Americans are addicted to caffeine but not to Starbucks, it seems. When Chicago writer Natalia Nebel steps out for an espresso, for instance, Starbucks no longer comes to mind, even though she lives within walking distance to two of the coffee chain’s more than 17,000 U.S. stores. “I used to go all the time and now I don’t go anymore,” …
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Two years ago, Veena Singla of San Francisco volunteered to participate in a study researching drivers’ exposure to flame retardants used on car seats. Singla drives a hybrid car to help the environment, but hadn’t thought much about the air inside her vehicle. But according to astudypublished Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, “vehicles are likely important sources …
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Gamers who have been waiting for years for Nintendo to release a successor to its popular Switch console finally got a clue on when to expect an upgraded device. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said Tuesday in aposton X (formerly known as Twitter) that the Japanese technology giant will announce the new switch within its current fiscal year, which ends in …
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Washington —Rep. Victoria Spartz, an Indiana Republican and the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress, won a primary challenge Tuesday for her seat, CBS News projects. Spartz fended off eight Republican challengers, with Indiana state Rep. Chuck Goodrich as her chief opposition. With 92% of the votes counted, Spartz was leading Goodrich 39% to 33%. Spartz was first elected in 2020 …
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More than 6 million people subscribed to Disney+ in the past three months, helping Walt Disney Co. post a surprise profit in its on-demand video streaming division, executives with the entertainment giant said Tuesday. The earnings boost comes after a rough 18 months at the House of Mouse. In early 2023, CEO Bob Iger announced that 7,000 jobs would be …
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Polish prosecutors have discontinued an investigation into human skeletons found at a site where German dictator Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders spent time during World War II because the advanced state of decay made it impossible to determine the cause of death, a spokesman said Monday. The remains were found Feb. 24 at Wolf’s Lair, which served as Hitler’s …
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Washington —In an address marking a Holocaust day of remembrance, President Joe Biden condemned what he called a “ferocious surge” in antisemitism in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. “During these sacred days of remembrance, we grieve. We give voice to the six million Jews who were systematically targeted, murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during …
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The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil, from finally …
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An Idaho man was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison for trying to spread HIV to dozens of victims. Alexander Louie, 34, admitted to having sex with 30 to 50 different men and boys, including a 16-year-old, and didn’t tell his partners he was HIV positive so he could infect them with the disease, the Ada County Prosecutor’s …
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An Australian woman accused of feeding poisonous mushrooms to several members of her ex-husband’s family has pleaded not guilty to three murder charges and five attempted murder charges. Authorities allege that she served toxic wild mushrooms to four people at a lunch last year, killing three of them and leaving a fourth seriously ill. Erin Patterson, 49, appeared briefly in …
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