(CNN)If you use a plastic straw or plastic utensils in Seattle now, get ready to pay. Violators will be subject to a $250 fine. Businesses can opt for straws and utensils made from more environmentally friendly materials such as paper,
US delegation to the World Health Assembly reportedly deployed threats to try to browbeat nations into backing off the resolution Advocates for improved nutrition for babies have expressed outrage over reports that the Trump administration bullied other governments in an
Beverly Hills, California (CNN)Former President Barack Obama, re-emerging into the political fray for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser here on Thursday, had a message for troubled Democrats: Do more than just mope. “If what you are doing requires no sacrifice
Americans’ long-running joke about a Starbucks on every corner may be nearing its end. The coffee behemoth is retrenching in its home market as it contends with sales growth that Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson acknowledges isn’t fast enough. The cafe
General Electric Co. suffered a crowning ignominy Tuesday as overseers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average kicked the beleaguered company out of the stock gauge it has inhabited for more than a century. Once the world’s most valuable company, GE
(CNN)An initiative that would divide California into three separate states qualified Tuesday to appear on the ballot in November’s general election. The proposal by venture capitalist, Tim Draper to break up California in a campaign called “Cal 3,” received more
The Queen at Windsor Castle, during the visit of Belgiums King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. She is wearing the snowflake brooch, a gift from Canada. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/AFP/Getty One person, however, who seems to have mastered how to handle Trump
Peter Fonda is under fire for tweets he sent out about Barron Trump and Sarah Sanders. (AP) Actor Peter Fonda took to Twitter Wednesday to ask a mob of people to “rip Barron Trump from his mother’s arms and put
(CNN)Tears glistened on the black and purple bruises covering 91-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez’s face as he described being attacked by a group of people while going for a walk on the Fourth of July. He’ll be turning 92 in September, Rodriguez