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Summer Break is officially here, capping off an unprecedented school year. But while schools have been closed, food services teams have not stopped working. According to a 2020 survey, there are more than 117,000 children in Connecticut suffering from food insecurity. With so many families out of work because of the pandemic, those numbers are likely higher now. School districts…

A Philadelphia McDonald’s worker was brutally attacked and beaten unconscious by a group of teen boys after she didn’t give them free food, according to her family.

For many people besides IRS employees, Tax Day is usually a total drag. Plenty of Americans scramble to file by the April 15 deadline, and the sheer stress of it all can be enough to make the whole month feel a little gloomy. Luckily, food chains across the nation feel filers’ pain and have great ways of helping patrons cope...

Ahead of its annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, Starbucks announced plans to switch up its North American loyalty program in a bid to keep growing its membership as it continues rolling out delivery.

Chick-Fil-A is giving away free food Tuesday, there’s just one small catch — you have to wear a cow costume.

Caught on camera – a confrontation involving two Tewksbury Dunkin Donuts employees, a customer and her 12-year-old daughter.

Twelve people were cited with misdemeanor charges in El Cajon, California, after handing out food to the homeless Sunday.

A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush, killing at least 22 people and injuring another 27, officials said. Police were investigating what caused the stampede on the bridge’s raised staircase, causing some commuters to leap over the railing. Others were crushed or fell underfoot and were trampled....

More than 800 families in need received free food and household items on Wednesday in Hartford.

Seyran Ates’ vision of a liberal mosque where all Muslims can pray together — women and men, Sunni and Shiite, straight and gay — turned into reality Friday as dozens of people came together in Berlin to inaugurate a new house of prayer. Ates, a well-known women’s right activist and lawyer, preached in front of the crowd which filled the...

London firefighters traumatized by the devastation they witnessed in a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 17 people worked Thursday to make the building safe so they could continue the search for more victims. Entire families are missing, and the death toll is certain to rise after flames tore through the 120-unit Grenfell Tower in the early hours of...

Customers get to enjoy a free snack thanks to the Warriors winning Game Three on the road last week, part of the “Steal a Game, Steal a Taco” promotion.

It’s not everyday a celebrity shows up at your local sandwich shop. But when Liam Neeson’s in town, anything’s possible.

Starbucks has changed the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won’t get as many freebies. Changes to the loyalty program took effect Tuesday. According to the Seattle-based coffee chain, stars are now awarded based on dollars spent instead of number of visits. Members receive two stars per $1 spent, as...

Chipotle reportedly announced Wednesday its second effort to bring customers back with a plan to send out 21 million direct-mail free burritos vouchers. The coupon for free food will be good until May 15 and consumers should receive them in the next coming weeks.

Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won’t get as many freebies....
The Seattle-based coffee chain says its loyalty program will award stars based on the dollars spent starting in April. Currently, people earn a star for each transaction, regardless of how much they spend, and get a...

A big Yahoo investor is asking for a leadership change at the beleaguered company and pushing for the spinoff of its core Internet business....
“Despite over three years of effort and billions spent on acquisitions, the management team that was hired to turn around the Core Business has failed to produce acceptable results, in turn, causing massive declines in profitability and...