US & WORLD

(CNN) — Starbucks is finally ditching straws and ushering in its long-awaited “sippy cup” lids for iced beverages. After announcing in July 2018 that it would beginRead More

(CNN) — Target wants to increase its Black workforce by 20% over the next three years. The retailer publicized its hiring goal Thursday morning in conjunction with the releaseRead More

(CNN) — As Thomas Hontalas cleaned out the restaurant he shared with his brother, it was hard to fathom that his 83-year family legacy wasRead More

MIAMI (AP) — Customs officers at a Florida airport found nearly a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the United States hidden inside furniture, officialsRead More

(CNN) — An elementary school teacher died of coronavirus complications a week into the start of the school year in South Carolina. Demetria Bannister was diagnosed with theRead More

LONDON (AP) — Health experts on Thursday expressed strong skepticism about the British government’s ambitious plans to carry out millions of coronavirus tests daily inRead More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a tiger in East Tennessee. A deputy spotted the animal Wednesday night at an industrialRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at aRead More

(WHDH) — For the first time ever, Harry Potter fanatics can purchase bottled butterbeer, one of the wizarding-world’s most beloved drinks. Warner Bros. on ThursdayRead More

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. move to revoke the visas of about 1,000 Chinese students amounts to “outright political persecution and racial discrimination,” China’s foreign ministryRead More