(CNN) – Wendy’s announced plans Wednesday to sell 640 of its company-owned restaurants in the United States and Canada. The sales are a part of...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods is planning to open a new chain of stores that courts millennials with lower...
(Reuters) – Hedge fund mogul Daniel Loeb on Wednesday took aim at the “Oracle of Omaha,” calling beloved billionaire Warren Buffett a hypocrite. “I love how...
(FiveThirtyEight) – If you spent the beginning of February listening to the latest episode of each of the top 100 shows on the iTunes “top...
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British voters streamed to schools, churches and pubs Thursday for a say in their country’s...
HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press GAIDAM, Nigeria (AP) — Niger troops have deported more than 3,000 Nigerian fishermen and refugees escaping Boko Haram, forcing them to undertake...
FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Nurses in Zimbabwe are refusing to work the night shift in the southern African nation’s public hospitals and...
DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The WNBA has been thrown into the national conversation about domestic violence and sports, and now is...
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The headband returned. The aggressiveness, dunks and dazzling plays all came back, too. LeBron James wasn’t going to...
JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL was determined to blame Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for deflated footballs in the AFC title...
(USA Today) – Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: the uber-bout that wasn’t. The so-called fight of the century was pay-per-snooze, a complete waste of everyone’s time and money...
KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — It only took Mariah Carey placing her hand to one ear for everyone inside The Colosseum at Caesars...
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ chief law enforcement official called Snoop Dogg a “dope smoking cop hater” before reprimanding a state...
(E! Online) – Orange Is the New Black star Samira Wiley hopes Bruce Jenner will inspire more LGBT celebrities to come out. “I think people are so afraid to do...
(Reuters) – Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown has died at the age of 71 after suffering from liver cancer, his manager said on Wednesday....
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent An AP News Analysis WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper and in speeches, Republicans boast that Congress’ first budget since they won...
KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Obama administration rebuffed Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal to extend federal funds for hospitals that treat the uninsured,...
[AskMen] Why Is This Important? Because we like to sit. At work, at home, on planes — and sitting down all the time is not just...
(BBC) – The wave of xenophobic attacks seems to have died down for now but the issue of immigration remains controversial. South Africans have turned out...
DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is winning support from other public officials and praise from legal experts for asking the...
(Politico) – When little else is working, try the Congressional Black Caucus. That’s a familiar pattern for the Obama administration: Backed into a corner on...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s leaders took a step Wednesday typically reserved for nations trying to make amends for slavery or genocide, agreeing...
ST. LOUIS (USA Today) — The friend who was with Michael Brown on the day the unarmed African American teen was shot and killed by...
(The Guardian) – The Baltimore police lieutenant charged with the manslaughter of Freddie Gray allegedly threatened to kill himself and the husband of his ex-girlfriend, during incidents...
(CNN) – President Bill Clinton on Wednesday conceded that over-incarceration in the United States stems in part from policies passed under his administration. Clinton signed...
