Hundreds of workers went on strike early Friday morning at a hotel near the Las Vegas Strip. Around 700 hospitality workers walked off the job at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas as contract negotiations between the hotel and the Culinary Union broke down. The Culinary Union said Friday’s action is its first open-ended strike in 22 years. Culinary Union workers … Read more
A Southwest Airlines plane was struck by a bullet moments before its scheduled takeoff from Dallas Love Field airport in Texas on Friday night, according to the airline. The flight was bound for Indianapolis but returned to the gate following the frightening ordeal and passengers deplaned, according to spokespeople for Southwest and the airport. There … Read more
A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place names and ordered the agency … Read more
Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier, left, celebrates with teammate Brett Leason after scoring in the third period of the Ducks’ 6-4 comeback win Friday at Honda Center. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) Cutter Gauthier scored his first NHL goal to put the Ducks ahead with 8:51 to play as they rallied from a two-goal deficit for … Read more
Newbury Park High coach Joe Smigiel and son Brady, the Panthers’ quarterback, advanced to the Southern Section Division 2 semifinals with a win over San Clemente on Friday night. (Benjamin Royer / For The Times) Joe Smigiel bear-hugged every player and coach in sight after breaking his team’s postgame huddle. He grinned from cheek to … Read more
Corona Centennial quarterback Husan Longstreet passed for 236 yards and one touchdown in a 25-20 win over Mission Viejo. (Craig Weston) On a frigid Friday night for high school playoff football in Southern California, defensive end Elijah Riley of Corona Centennial made a play to assert how much he and his teammates wanted to defeat … Read more
UCLA tight end Moliki Matavao is tackled by Washington linebackers Alphonzo Tuputala and Carson Bruener Friday in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press) The version of UCLA that rolled into this chilly, wind-swept stadium had a throwback feel. It resembled the team that struggled so mightily early this season. Quarterback Ethan Garbers was constantly running … Read more
Mike Tyson may have lost, but at least he kept his sense of humor. After his unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul on Friday night, Tyson was asked by ring reporter Ariel Helwani about his habit of biting his boxing glove, which caught the eye of many watching the highly anticipated Netflix fight. “I have … Read more
Mike Tyson lost to Jake Paul in his comeback fight (Picture: Getty) Mike Tyson made light of the concern boxing fans felt for him during his comprehensive defeat at the hands of Jake Paul. The ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’, making his competitive comeback at the grand old age of 58 captured the imagination of … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas — The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano was as bloody and bruising as the original. The disputed decision — and the reaction to it — was the same, too. Taylor retained her unanimous super lightweight championship in a razor-thin unanimous decision over Serrano on Friday night in a slugfest remarkably similar … Read more
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