April 20--Starbucks is introducing the S'mores Frappuccino on April 28. It's Starbucks boss Howard Schultz's way of spurring a national conversation about empty calories.
A 35-year-old woman blamed distracted driving for her car accident last week in Uniontown, Pa. She claimed her coffee-loving pet parrot was pecking at her travel cup. At least the bird wasn't tweeting.
A multinational group of private equity firms looks to buy Canada's Cirque du Soleil in a transaction said to be valued at $1.23 billion in U.S. currency. You would not believe the contortions this deal required.
Earthworms seem to have rained down on areas of Norway. The phenomenon puzzles scientists, but one theory is the worms were swept off nearby mountains by strong winds before falling from the sky. In any case, it's a godsend for birds that aren't early.
Speaking of Norway, The Verge reports that country plans to shut down FM radio beginning in 2017, transitioning to Digital Audio Broadcasting as its national standard. Presumably, rather than shut down U.S. AM or FM, broadcasters here would simply drive listeners away.
With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie poised for a potential White House run, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds just 38 percent of those he leads approve of the job he's doing. How presidential.
Willie Nelson is introducing his own brand of cannabis to be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington, where recreational marijuana is legal. Nelson not only will advise master growers of Willie's Reserve, he'll be its chief tokesman.
Pro tip for those unable to snag a Lilly Pulitzer item from Target or anything else Pulitzer: Remind yourself it doesn't really go with your style.
Reports of Mark Twain's death were no longer an exaggeration 105 years ago Tuesday. Samuel Clemens was 74.
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