Starbucks announced Thursday a new restructuring plan that will shutter hundreds of stores and cut hundreds of jobs. The plan comes as CEO Brian Niccol aims to revive sales and profits. According to CNN, the coffee chain will close more than 400 underperforming U.S. stores this month, reducing its North American locations from 18,734 to […]
The White House has unveiled a new display of portraits of all U.S. presidents in chronological order. All of the portraits feature pictures of the presidents themselves, except for one, former President Joe Biden’s. In the spot where Biden’s portrait should hang, an autopen image is in its place. A not-so-subtle jab at Biden The […]
Anheuser-Busch is claiming bragging rights in the beer business. Its popular brand Michelob Ultra became the No. 1 selling beer in America over the past 52 weeks. How Anheuser-Busch became No. 1 Ultra overtook Modelo for the top spot, according to data provided by technology platform Circana, which tracks packaged goods sales. Circana’s report said […]
A federal Judge temporarily reinstated a University of South Dakota art professor on Wednesday after the school placed him on administrative leave following a negative social media post about Charlie Kirk. The professor referred to Kirk as a “hate-spreading Nazi” the same day the conservative activist was assassinated on a Utah college campus. The judge […]
Denmark briefly shut down multiple airports overnight after drones were spotted near runways, disrupting operations and raising security alarms across Europe. Flights at Aalborg Airport were halted for several hours, while Billund — Denmark’s second-busiest airport — paused traffic for about an hour. Police also reported drone sightings at several smaller airports, including Esbjerg, Sønderborg […]
With the stock market at record highs and inflation comparable to 2024, the U.S. economy appears to be rolling along despite President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. However, two new surveys found that the effects of those policies may be right around the corner. The first survey is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) […]
A Montana woman faced a bill of nearly $98,000 for surgery to repair a shattered elbow after she slipped and fell on ice. Deborah Buttgereit, who was uninsured at the time, told KFF Health News she was first told by Bozeman Health officials she would be on the hook for more than $50,000. However, they […]
In this Media Miss Minute, video evidence is debunking the Department of Homeland Security’s claims about what led to the deadly shooting of an undocumented man in Chicago. And Israel has confirmed that it’s sent tanks into Gaza City despite it being full of civilians. Media Miss by the right: Video footage disputes DHS claims […]
When Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air on Tuesday, he opened by saying all eyes were on him. He wasn’t wrong — 6.3 million viewers tuned in, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. The number does not yet include streaming figures. That audience was more than three times the normal viewership for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” On […]
Based at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center’s Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Mass., food technologists, chefs and dietitians develop recipes for dining facilities on land, at sea and on the go.
