Starbucks hopes faster drinks, fewer upcharges and nicer mugs bring people back
Shoppers complain that Starbucks isn't fancy enough — but they also say it's too expensive. The new CEO, Brian Niccol, is ordering up big changes.
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Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79
Garr's breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe's mom on the sitcom Friends.
Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir
Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Alex's new memoir is Brothers.
Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.
Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.
Many sports fans really miss paper tickets. Now, teams are tapping into that demand
There's one thing that many sports and music fans miss in this digital age: the physical, paper tickets of the recent past. And now, they are making a bit of a comeback.
Why you’re seeing scary-high chocolate candy prices this Halloween
Don't be surprised if you see fewer chocolate treats in your trick-or-treating loot. Customers are souring on costly chocolate, resulting from a few disappointing cocoa crop years.
The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely
The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that.
How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.
Former 'Bob's Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot
Jay Johnston expressed regret that he “made it more difficult for the police to do their job" on Jan. 6.
Man arrested in U.K. cheese heist where imposter stole $389,000 worth of cheddar
The man was detained on suspicion of fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods in the theft of roughly 48,500 pounds of the high-value cheddar.