Advisors Say Starbucks Must Do More To End Racial Bias
Starbucks needs to do much more to eliminate racial bias from its stores, according to a report that urges the company to conduct civil rights and consumer profiling audits.
Starbucks needs to do much more to eliminate racial bias from its stores, according to a report that urges the company to conduct civil rights and consumer profiling audits.
Starbucks said that it will accelerate its store closings in the U.S. next year as it tries to boost sluggish sales. The company will close 150 underperforming stores in heavily penetrated markets.
City leaders in Seattle said they plan to repeal a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks as they face mounting pressure from businesses.
It doesn't matter if you get the tall, grande, or venti -- your Starbucks habit just got a little more expensive.
The move follows a racially-charged incident caught on camera in Philadelphia last month that the company's executive chairman has called "reprehensible."
After putting together a curriculum for its 175,000 workers, Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide today to conduct anti-bias training.
Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next step that the company is taking to restore its tarnished image.
Starbucks announced a new policy Saturday that allows anyone to sit in its cafes or use its restrooms, even if they don't buy anything.
After the arrest of two African American men in Philadelphia, Starbucks is now opening its bathrooms to everyone regardless of whether they've made a purchase.
Nestle is paying more than $7 billion to handle retail sales of Starbucks's coffee and tea outside of its coffee shops.
Police in a Southeast Texas city say what's believed to be a "legitimate explosive device" was found outside a Starbucks there.
Rashon Nelson initially thought nothing of it when he and his business partner, Donte Robinson, were approached at their table at Starbucks and were asked if they needed help.
Starbucks has announced it will close more than 8,000 stores in the United States on May 29 to conduct racial-bias training for its employees.
Starbucks is trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia.
Protests are happening at a Philadelphia Starbucks where two black men were arrested after store employees called 911 to say they were trespassing.
The chief executive of Starbucks has apologized after a video of two men being arrested at a Philadelphia location went viral.
Philadelphia's police commissioner on Saturday defended officers who arrested two men at a Starbucks, prompting accusations of racism on social media, concern from the mayor and an apology from the company.
Scientists haven't rendered a verdict on whether coffee is good or bad for you but a California judge has. He says coffee sellers in the state should have to post cancer warnings.
Starbucks is making a $10 million commitment to develop a greener coffee cup that is fully recyclable and compostable. The goal is to give cups a second life and keep them from landfills.
Starbucks has a new product that it hopes will hook coffee lovers: a credit card.
Starbucks is giving its U.S. workers pay raises and stock grants this year, citing recent changes to the tax law.
If this year's Starbucks holiday cup wasn't red enough, the chain is releasing another one this week that's mostly that color. The new cup will be in stores for a limited time.
The construction of a Starbucks marks the start of a facelift of the old Red Bird Mall, and leaders hope for the entire southern sector.
It'll be a (mostly) white Christmas cup for Starbucks this year. The coffee chain's latest holiday cup design lets customers color it in themselves.
Police arrested Jared Smith of Azle on August 24 for the robbery of a Whataburger there. The investigation revealed he was responsible for the Starbucks robberies, too.
A Dallas Independent School District-organized event gave students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School a chance to share their frustrations about a shooting nearly a week ago.
"There were just never any limitations. There wasn't anyone who said, this is what it's going to look like forever. It was 'we're going to make her the very best that we can'," said Amelia's mother, Robin van der Merwe.
The Southern Gateway Park being built over I-35 between Ewing and Marsalis, near the Dallas Zoo, will be more than a place to play.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of North Texas through 11 p.m. which includes Dallas and Collin counties.
There's just something magical about handing a kid a teddy bear that's just for them.
A Dallas Independent School District-organized event gave students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School a chance to share their frustrations about a shooting nearly a week ago.
"There were just never any limitations. There wasn't anyone who said, this is what it's going to look like forever. It was 'we're going to make her the very best that we can'," said Amelia's mother, Robin van der Merwe.
The Southern Gateway Park being built over I-35 between Ewing and Marsalis, near the Dallas Zoo, will be more than a place to play.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of North Texas through 11 p.m. which includes Dallas and Collin counties.
There's just something magical about handing a kid a teddy bear that's just for them.
Texas police departments have the discretion to determine the frequency and extent of additional driving training for their officers. While some require driving training yearly or every other year, others do not.
Some departments opt to melt the firearms down, while others choose to crush them. However, there are instances where firearms, or at least parts of them, escape destruction altogether.
Several police departments told the CBS News Texas I-Team they were unaware of this practice, even though it was stated in the contracts they signed with the company, Gulf Coast GunBusters.
It's a complicated process that not everyone qualifies for.
Tuesday, federal prosecutors called their first witnesses against Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz.
Twelve people have been selected to serve as jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, filling out the panel on the third day of proceedings.
The Senate's 51-member Democratic majority voted to dismiss both charges as unconstitutional over the objections of Republican members.
Dallas' mayor is also calling for city council members to agree not to include a golden parachute clause in the next city manager's contract.
The Senate is tasked with the trial after the House impeached Mayorkas earlier this year. Senate Democrats are expected to move to quickly quash the effort.
Seven Manhattan residents were selected Tuesday afternoon to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Kelli and Michael Regan were looking for a new dog. The breeder they found online asked them to pay with gift cards.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
The $872 million most likely excludes any amount UnitedHealth may have paid to hackers in ransom.
George Schappell and sister Lori, of Reading, Pa., were the world's oldest conjoined twins, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Most worrisome gaps involve cancer chemotherapy drugs, ER medications and and therapies for ADHD.
The prepackaged boxes of deli meat, cheese and crackers are not a healthy choice for kids, advocacy group says.
This marks only the second-ever case of bird flu in humans in the U.S.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
After more than 40 years in business, 99 Cents Only Stores, a discount chain, announced on Thursday that it will close all 371 of its locations and cease operations.
"This is huge, HUGE! If we don't plan appropriately, A, we won't have workers. Or B, we'll have so many people on the streets that nobody can get to the events."
"This is going to be an event all the way through the weekend, even starting as early as Friday."
Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu.
The Dallas Cowboys have signed free agent running back Royce Freeman.
An attorney for the accuser says they plan to refile the lawsuit in Collin County.
Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0.
Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.
"Scottie's a very humble guy. Wonderful personality and a great representative for Highland Park and for Dallas."
The singers first dated in 2003 and delighted fans when they rekindled their relationship in 2023.
Two country stars from Texas have partnered with a Nashville label to elevate Texas musicians.
In the 1,000th episode, titled "A Thousand Yards," NCIS comes under attack by a mysterious enemy from the past.
A Billy Joel special on CBS and Paramount+ will air again after it was cut off in the middle of the singer's performance of "Piano Man."
A judge in Texas is to hear arguments in rap star Travis Scott's request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston.
Ennis is the official bluebonnet city of Texas!
Saturday we can expect rain and even cooler temperatures.
Arlington ISD is forever honoring the legacy of soccer coach Joey Rodriguez. The district approved naming a new middle school after him. Joey Rodriguez Junior High is set to open next year. Rodriguez died in 2021, but his impact is still felt at Sam Houston High where he coached, and all over the community.
Family and friends in Midlothian gathered to keep the memory of Missy Bevers alive.
An order of Catholic nuns in Arlington that has been in a public dispute with the Bishop of Fort Worth for more than a year, is now under the governance of an association of monasteries, with the association president as their new superior.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!
Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at several Texas Health hospitals were dressed in creative costumes for Halloween.
Is that the smell of cotton candy, beignets and brisket wafting over Fair Park? It sure is, and we are here for it!
No one puts these dolls back in their boxes. Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth are pretty in pink!