Starbucks is reversing its open-door policy. Now, if you want to hang out or use the bathroom at one of the coffee giant’s locations, you’ll need to buy something. It’s part of a new code of conduct for its company-owned stores. It includes bans on discrimination, harassment, panhandling, smoking, vaping and drinking outside alcohol. It…

The Southern California wildfires have caused unprecedented damage. While homes and communities are left smoldering, hundreds of pets are now displaced, injured or in need of urgent care. The wildfires have displaced hundreds of pets, pushing local shelters to their limits. Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles rescued 155 dogs and cats in a…

The Darien Gap is a stretch of dense, uninhabited wilderness between Panama and Colombia that migrants use to traverse Central and South America. Now, the man tapped to lead Donald Trump’s immigration efforts says the incoming administration will work to shut it down. For migrants, the Darien Gap has become a major, often dangerous, passageway…

A company doubled its offer to purchase Alex Jones’ Infowars platform, which is at the center of several defamation lawsuits after a federal judge blocked a previous auction. First United American Companies, a firm tied to Jones, now wants to pay more than $7 million for it. The new offer comes after the parent company…

The threat of high winds is prompting California to put much of Southern California under a red flag warning. The affected area stretches from San Luis Obispo along the central coast, through Los Angeles to San Diego and its southern border with Tijuana, Mexico. “There will likely be damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70…

The first vacancy on the NFL’s “coaching carousel” has officially been filled, as the New England Patriots hired a former star to lead them back to their glory days. It took just eight days for the team to introduce Mike Vrabel as its new head coach. The former linebacker, inducted into the team’s Hall of…

Missouri’s new Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe was inaugurated Monday, Jan. 13, taking office with a strong focus on public safety. He wasted no time in signing a series of executive orders targeting crime prevention. “Securing Missouri’s future begins with public safety,” Kehoe said during his inauguration speech. “Too many Missourians don’t feel safe and too…

The Labor Department says it is working to pay over $130,000 in wages recovered from a South Carolina peach farm. The agency says Titan Farms illegally deducted money from migrant workers’ paychecks by charging cleaning fees and soliciting political donations. The Labor Department did not say what the donations related to but did say the…

The Colorado apartment complex that became a central rallying point for President-elect Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants residing in the country illegally is set to close. A judge ordered the closure of the Edge of Lowry apartment complex in Aurora. The apartment building made national headlines after a video showed armed men forcing their way…

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray called China’s cyber capabilities “the defining threat of our generation” during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Wray warned that China has already infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid, natural gas pipelines and telecommunications. Wray explained that China has “pre-positioned” malware within these systems. “There’s…