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Starbucks Finds Resting Place in Texas Funeral Home

MCKINNEY, Texas -- Owners of a funeral home in this Dallas suburb who hope to project a more progressive image have taken their customer-service concept to another level: They now sell Starbucks coffee. Visitors to the mortuary making arrangements for loved ones can now have a macchiato instead of the ordinary cup of...

Cynthia Stroum: 5 Facts on the Former Ambassador to Luxembourg Now Under Fire

Gone but not forgotten. The State Department issued a report on Cynthia Stroum, the former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, that found that the diplomat and big time financial donor to President Barack Obama was so abrasive in her job that she drove her employees to seek posts in Afghanistan rather than continue working...

Starbucks' Trenta: Everything You Need to Know About the 31-Ounce Cup

Looking for your caffeine fix? Search no further than the Trenta, Starbucks' new 31-ounce beverage size. The massive drink offering -- which might just be bigger than your stomach -- will be available in 14 select states starting Tuesday. Here are some quick facts on the colossal conveyance: Trenta is Italian for...

DJ Goes Homeless for 2 Weeks -- By Choice

(Oct. 22) -- A radio personality in San Diego is getting street cred with the city's homeless population -- because for the past two weeks, he's been one of them. Ever since Oct. 10, Tayari Howard, the nighttime disc jockey for Smooth Jazz 98.1, has been sleeping in a tent in between a Starbucks and a Panera...

Starbucks Tells Baristas to Slow Down

(Oct. 13) -- Starbucks is telling its baristas to slow down the preparation of drinks in order to counter the image of a hot drinks assembly line. Under new guidelines for stores in the U.S. and Canada, baristas will only be allowed to work on no more than two drinks at any time, The Wall Street Journal said.