Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks as progress on deal slows
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit, which aims to…
Video game strike: SAG-AFTRA actors picket Warner Bros.
It was déjà vu in Burbank on Thursday as hundreds of striking video game actors carried picket signs and marched outside the Warner Bros. studio…
Hollywood Teamsters, Basic Crafts secure contract deals
A coalition of unions representing drivers, mechanics, location managers, electricians and other Hollywood crew members has struck tentative contract deals with the major studios —…
IATSE ratification vote results: Crews pass new contract
Film and TV crew members have ratified a new three-year contract with the entertainment companies following a relatively smooth bargaining period on the heels of…
Why Paul George’s contract negotiation with the Clippers failed
Paul George didn’t want to leave Los Angeles. And the Clippers wanted to keep him here for life.That’s all according to George, who relayed the…
Lawmakers add measure to end forced prison labor to ballot
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to completely ban involuntary servitude, a change that would remove an exception…
Charter Spectrum signs new distribution deal for CBS, Paramount channels
Paramount Global and Charter Communications have agreed to a new distribution deal for Paramount’s CBS network and cable channels, easing a concern that had threatened…
Hopes for Gaza cease-fire surge with new negotiation round; Israel downplays progress
1 of 2 | Israeli officials on Saturday downplayed hopes that a cease-fire deal with Hamas over the ongoing war in Gaza was imminent as…
How Charter cable negotiations could weigh on Paramount’s sale
Paramount Global’s sale talks with David Ellison’s Skydance Media face a milestone later this week, but the battered Redstone family-controlled media company has been scrambling…
A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems
WASHINGTON — Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves town…
Sen. Padilla warned Biden not to fold to GOP on immigration
WASHINGTON — Sen. Alex Padilla approached President Biden at a campaign fundraiser at a sprawling, multilevel mansion in the Pacific Palisades last weekend to offer a…
GOP ties new U.S. aid for Ukraine to border security
WASHINGTON — A deal sought by President Biden for further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach. Despite dire warnings…
Fran Drescher facing challenges as actors’ strike hits 100 days
Last summer, Fran Drescher became one of America’s most formidable labor leaders. In taking 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA on strike against the major Hollywood studios,…
Biden UN speech: no Ukraine compromise, negotiation
President Joe Biden gave an address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 20th. The speech was a disaster, stresses Stephen Bryen at Asia…
No room for fossil fuel executives at climate negotiation tables | Environment
For decades, fossil fuel industry executives have managed to get a seat at the table when it comes to negotiating climate policies. Now, they are…