Haley’s voters size up a scrambled presidential race
LANSDALE, Pa. — Nikki Haley had been out of the Republicans’ presidential race for more than a month when Linda Kapralick and Cathleen Barone cast their ballots for her in Pennsylvania’s primary, so eager were they for an alternative to former President Donald Trump.
Harris and Walz, in crucial ‘blue wall’ states, rally for union support
DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris, seeking to press her advantage with union voters, stormed into Detroit for a Labor Day union rally Monday, telling organized-labor supporters that the country celebrates unions “because unions helped build America.”
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas and the U.S. was close to presenting a final proposal to negotiators working on a hostage and ceasefire agreement.
Netanyahu stands firm on cease-fire terms amid growing outrage in Israel
JERUSALEM — Brushing aside pleas from allies and the demands of Israeli protesters for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to maintain Israeli control along the border between Egypt and Gaza, a contentious plan that appeared to dim, if not dash, prospects for a truce.
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, AG says
CARACAS — Venezuela’s attorney general’s office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won a July election.
Shooting mars festivities at West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — At least five people were shot and wounded along the route of the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, briefly disrupting — but not derailing — a crowded and colorful celebration of New York City’s Caribbean community.
After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sea turtles in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro are getting healthier after struggling for years with a tumor disease that hampers their movement, sight and feeding, and ultimately leads to their death.
Why thousands of hotel workers are on strike
Few industries were disrupted as drastically by the COVID-19 pandemic as the hospitality sector. Now, as travel has bounced back to prepandemic highs and COVID precautions have fallen by the wayside, thousands of hotel workers say they are still suffering from the lower wages and higher workloads that the pandemic period ushered in.
Who are the biggest donors to Trump and Harris?
In presidential fundraising these days, the donors who matter most are the very small and the very, very big.
Harris’ team, with a wink, insists she’s an underdog
WASHINGTON — Days before the debate that ended up cutting off President Joe Biden’s path to a second term, his campaign chief, Jen O’Malley Dillon, defiantly set expectations: “We are going to win,” she said in an interview with the news site Puck.
Has the spread of tipping reached its limit? Don’t count on it.
Americans are being asked to tip more often and in more places than ever before: at fast food counters and corner stores, at auto garages and carwashes, even at self-checkout kiosks. That has rankled many customers and divided employers and tipped workers.
Russians bomb Kharkiv, Ukraine says, after Russia reports wave of attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Sunday bombarded residential areas of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, with ballistic missiles and powerful guided bombs, wounding more than 40 civilians, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came hours after what Russian authorities said was a wave of drone attacks against energy facilities across Russia, including an oil refinery in Moscow.
In race against polio, Gaza begins vaccination drive
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Health workers on Sunday began a polio vaccination drive in the Gaza Strip aimed at preventing an outbreak of the quick-spreading disease — a daunting challenge in a besieged enclave shattered by 10 months of war and dependent on commitments by Israel and Hamas to abide by pledged “humanitarian pauses.”
Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski says campaign won’t change strategy
Corey Lewandowski, the manager of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and a recently appointed senior adviser to his 2024 campaign, said Sunday that Trump would not change his strategy in the final weeks of a race in which he has lost ground since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket.
3 Israeli police officers killed as West Bank violence spirals
JERUSALEM — Shooters killed three Israeli police officers Sunday morning as they drove through the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the latest episode in the spiral of violence in the territory that includes attacks by Palestinian and Israeli extremists, as well as ongoing raids by the Israeli military in Palestinian cities.
Something’s poisoning America’s farms. Scientists fear ‘forever’ chemicals.
For decades, farmers across America have been encouraged by the federal government to spread municipal sewage on millions of acres of farmland as fertilizer. It was rich in nutrients, and it helped keep the sludge out of landfills.
Conservative Moms, charmed by Trump, would rather avoid his misogyny
WASHINGTON — It didn’t look like a typical Trump rally.
Israel says it has recovered more bodies in Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Saturday that it had found a number of dead bodies during an operation in the Gaza Strip, asking the Israeli public to refrain from speculation about their identities.
Tropical Depression Shanshan soaks Japan, raising flood and landslide risks
Authorities in Japan on Saturday evening braced for the risk of landslides and floods as Shanshan, a tropical cyclone, continued its slow advance back inland, after drenching parts of the country with record rainfall over three days.
Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, mayor says
PARIS — The giant Olympic rings that were installed on the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 summer Olympic Games will become a permanent fixture on the monument, the mayor of Paris revealed Saturday.
