National Interest: The federal Reserve is poised this week to lower interest rates for the first time since the depths of the Great Recession, a signal that  they think the economy has gotten as good as it’s going to get.   The Fed …

Duck Disaster: Eleven people are dead and five missing after an amphibious duck boat capsized during a violent storm on a lake in Branson, Mo. Several children are among the dead. Another seven people are in the hospital, two of …