depicting the Norman invasion, Bayeux Tapestry.
From September 2026 until July 2027, Britain plans on loaning this tapestry from France for public display at its Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery of the British Museum. We previously attempted this three times; first in 1931 for Queen Victoria’s coronation; again for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation; and again in 1966 to mark the 900th anniversary of Battle of Hastings.
William the Conqueror invaded England and won. At Reading Museum there is a faithful reproduction, though lacking the finer details like genitalia and intestines.
Ukraine’s top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border
Sumy lies near Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an invasion last year that briefly captured parts before eventually being driven out by Russian forces months later. Ukraine claims it has prevented Moscow’s efforts this summer to seize more territory, such as Sumy.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, General Zaluzhnyi’s successor and former Land Forces commander, faces an uphill struggle as his replacement. He must mobilize Ukrainian forces while simultaneously combatting an overwhelming Russian artillery advantage and drones bombarding frontlines; it is feared this fight may only produce further stalemate; as such Ukraine’s president is pushing for change beginning with his new commander-in-chief Olexandr Syrskyi.
Masked immigration agents are spurring fear and confusion
Immigration agents who do not reveal their identities are creating widespread fear and confusion among immigrant communities across America, experts contend. Their use erodes trust between law enforcement officials and residents.
ICE agents in southern California have conducted immigration sweeps targeting predominantly Latino neighborhoods. According to one judge, these operations violate legal and constitutional limits.
Pedro Vazquez Perdomo’s lawsuit accuses federal agents of arresting him due to the color of his skin, accent and work that he performs; according to his lawyers these agents lacked reasonable suspicion in arresting him.
Congress recently passed legislation mandating that all federal agents display their name and badge number on non-medical face coverings such as masks or balaclavas for non-safety reasons, with exception to safety-critical items like face shields.
Before-and-after images show how the Guadalupe River surged
The Guadalupe River runs throughout much of Texas’ Hill Country. Unfortunately, this region has become known as “Flash Flood Alley,” making it especially susceptible to fast, dangerous flooding during storms that slow down on hills and rocks, forcing rainwater into creeks that quickly connect back with its larger river source.
Heavy rainfall created catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth weekend, killing at least 104 people in Kerr County alone where rivers crested near Camp Mystic – an all-girl Christian summer camp. New satellite images captured by space technology company Maxar Technologies offer an eyewitness view of its destruction; move the slider for before-and-after images of this region.
Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health
Vultures and hyenas play an essential role in ridding our environment of dangerous pathogens that cause human diseases, yet as populations decline smaller scavengers like rats and dogs take over this task posing health risks to humans.
Mekelle, Ethiopia conducted an impressive study that demonstrated how hyena scavenging prevented five cases of anthrax and bovine tuberculosis for residents while simultaneously protecting 140 cattle, sheep and goats from infections each year. Without vultures scavenging dead carcasses that build up and spread disease through close contact or pollute water sources; without them feral dogs or rats may take over and spread diseases such as leptospirosis or rabies if left to their own devices – Chinmay Sonawane from Stanford Biologists led this Mekelle study says humans must do everything possible to support and protect these important environmental protectors scavengers from potential threats such as leptospirosis or leptospirosis outbreaks.
A monthslong CBS News investigation punctures Thomas Crooks’ secrecy
Thomas Crooks’ transition from high school to commuter college involved compartmentalizing his life into compartments: studying hard and emailing professors regularly in order to ensure his grades stayed strong; conversely, his online life also involved researching mass violence.
One year since the attempted assassination of President Trump on July 13, CBS News conducted an in-depth investigation that exposed Carl Crooks. Their monthslong probe dismantled his secrecy to reveal the fullest picture yet of this student who brought a rifle with him to an event he knew would draw Trump supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania. They investigated his trackable Internet usage, encryption services he adopted, news, explosives and ammunition usage as well as his other interests such as tracking technology and news sources.