Starbucks, Alibaba to create coffee delivery service in China
The venture will start next month in Beijing and Shanghai, and expand to 30 Chinese cities by year-end
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Starbucks, others must pay workers for off clock work, court rules
California hourly workers score legal win after ruling that employers must pay them for tasks they do before punching in
Starbucks employee saves girl's photoshoot
A girl with cerebral palsy planned to have her senior portraits taken outside, but when a storm rolled in to Fountain, Colorado, a Starbucks employee saved the photoshoot
Starbucks announces first deaf-friendly "Signing Store"
The cafe will feature an entire staff of employees fluent in American Sign Language, art by a deaf artist and other unique features.
Starbucks to open first U.S. "Signing Store" in the fall
The cafe will feature an entire staff of employees fluent in American Sign Language, art by a deaf artist and other unique features
Marriott ending plastic straw use in all it hotels
The giant lodging company says it will eliminate about 1 billion straws and 250 million stirrers by July 2019
Starbucks' flavored drinks lose Kosher certification
A top Kosher certification company has dropped Starbucks drinks with syrups, sauces, toppings and powders
CVS fires employees who called police on black customer
Pharmacy chain says two former managers are no longer with the company after internal probe of incident
Businesses ramp up plastic straw bans
Starbucks is the latest business to ban single-use plastic straws as part of an effort to prevent ocean pollution.
Starbucks to stop using plastic straws
Starbucks says it will phase out plastic straws from its stores around the world in response to environmental concerns about plastic pollution.
Hyatt joins Starbucks, others in banning plastic straws
Hotel chain throws its weight behind budding environmental campaign to protect the world's oceans from plastic refuse
Starbucks plans to stop offering plastic straws by 2020
Citing the environmental threat to oceans, the coffee chain says all plastic straws will be gone within two years
Starbucks fires Philly employee accused of mocking stuttering customer
Starbucks says Philadelphia employee's behavior did not reflect the experience customers should have
Iguanas face off in Starbucks parking lot
Two women going on a coffee run in Boca Raton, Florida, were shocked to see two iguanas dueling in the Starbucks parking lot
Darden-owned restaurant calls cops on black sorority
A Bahama Breeze Island Grille in Cleveland is accused of racial profiling during gathering of African-American women
Starbucks to close 150 stores as sales growth cools
The coffee chain is battling slower sales growth amid a scandal over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores
Trade war chances finally get Wall Street's attention
Complacency among investors is fading fast as the U.S.-China trade disputes get ever-more threatening
Vivint Solar CEO "disturbed" by claim workers built racist fort
Solar energy provider is the latest company to vow anti-discrimination training after racial harassment claims
Seattle repeals tax on large businesses aimed at combating homelessness
The tax was proposed as a progressive revenue source aimed at tackling one of the nation's highest homelessness numbers
Amazon's push gets Seattle to repeal new business tax
The levy, meant to raise funds to combat homelessness, faced fierce opposition from the city's big companies
Starbucks price increase
The price of a drip coffee will increase by 10 cents to 20 cents in most U.S. stores. Some Starbucks customers were not happy over the change.
Starbucks' locations catching up to McDonald's -- but at a cost
Analyst: Starbucks' new stores are "cannibalistic" and may not be helping it get the upper hand on McDonald's
Here's how much the "Starbucks effect" adds to home prices
The coffee chain's arrival in a neighborhood can be a blessing — or a curse for those hoping to be home owners
China embraces coffee craze, thanks to millennials
Coffee is increasingly becoming the caffeine fix of choice for China's rapidly growing middle class
Chinese coffee culture surges
Starbucks recently revealed its plans to build nearly 3,000 new stores in mainland China over the next five years, almost double the number of stores there now. Coffee consumption in China has nearly tripled in the past four years. Ben Tracy went to Shanghai to show us why China is just catching on to the caffeine craze.
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Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer to end shutdown
Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of health care tax credits. Follow live updates here.
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FAA order cutting thousands of flights kicks in as airlines scramble to comply
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown. The cuts began Friday morning.
Trump admin. asks Supreme Court to freeze order requiring full payout of SNAP benefits
The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze a lower court order that requires the Trump administration to swiftly provide full federal food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia announces baby daughter's death
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia took a leave of absence from the team a day before the World Series.
Trump calls for investigation into foreign meatpackers over U.S. beef prices
President Trump is accusing foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation.
Trump pardons ex-Tennessee House speaker who was convicted of corruption charges
President Trump pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, both of whom were convicted of corruption charges.
Trump pardons New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry
The eight-time MLB All-Star pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995, and has since served time.
Mark Sanchez let go by Fox Sports after stabbing incident in Indianapolis
Fox Sports announced that it has hired former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to replace Mark Sanchez.
Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines
After seven attempts, Ukrainian forces managed to extract a wounded comrade from Russian-occupied ground with a drone resembling an armored off-road casket.