After a nine-month pilot turned out to be a dud, Starbucks recently decided to retire a new AI-based tool designed to ease its inventory management pains. The coffeehouse chain tried to bring more automation into its stores' beverage inventory, but it was ultimately forced to admit that human workers are......
What is Memorial Day and how has it evolved from its Civil War origins?
Memorial Day in the United States is supposed to be about mourning fallen service members
Texas GOP Senate candidates scarce in public but unavoidable on TV in final day of runoff campaign
Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton are going to be scarcely visible in public on the last day of campaigning ahead of Tuesday's runoff
Trump’s no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in Tacoma, Washington
Four immigration judges in Washington state were ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 17-32-48-60-64, Powerball: 10
After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services
At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to a high-profile protest inside a Minnesota church that prompted outrage from faith leaders
Who can best stand the heat will sort the winners from losers at the World Cup
In today’s newsletter, how quick starts, keeping the ball and banking on the bench will help the finalists beat the high temperatures and humidity Graeme Souness is one of the toughest footballers of all time, a midfield titan for Liverpool and Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s. He was occasionally...
Relentless Knicks sweep Cavaliers and return to NBA finals for first time since 1999
Knicks ease to victory in Game 4 of Eastern finals New York aiming for first championship since 1973 The New York Knicks are back in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999 after another overwhelming victory completed a 4-0 sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference...
George Russell up for the fight as he sets sights on reeling in Mercedes teammate | Giles Richards
Engine failure in Canada is latest setback for British driver, who is 43 points behind teenager Kimi Antonelli after five races George Russell was left wondering quite which deity he had offended as he despairingly contemplated his retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix with a mechanical failure. Fortune, for good...
Wealth matters in the Premier League but this season showed wisdom can still elevate a club | Jonathan Wilson
Slip-ups are brutally punished in English football’s top flight, but enlightened management can still transform a team’s fortunes Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter The final day of the season, to a modern audience, can seem almost overwhelming: 10 games going on at once, each with their...