Topic: The Hamptons

Three factors that are polarizing the nation

As they have in the past, the nation's prolonged economic problems will realign the major parties, create new coalitions, and yield new solutions

Class warfare? What about the ignorance gap?

Occupy Wall Street protesters point out a ballooning US wage gap. It shouldn't distract us from another great cleavage: the ignorance gap. That’s the difference between those willing to listen and consider and those who refuse to do either. And it plays out in politics with grave consequences.

Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas (video) Where's she going now?

Hurricane Irene, with winds of 120 m.p.h., is now on a track to make landfall in North Caroline, then move toward New York and New Engalnd.

'Royal Pains' star Brooke D'Orsay talks about the new season

'Royal Pains' returned to USA Network June 29. Brooke D'Orsay talks about her role and the future of the show.

Sen. John Ensign sex scandal spreads to other Republicans

Sen. Tom Coburn and former Sen. Rick Santorum appear to have been involved in the scandal that brought down former Sen. John Ensign. A Senate Ethics Committee investigation could lead to criminal charges for Ensign.

Plum Island, a former germ warfare testing site, gets rare look by environmentalists

Plum Island held an open house of sorts for environmental leaders Wednesday as the federal government proceeds with plans to relocate its 50-year-old animal disease research laboratory to Kansas and sell the 840-acre pork chop-shaped island off the eastern tip of New York's Long Island.

Home sales stalled? Auction that house!

Home sales may be headed lower. So sellers and even real estate agents are turning to auctions instead. Are home sales auctions for you?

Best US beach – Coopers Beach – is also the priciest

Among the Top 10 beaches in the United States, No. 1 Coopers Beach in Long Island costs the most.

What are the top 10 beaches in the US?

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Best Beaches list.

Cheerful Money

New Yorker writer Tad Friend on the deleterious effects of growing up WASP.

Sen. John Ensign scandal gets deeper with allegation of lobbying misdeeds

Did Senator Ensign violate a lobbying ban by helping a former staffer who's wife he had had an affair with? Ethics watchdogs think so.

Surefire tricks to boost your US News college ranking

Schools are getting desperate. So why not double your faculty, dine with the magazine's editor, or cut a deal with Donald Trump?

Senator Ensign getting pummeled for affair - easy target for critics

For laid-off IBM workers, a job in India?

An IBM program offers some incentive to relocate. Americans who have migrated overseas find less pay – but a good lifestyle.

Will Paris Hilton's energy plan work?

The blonde socialite laid out her plan for energy independence Monday. How good is it?

Searching for Tiger Woods