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Business Day
As Minimum Wages Rise, Restaurants Say No to Tips, Yes to Higher Prices
A no-tipping policy has already been adopted by a small number of restaurants, with others taking a wait-and-see attitude.If I am coming back, I want to leave a happy wait staff.
Usually the front of the house is not a problem.
World
Video: German Leaders Visit Refugee Shelter
President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany visited a former government building in Berlin that is being used to house refugees.Watch for actions.
U.S.
Pennsylvania: Man Killed After Attacking Was a White House Wall Jumper
A man arrested after jumping a wall at the White House was fatally shot Tuesday after he attacked a deputy sheriff at the Chester County Courthouse, the authorities said.We don't know why he was in court.
Sports
American Pharoah Is 1-5 Morning-Line Favorite in Travers Stakes
The Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has not lost since his debut more than a year ago, winning eight straight races with one breathtaking performance after another.
U.S.
Waukesha Plan for Lake Michigan Water Raises Worries
The city wants to pipe water from the nearby lake to address a problem with its own water. But a 2008 compact prohibits that sort of thing.The treaty is enforced.
Waukesha must find another solution.
N.Y. / Region
New Superintendent Named at New York Prison Where Inmate Died
The new superintendent at Fishkill Correctional Facility, Robert Cunningham, is tasked with focusing on a section of the prison where Samuel Harrell, an inmate, died after an encounter with guards.Prison is punishment enough.
Sports
Rutgers Investigating Football Coach Over Possible N.C.A.A. Violation
The coach, Kyle Flood, was said to have emailed a faculty member about a star player’s grade.A possible end.
Travel
Resort and Cruise News: Safaris by Air in Australia
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including new lodging at a safari park in England, and a new water park on a Royal Caribbean ship.There are things I want to see in Australia.
Opinion
Clashing Views on E-Cigarettes
British and American studies disagree on the dangers of users going on to other smoking products.Nicotine is an addictive drug.
Sports
Davis Love III, 51, Surges to Victory as Tiger Woods Falters
Love captured the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., becoming the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history, while Woods failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs, ending his season.Practice, practice, and more practice.
Sports
Atop Medal Table at Worlds, Kenya Is Also Under a Cloud
Kenyans swept the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world track and field championships on Monday, but allegations of doping are said to be taking a toll on national pride.The suspicions will pass if they cannot be proven.
Business Day
Auto Regulator Investigates Jeep Grand Cherokee Issue
United States auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some newer Jeeps can roll away unexpectedly after they are put in park.There will be a recall soon.
N.Y. / Region
Pope Francis May Pass Through Central Park During New York Visit
The archdiocese is considering a public motorcade that would allow more New Yorkers to catch a glimpse of the pope, an official said.Idolatry.
Actions are important. Visuals much less so.
U.S.
Racially Disparate Views of New Orleans’s Recovery After Hurricane Katrina
A survey found a stark divide among black and white residents over the local economy, the state of schools and the quality of life 10 years after Hurricane Katrina.Yes.
U.S.
Hawaii: Former San Francisco Archbishop Faces a Charge of Drunken Driving
Cardinal William Joseph Levada, a former archbishop of San Francisco, is due in Kona District Court on Sept. 24 after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving last week.Even Bishops like alcohol.
Opinion
College Honors Programs in Various Forms
Readers observe that private universities and community colleges, not just large state universities, offer honors programs.Learn as much as possible. Doubt all unproven assertions.
Books
‘Paradise of the Pacific,’ by Susanna Moore
The novelist Susanna Moore explores the history and culture of Hawaii.The Hawaiians are doing better than many natives.
U.S.
Pennsylvania: Attorney General Ordered to Trial
Kathleen G. Kane, the state attorney general, on Monday was ordered to trial on charges that she leaked grand jury information to the press and lied under oath about it.Blood sport politics.
N.Y. / Region
Nearly 200 Buildings in New York City Flouted Tax Rules, Officials Say
Developers of nearly 200 small buildings in New York City have flouted the terms of tax incentives they received by failing to place their apartments on the rent-stabilization rolls, state and city officials said.Landlords must follow the rules.
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