By Wayne Sterling AmericanĀ tennisĀ player Sloane Stephens revealed harassing and threatening messages she received following her third-round loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open on Friday. Stephens wrote on her Instagram story Saturday: “I am human, after last night’s match I got
Analysis by Stephen Collinson There is no rest for an under-pressure White House this Labor Day asĀ President Joe BidenĀ tackles health, economic and legislative challenges that deepened on his watch and are beginning to erode his political standing. A worsening Covid-19 pandemic, with
By George Ramsay The US OpenĀ tennisĀ championship was battered byĀ remnants of Hurricane IdaĀ on Wednesday, causing one match to be suspended as rain poured through the stadium roof. Kevin Anderson and Diego Schwartzman’s second-round singles match was halted early in the second set as
By Maegan Vazquez President Joe BidenĀ is headed to Louisiana on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm ravaging the eastern half of the United States. The White House has said Biden would survey storm
By Anneken Tappe, The US jobs recovery is about to get a reality check. It was a strong summer, withĀ nearly 2.5 million jobsĀ added back betweenĀ MayĀ andĀ JulyĀ even as theĀ Delta variantĀ started to increase Covid-19 infections ā but economists are now growing cautious that August may
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide temporary assistance to American citizens who have returnedĀ from Afghanistan. The bill would set aside up to $10 million for each fiscal year during fiscal years 2021
By Chauncey Alcorn Everett Benyard thought he was finally in a strong enough financial position toĀ purchase his first homeĀ earlier this year. He’d saved money by living with his parents for a time and secured a higher-paying job in 2020. But the 30-year-old
By Travis Caldwell, With the latestĀ Covid-19 surgeĀ upending American life yet again, an official rollout of booster doses could begin within weeks pending FDA authorization. And it’s likely that three doses of the vaccine are needed for full protection, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
By Nicole Chavez, An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline after one of the strictest bans in the nation went into effect this week. “Our very existence is
By Ariane de Vogue In a midnight order, a 5-4 Supreme CourtĀ green-lit Texas’ six-week abortion banĀ despite the fact that it violates Roe v. Wade, the landmark opinion — still on the books — that legalized abortion nationwide prior to viability, which can
