StarbucksBY: KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Starbucks is enjoying a sip of victory after it successfully implemented a recyclable, strawless lid for iced beverages. “Over the past year, Starbucks has trialed new lightweight, recyclable strawless

wdstock/iStockBy Jacqueline Laurean Yates (NEW YORK) — One of New York’s most beloved bargain retailers, Century 21, is closing its stores. The company, best known for designer goods offered at discounted prices, announced on Thursday that operations at

LaserLens/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — NASA is seeking help from the private sector to collect samples of moon dust and rock and bring them back to Earth. As part of its ambitious Artemis program

cmannphoto/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Companies from Old Navy to Tory Burch, Warby Parker and Target are doing something different this year to help fill a shortage of poll workers on Election Day. Those

400tmax/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even before the coronavirus pandemic pushed government spending off the charts, the national debt was snowballing at an alarming rate. The national debt has ballooned to its highest levels

ABC NewsBy ALLIE YANG, JASON KUANG and IMTIYAZ DELAWALA (NEW YORK) — Jefferson Li is the American dream fulfilled. The Coast Guard reservist is the son of Chinese immigrants who worked hard for 25 years building their

iStock/violinconcertono3BY: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Citigroup became the first major U.S. bank to appoint a woman chief executive, the company announced Thursday, shattering a new glass ceiling in an industry that remains largely male-dominated.

courtneyk/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The number of new weekly unemployment filings showed no relief for a labor market walloped by the COVID-19 crisis, as 884,000 people filed new jobless claims last week, the Department