Backspin: Japan’s Naomi Osaka toppled Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 yesterday at the US Open to become the first Grand Slam singles champion born in her country. The 20 -year-old Osaka moved to the US at age 3. Her win was tarnished …

Category 4: Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast last night with heavy rain and 130 mph winds just northeast of Corpus Christi. It was the first Category 4 to hit Texas since the 1960s, but it was quickly downgraded to …

Hermit Kingdom: Following North Korea’s test of a long-range missile, the US warned yesterday that it would use “the full range of capabilities at our disposal against the growing threat.” In an exercise of muscle, the US conducted a joint …

Arms and the Man: President Trump was greeted in Riyadh yesterday with artillery salutes and a flyby of fighter jets before he signed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia in the first stop of his foreign tour. The …

Hermit Kingdom: The White House has called for strong international sanctions after North Korea launched a test missile, the first since South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has taken office. The missile flew about 430 miles into the sea between …

Vault 7: The CIA has the ability to spy on people through smart phones, computers, and even smart televisions, according to a trove of documents posted on WikiLeaks. The documents reveal the CIA’s computer hacking codes and methods, According to …

Say It Ain’t So: FBI Director James Comey over the weekend asked the Justice Department to knock down President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that his phones were tapped last fall on the orders of President Obama. Comey’s request puts him at …

— Park City, UT ICE, ICE, Baby: Immigrations and Customs Enforcement staged a series of raids this week rounding up illegal immigrants with criminal records. Operations have been reported in California, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, New York and Kansas. …

Party Politics: Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus implored party leaders in Hollywood, Fla. yesterday to get behind the eventual nominee, no matter who it may be. Without naming Donald Trump, he urged the organization to shake off the accusation that …

New Ride: Tesla Motors says that by 10 last night in California the company had 133,000 orders for its new Model 3, which had been announced to the public only hours earlier. “Starting at $35,000,” the Model 3 is Tesla’s …