And I was told that in Haiti, where gangs violently tussle for control of a country in tumult, hospitals are scoured and looted for supplies, leaving them barren and all but functionless.

The ratings tumult comes at a time when the cable business is facing an existential crisis, as more consumers are forgoing the pay-TV subscriptions that provide most of its revenue.

The miracle, however, is that the inaugural tour of 1947-48 happened at all, given the tumult at home.

The penalties are the latest blow in what has been a season of tumult for the richest franchise in women’s professional sports history.

The 2024 presidential campaign has been full of historic tumult, but the American electorate is still sharply – and narrowly - divided.