Starbucks to close all La Boulange retail locations
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said it would close all 23 of its La Boulange retail locations by the end of September as the stores were not sustainable for its long-term growth.
U.S. hotel heir Conrad Hilton gets fine, community service for disrupting flight
(Reuters) – Hotel family heir Conrad Hilton, the younger brother of socialite Paris Hilton, was sentenced on Tuesday to 750 hours of community service and fined $5,000 after threatening flight attendants on a transcontinental flight last year.
Getty oil heir had meth in system, died of hemorrhage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Andrew Getty, the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, died of an accidental gastrointestinal hemorrhage and also had a toxic level of methamphetamine in his system, a Los Angeles coroner’s official said.
Baltimore police, union spar over riot communications
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police on Tuesday said they planned to release by the end of the week records of their communications during April rioting after a black man died in police custody, in a response to accusations of stalling made by the po…
Canadian rocker Neil Young strikes sour note on Donald Trump’s use of song
(Reuters) – Canadian rocker Neil Young has lashed out at real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump for using his song “Rockin’ In The Free World” when the Republican launched a U.S. presidential campaign on Tuesday in New York.
Boston-area amateur golfer found guilty of insider trading
(Reuters) – A Boston-area amateur golfer was convicted on Tuesday of engaging in insider trading by tipping off friends about the business activities of American Superconductor Corp.
Off-duty officer shoots ex-wife dead after New Jersey car chase
(Reuters) – An off-duty police sergeant shot and killed his ex-wife in New Jersey on Tuesday after chasing her down as she drove a car with their 7-year-old daughter inside, authorities said.
U.S. Marine general keeps ‘careful eye’ on F-35 spare parts
PARIS (Reuters) – The top U.S. Marine in charge of aviation is “very confident” about the $391 billion Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program ahead of a decision on the jet’s combat-readiness, but said he is keeping “a careful eye” on the spare part…
Alaska wildfires spread amid windy, hot weather
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Two Alaska wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes spread on Tuesday in windy, hot and dry weather conditions conducive to extreme fire behavior, state officials said.
South Bend, Indiana, mayor announces he’s gay in newspaper piece
(Reuters) – The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, came out as gay in his local newspaper on Tuesday, saying his decision to go public was based on the growing acceptance of gay rights in the United States.
