Virtually unknown weeks ago, Sloane Stephens dominates opponent and wins US Open

Sloane Stephens, who only five weeks ago was ranked No. 957 and was returning to the tour after dealing with a left leg stress fracture for 11 months, dominated in her first Grand Slam final to outshine fellow American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 at the U.S. Open on...

On Washington: ‘The New Washington’: How Schumer’s Power Play Led to a Deal With Trump

In an interview for “The New Washington” podcast, Senator Chuck Schumer provides the back story for the stunning bipartisan spending-and-debt deal with President Trump.

Irma Will Test Florida’s Infrastructure, From Dikes to Sewage Plants

By HENRY FOUNTAIN September 9, 2017 FORT MYERS, Fla. — Engineers stopped pumping water out of Lake Okeechobee on Saturday, confident that they had lowered levels enough to keep the dike and the towns around it safe as Hurricane Irma swept into southern...

Like fading powers of the past, Britain shows signs of being in terminal decline | Will Hutton

It was a glorious September morning. But I was in a ruminative mood, walking towards Westminster’s Church House for the unveiling of another damning account of Britain’s economy. It was the launch of the interim report from the Institute of Public...

Hurricane Irma will restrengthen and slam into Florida’s Keys with winds of over 100 miles per hour

Hurricane Irma, which was downgraded to a Category 3 storm on Saturday, is set to gain its second wind before buffeting the outskirts of Florida Coast early Sunday morning with “catastrophic and life-threatening” conditions, the National Weather Service...

Tax cuts for the rich don’t help the rest. Don’t take my word for it, ask the IMF | Greg Jericho

A new study by the IMF examining the impacts of tax cuts has found that while lowering tax rates for the rich will stimulate the economy, it does so at the great cost of increased inequality. Most damningly, it finds the benefits of tax cuts targeted at the wealthiest...