BOSTON — More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. The UNITE HERE union, which represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers, said...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slumps Toward Its Worst Day in Nearly a Month
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are slumping Tuesday following a disappointingly weak start to a week full of updates on the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in midday trading and on track for its worst day in nearly a month, coming off a winning week that had carried...
ESPN Networks, ABC and Disney Channels Go Dark on DirecTV on a Busy Night for Sports
LOS ANGELES — ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable...
James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Teen Idol, Singer and Director, Dies at 88
LOS ANGELES — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film "Gidget," died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news...
Freeman Homers Twice, Ohtani Steals 3 Bases in Dodgers’ Win Over D-Backs
PHOENIX — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday. Teoscar Hernández went 5 for 5 to help Los Angeles take three of four games in a crucial series between NL West...
49ers Place Rookie Ricky Pearsall on Non-Football Injury List After Shooting
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The move made Monday clears up a spot on the 53-man roster for the 49ers while Pearsall recovers after being shot in the chest Saturday...
As Students Return to Columbia, the Epicenter of a Campus Protest Movement Braces for Disruption
NEW YORK — As Columbia University resumes classes Tuesday, students and faculty are planning, and bracing, for a resumption of the pro-Palestinian protests that convulsed the Manhattan campus at the tail end of the spring semester and touched off a wave of college demonstrations nationwide. In recent weeks, the university's...
Holdout Trent Williams Returns to the 49ers Before the Season Opener, His Agents Say
SANTA CLARA — All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams has ended his contract holdout and reported to the San Francisco 49ers to finalize a new deal. Williams' agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, posted on social media Tuesday that Williams was set to rejoin the team six days before the season opener against...
How a Narrow Strip of Scrubland Has Become an Obstacle to a Cease-Fire in Gaza
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must maintain control over the so-called Philadelphi corridor to...
The Presidential Campaigns Brace for an Intense Sprint to Election Day
LA CROSSE, Wis. — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven...