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A business executive and his wife, a former journalist, were each sentenced to a month in prison Tuesday for paying $125,000 to rig their daughter’s college entrance exams in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy and sometimes famous parents. Gregory and Marcia Abbott, of New York and Colorado, were sentenced in Boston’s federal court after pleading guilty to a single...

Sixteen years after introducing the pumpkin spice latte, Starbucks is finally bringing a new pumpkin drink to its fall menu: the pumpkin cream cold brew. Starbucks started working on the new cold brew drink earlier this year, landing on a drink made with cold brew and a vanilla base and topped with frothy pumpkin cream cold foam and a dusting...

From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don’t taste awful

Pabst Blue Ribbon, best known for its beer, is testing a new “Hard Coffee” drink in Maine, and so far, the trial run has been a huge success. The Portland Press Herald said the product, which consists of coffee, malt liquor and milk, is flying off shelves. Some stores say they’re having trouble keeping it in stock. “It’s been the...

There are few snacks out there more satisfying than a fresh-from-the-fryer doughnut. Friday, June 7 is National Doughnut Day and there are a bunch of national chains sharing sweet deals and freebies to celebrate all day long. Ready for some fun freebies and delicious doughnuts? We are, too.

California officially gave its blessing to coffee Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk.

California officially gave its blessing to coffee Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk.

“Game of Thrones” fans on Twitter were abuzz over the appearance of a stray coffee cup that appeared in a scene in Sunday’s episode, “The Last of the Starks.” Some thought it looked like a drink from Starbucks. Bernie Caulfied, an executive producer on the show, joked about the mishap and apologized during an interview with WNYC radio later Monday....

Four Chicago-based flight attendants who work for the nation’s low-cost carriers sat down with NBC 5 Investigates to share secrets of their trade – from the most annoying passenger habits to how they get couples getting a bit too intimate in-flight to knock it off.

PepsiCo says it will start making deliveries with self-driving robots on Thursday at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Students will be able to order Baked Lay’s, SunChips or Bubly sparkling water on an app, and then meet the six-wheeled robot at more than 50 locations on campus.

The communities said to be favored to become homes to a pair of big, new East Coast bases for Amazon are both riverfront stretches of major metropolitan areas with ample transportation and space for workers. But there are plenty of differences between New York’s Long Island City and Crystal City in Northern Virginia.

A picnic for a 60-year-old grandfather fizzled out pretty quickly when he and his grandsons were kicked out of a park in Virginia for drinking kombucha.

In honor of National French Fry Day Friday, fast-food restaurants across the U.S. are offering loads of great deals to help everyone celebrate with mountains of fries. Some chains are even giving them away for free on Fry Day, according to Today.com. Order the all-you-can-eat riblets and chicken tenders at Applebee’s for $12.99 and get a side of bottomless fries....

Families around the country are finding new options for their children’s midday meal thanks to a growing number of delivery options catering to students. Some deliver to the schools, others to homes. As for teens calling in their own food deliveries, some schools allow it and others don’t. Lisa Farrell launched Red Apple Lunch after market research confirmed her suspicion...

The world’s fifth-largest food and beverage company has launched a campaign to assist kids who are fined for setting up lemonade stands. Country Time lemonade and its parent company, Kraft Heinz, will reimburse children for permit violations and fines up to $300, according to a news release. A company spokeswoman said in an email to NBC that the $300 cap...

The world’s fifth-largest food and beverage company has launched a campaign to assist kids who are fined for setting up lemonade stands. Country Time lemonade and its parent company, Kraft Heinz, will reimburse children for permit violations and fines up to $300, according to a news release. A company spokeswoman said in an email to NBC that the $300 cap...

The Great Wolf Lodge Illinois began its week-long job fair Monday, hoping to fill nearly 600 open positions at its family-friendly resort in a north Chicago suburb.

The Great Wolf Lodge Illinois announced it will host a week-long job fair in May to fill nearly 600 open positions at its family-friendly resort in the greater Chicago area.

The company behind the golden arches wants to get greener. McDonald’s on Tuesday announced a number of steps it will take to cut the greenhouse gases it emits into the air, including tweaking the way the beef in its Big Macs and Quarter Pounders is produced. The world’s largest burger chain said it expects the changes to prevent 150 million...

Coca-Cola is cracking open a new kind of can in Japan. The company’s Japanese division will be trying out its first alcoholic drinks soon, a step its president called “unique” in the company’s history in a recent interview, though Coca-Cola dabbled in U.S. alcohol sales back in the 1970s.