SEATTLE — Starbucks, struggling with fading sales and disgruntled investors, said Tuesday it's replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of Chipotle. Narasimhan, who spent a little more than a year leading Starbucks, will step down immediately, the Seattle coffee giant said. Niccol will become Starbucks'...
Iran Rejects European Leaders’ Call to Refrain From Any Retaliatory Attacks
Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.” The leaders of Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement Monday asked Iran and its allies to refrain from retaliation...
Why People Have Fallen out of Love With Dating Apps
When Tinder, a mobile dating app, launched on college campuses in America in 2012, it quickly became a hit. Although online dating had been around since Match.com, a website for lonely hearts, launched in 1995, it had long struggled to shed an image of desperation. But Tinder, by letting users...
How X Owner Elon Musk Uses His Social Platform to Amplify His Right-Wing Views
WASHINGTON - As X's owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he's aligned with. There are few modern parallels to his antics, but then again there are few modern...
Rams Decide to Hold Another Joint Practice With Cowboys Instead of Chargers
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams will have a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday instead of the Los Angeles Chargers. The Rams announced the switch because the round-trip commute from their facility at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California, to the Cowboys' practice in Oxnard...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Nudges School Districts to Restrict Student Cellphone Use
SACRAMENTO — California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials taking up the issue Tuesday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus. South Carolina's State Board of...
Injury-Riddled 49ers Lose DT Kalia Davis for Half the Season With a Knee Injury
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco defensive tackle Kalia Davis will need to undergo surgery on his knee after getting hurt in the exhibition opener in the latest injury to hit the 49ers. San Francisco was missing more than a dozen players because of injuries at practice on Monday, leading coach...
Trump Calls Harris a ‘Communist.’ That Shows How Worried He Is.
Opinion by Paul Krugman on Aug. 12, 2024. Donald Trump has been using an ugly word to describe Vice President Kamala Harris. No, I don’t mean privately calling her the B-word, although he reportedly does. I mean “communist,” an insult echoed by some of his allies. For example, Elon Musk,...
Betts Homers in Return From Injury as Kershaw and Dodgers Beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to mark his return from a broken left hand, Shohei Ohtani also went deep, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Monday night. Clayton Kershaw struck out six in his first win this season, allowing one...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cannot Appear on New York Ballot, Judge Rules
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign was dealt a blow Monday when a judge ruled that his petition to appear on New York’s ballot was invalid, saying Kennedy had used a “sham” address to maintain his New York residency. Judge Decision Could Endanger His Efforts in Other States The...