Starbucks is discontinuing its Oleato olive-oil infused beverages at most locations, part of an effort to streamline the chain’s menu. The Seattle-based company confirmed the change Wednesday ahead of the release of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Later Wednesday, Starbucks’ new chairman and CEO, Brian Niccol, is scheduled to hold his first conference call with investors…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Reddit is turning a profit. The social platform claimed a profit of $29.9 million for the period ending in September, and reported sales of $348.4 million, an amount surpassing the $312.8 million analysts had projected. Reddit also grew its number of daily…… MORE
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year. That’s a delay from previous statements that commercial service would begin by the end of 2024. The Pittsburgh company on Wednesday said the April launch of driverless semis traveling from Dallas to…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Despite cooler temperatures hovering over the region, some North Texas county officials are warning the threat of wildfire is still present. Denton County Judge Andy Eads issued a mandatory burn ban on Tuesday due to warm temperatures, high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. The Texas A&M Forest Service’s Adam…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – An animal cruelty investigation in Tarrant County has led to the closure of ‘Seaquest Fort Worth’ at Ridgemar Mall. PETA said it filed a complaint with Fort Worth police about two dead sharks and dozens of dead fish. The animal rights organization also said former employees described conditions of…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says two Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 88 people. The ministry said a five-story building was hit in one of the strikes Tuesday, killing at least 60 people, more than half of them women and children. Israel has escalated airstrikes in…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon has been released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Bannon left the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday morning. He later resumed his podcast, saying he…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire. The latest evidence of Google’s prosperity emerged Tuesday with the release of its corporate parent Alphabet Inc.’s results for the July-September period. Both Alphabet’s profit and revenue…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum. Still, openings remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department reported that the number of job openings dropped to 7.4 million in September from 7.9 million in August. Economists…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers and disrupted commercial shipping traffic for months. President Joe Biden announced the grants Tuesday during a visit to the city’s main…… MORE
