SUMMARY: Roger O’Connor Valenzuela, a Cuban pastor living in Singapore, is urgently seeking an emergency U.S. visa to join his family in Tennessee after his mother, Daisy Valenzuela Vives, was fatally struck by a truck in Pigeon Forge. Following devastating news from her neurosurgeon about massive intracranial bleeding, Valenzuela immediately began the complicated visa process amidst Cuban travel restrictions. He hopes to attend his mother’s funeral and support his grieving father during this difficult time. Though he plans to return to Singapore, Valenzuela emphasizes the importance of saying goodbye and appreciates the support he has received. His embassy interview is scheduled for August 18.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. is on “La Niña watch,” with the Climate Prediction Center forecasting a short, weak La Niña forming this fall, similar to last winter. Despite its weakness, La Niña influences weather patterns: typically causing drier, warmer conditions in the southern U.S. and northern Mexico, and wetter weather in the Pacific Northwest and Ohio Valley. Last winter reflected these trends, though some areas like east Texas and Kentucky saw wetter conditions. La Niña’s strongest impact usually occurs in winter months and may also intensify the hurricane season, with NOAA predicting a 50% chance of an above-normal hurricane season this year.

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SUMMARY: A survey by the New Jersey Real Estate Network, involving 3,012 participants, ranked the top 100 ugliest public buildings in the U.S. Tennessee had two entries: Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum ranked 46th, criticized for its 1961 mid-century blocky design catering more to capacity than aesthetics. The Nashville Metro Courthouse barely made the list at 100, noted for its grand but stern, classical style. Kentucky’s Owensboro City Hall was 44th, while Alabama had five entries, the most by any state. The survey’s top ugliest public building was Flint’s Municipal Center in Michigan. Many listed buildings were courthouses or judicial centers.

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