ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of Walt Disney World workers are voting Thursday on whether to approve a new contract that increases the starting minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next three years while enabling Disney to use...
Read MoreMILAN (AP) — Starbucks is opening its first store in Italy, betting that premium brews and novelties like a heated marble-topped coffee bar will win customers in a country fond of its daily espresso rituals. Decades ago,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Gigi Hadid took a dramatic twirl on the runway and Cardi B took a seat on Tom Ford’s front row as he kicked off New York Fashion Week with a ready-to-wear collection that was both romantic and hard-edged....
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — The family of a man who was killed last month in a shooting at a Houston-area food warehouse has filed a lawsuit asking for $25 million in damages from his employer. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in state civil...
Read MoreSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle company goop has agreed to pay $145,000 in civil penalties over products including egg-shaped stones that are meant to be inserted into the vagina to improve health....
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — TV viewers are idling away the final weeks of summer the way they started it: with reality programs. Half of last week’s 20 most-watched programs were unscripted contests, according to Nielsen Co....
Read MorePrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Aug. 20-26. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.78 million. 2. “America’s Got...
Read MoreBOSTON (AP) — A federal judge is ordering the Food and Drug Administration to quickly finish writing a rule requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements. Judge Indira Talwani in Boston said Wednesday the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that CBS and its parent company National Amusements are in talks to settle pending litigation over who controls the broadcaster. CBS and National Amusements, run by media...
Read MoreLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the Michigan Legislature’s consideration of two citizen-initiated bills (all times local): 5:10 p.m. The Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature has passed bills that would increase...
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