Econ 101: The financial markets took a dive yesterday on the news that inflation was higher in August than had been expected. The S&P 500 slumped 4.3 percent for the day and the Dow was down 3.9 percent, more than 1200 points. …

Trump World: A federal judge turned down the request by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham to avoid testifying next week before a special grand jury investigating attempts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.    Unless …

Trumped Up: Attorney General Merrick Garland has moved to unseal the warrant used for the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home because of “substantial public interest in this matter.” Garland also said he personally approved the warrant, which would …

Arterial Blockage: The giant container ship Ever Given blocking the Suez canal has been partially refloated, raising hopes that one of the world’s most important maritime passageways will re-open soon.    It’s not over yet. Although the ship has been swung parallel to shore, …

Mother-in-Law: After a Supreme Court decision allowing partial enforcement of President Trump’s travel and immigration order, the administration moved quickly yesterday to define the close personal connections that would permit people from six Muslim countries to travel or immigrate to …

CyberWorld: The worldwide ransomware attack could get worse today as people return to their offices and open their computers, according to cyber security experts. Many office workers, particularly in Asia, had logged off their office computers Friday before the WannaCry …

Mosque Massacre: Six people were killed in an attack during evening prayers at a mosque in Quebec last night in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” Eight others were wounded and two suspects were arrested. …

Final Frontier: After a series of failures, SpaceX took a big step for private space exploration last night, successfully launching a Falcon 9 supply rocket from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station and safely landing the booster stage on …

Ferguson: As the city marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, police in Ferguson, Mo. last night shot and critically wounded a man who had been involved in a gunfight and fired at an unmarked police …

Permawar: The US, Turkey, and Syrian rebels plan military action to clear Islamic State fighters out of a 60-mile strip of Syria along Turkey’s southern border. The area would be established as a safe zone for Syrians escaping their country’s …