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Starbucks will soon be adding soup to its menu in an effort to grow its food business. 

This spring, Starbucks will begin a regional rollout of a new line of organic soups, Sharon Rothstein, the company's global marketing officer, announced on Wednesday at Starbucks' Investor Day. Varieties will include chicken and tomato soup. 

Rothstein said that with 50% of Starbucks' traffic coming after 11 a.m., there is an opportunity for Starbucks to grow its food business beyond breakfast. Читать дальше...

Current wait times range from an average of 18 months for overseas applications to upward of two years for spouses already in Canada

Rihanna wants no part of these rumors.  The pop star, who recently was honored with eight Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday, has become the center of feud speculation involving...

VALLETTA, Malta — Malta has become the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy, imposing fines of up to 10,000 euros ($10,750) and a jail term of up to one year for offenders.

In a true act of kindness and in keeping up with the spirit of Ubuntu‚ Pretoria residents - including taxi drivers - jumped in to help a man who was involved in a hit and run accident.

The harrowing farewell message came Sunday, just three short sentences. "We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye." It was signed "Fatemah," the mother of Bana al-Abed, a 7-year-old Syrian girl who amassed more than 200,000 Twitter followers as she and her family have documented their struggle to survive in war-ravaged Aleppo.

Irina Shayk's pregnancy isn't slowing her down...that much. But the model, who has been nonstop traveling since leaving Paris after the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, is...

Tata to keep blast furnaces in operation and avoid compulsory redundancies for 5 years

LONDON — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has suggested having 16 three-team groups if the World Cup expands to 48 countries.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):

U.S. stocks are moving higher in midday trading, keeping major indexes at record highs. Bond yields fell Wednesday, prompting investors to shift money into high-dividend stocks like real estate investment trusts, utilities and phone companies. Health care stocks took steep losses after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to reduce drug prices. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the market backs away from record highs set the day before.

Alonzo Knowles, a 24-year old hacker from Freeport, Bahamas, was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for hacking into celebrities’ email accounts, according to The Associated Press.

NEW YORK (AP) — A musical celebrating the most decorated Tony Award-winner in history will make its Broadway debut next summer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to reduce test-taking in America's classrooms, the Obama administration released final rules Wednesday to help states and school districts take a new approach to the standardized tests students must take each year. The idea is to focus more time on classroom learning and less on teaching-to-the test — something critics complained the administration had encouraged with grants and waivers that placed too much of a focus on standardized testing. The rules released Wednesday... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Abbott is seeking to terminate its buyout of troubled medical diagnostics maker Alere as that company deals with the fallout of a key device recall and government investigations.

ECONOMISTS seem to be warming to the idea that regional inequality is a problem, if only because it leads to political movements that threaten broader prosperity. While that is a useful development, it brings economics to a very difficult question, which is: what can usefully be done about that inequality?

Rihanna stepped out in New York wearing a Burberry lambswool jacket, Louis Vuitton bag, and white pants. Rihanna has never been one to adhere to old-school fashion rules. Rihanna rocked a sleek yet edgy all-white winter look in New York City on Tuesday, stepping out in a pair of dramatically flared trousers and knit sweater.

Rihanna stepped out in New York wearing a Burberry lambswool jacket, Louis Vuitton bag, and white pants. Rihanna has never been one to adhere to old-school fashion rules. Rihanna rocked a sleek yet edgy all-white winter look in New York City on Tuesday, stepping out in a pair of dramatically flared trousers and knit sweater.

The European Union describes Russian point of view on the events as propaganda, while European media is engaged with it even more, member of the Russian parliament's upper house Alexei Pushkov told Sputnik Wednesday, commenting on the recent EU parliament's resolution on countering Russian "propaganda."

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said Monday that wide receiver Julio Jones suffered a turf toe injury during last Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, but that the team doesn’t believe it will be a long-term injury. It appears that part of their approach to ensuring the outlook remains that way is to limit his time on…

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta has become the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy, imposing fines of up to 10,000 euros ($10,750) and a jail term of up to one year for offenders.

Witnesses said the pit looked like "700 acres of white birds."

Netflix is turning its next Marvel franchise Iron Fist into a high-tech masterpiece. The company is taking a tech-first approach both on set and in the cutting room.

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye's former chief of staff bore the brunt of criticism from lawmakers at the second round of parliamentary hearings Wednesday on a