Starbucks reports better-than-expected quarterly sales as turnaround efforts begin
Starbucks on Tuesday reported better-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as some of its turnaround efforts start to take hold. The Seattle coffee giant said its revenue was flat at $9.4 billion for the 13-week period
Former Capitol police officer campaigns in Wisconsin against Republican-backed court candidate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, accused the Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday of “clearly playing both sides” on
US Senate Judiciary Committee asks Trump to detail rationale for firing 18 IGs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel’s top Democrat asked U.S. President Donald Trump to detail his rationale for firing 18 inspectors general that provide oversight at
Americans sour on some of Trump’s early moves, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans have a dim view of some of President Donald Trump’s early barrage of executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision
Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Residents anxious to see what had become of their properties after the Palisades Fire ignited on Jan. 7 waited in their cars for hours Tuesday to return to their neighborhoods after officials lifted
Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington
Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a ‘predator’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of her cousin to be President Donald Trump’s
Explainer-Does Trump administration’s spending pause violate US law?
By Tom Hals and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to federal agencies to temporarily pause billions of dollars of spending on health care, housing assistance and disaster relief.
Elon Musk’s X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an ‘everything app,’
NEW YORK (AP) — X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform — signaling some progress in a yearslong vision from billionaire owner Elon Musk to
Nutrition programs unaffected by Trump funding freeze, White House says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday. The
