Jane Calvert has spent 25 years championing John Dickinson, a lesser-known Revolutionary War figure
Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Trump has sought
Is hiring picking up in the US? Thursday’s report will help illustrate trends
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department on June job changes will provide some important clues on the health of the U.S. economy
Extraordinary heat in US Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry
Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia
Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate ‘rent now, pay later’ companies
A Democratic member of Congress is calling for a federal investigation into the "rent now, pay later" industry
Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy
For the past two years, more than a dozen major banks have been not only reneging on their climate commitments, they’ve been actively making the crisis worse. In 2024 and 2025, during the leadup to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, all six of the nation’s largest banks abandoned the Net-Zero...
One year after the Texas floods, home feels further away than ever
When rain falls on the RVs that line Big Sandy Creek, it sounds like gunfire. The harder it pours, the louder it gets. But what bothers Ashlee Willis most is how the wind makes them sway. It is so unsettling that she cowers in her camper’s narrow hallway with her...
Urban trees aren’t just nice, scientists say — they’re mandatory
They tower overhead and sway in the wind and often teem with squawking birds, yet trees are easy to ignore. Urbanites rush by them without noticing, and without appreciating all the work they do: Trees reduce temperatures, mitigate flooding, and provide habitat for animals. City leaders are no exception to...
Mirra Andreeva’s Wimbledon hopes dashed by resurgent Krejcikova
The 2024 women’s singles champion won 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Teenager says loss will ‘take some time’ to get over Four women in the post-1968 Open era have won singles titles on the slow red clay of Roland Garros and ÂWimbledon’s lightning-fast grass before their 20th birthdays. As Mirra Andreeva, the...
Novak Djokovic rolls back the years and dismantles Tsitsipas to progress at Wimbledon
No 7 seed wins 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach third round Djokovic faces 25th seed Arthur Rinderknech next There was once a time, not so long ago, when matches between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas occurred on the most significant occasions this sport has to offer. Djokovic was Tsitsipas’s opponent...