U.S. stock indexes are hanging near their records following a better-than-expected update on inflation. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% early Wednesday and just a bit below its all-time high set last week.

Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast.

Open water competition at the World Aquatics Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of ...

That evening came to mind recently as I read a New Yorker article by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert, which ...