By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Starbucks said Tuesday it’s confident that new products coming next year — including a cold foam protein drink, coconut water-based beverages and improved baked goods — will help turn around the company’s lagging U.S. sales. … Continued
By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower. The officer, Didarul Islam, was working a … Continued
By JEFFREY COLLINS COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up the nose, … Continued
The opening pages of José Skinner’s new novel The Search Committee seem to promise readers a merciless academic satire set in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The first character introduced is a cringey assistant professor, William Quigley, originally from Minnesota and … Continued
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more than the $200 million fine agreed to by Columbia … Continued
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is not alone in its effort to sue fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for climate change harms, but the city’s lawsuit is further along than similar litigation across the country. … Continued