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...

The Rangers announced Thursday morning that construction on Globe Life Field is 78% complete. The team held a press conference at the construction site, as the building of the fourth (of five) retractable roof trusses was taking place on what will be the playing surface when the season starts in six months.

Starting Sunday, visitors to craft breweries in Texas will be allowed to take home the beer they just tasted.

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...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials are considering opening the airport’s terminals to non-ticketed visitors who want to access the facility’s food, beverage and retail offerings

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.

To celebrate #NationalDonutDay, the crew of NBC 5 Today is sharing their favorite donut flavors. We have a list of freebie deals for you 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....

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.

Several North Texas Breweries debuted a new beer this week as part of a nationwide effort to raise money for the thousands of families displaced in Northern California’s devastating Camp Fire.

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.

Tuesday Frisco City Council held a public hearing to join several neighboring cities in allowing brewpubs within city limits.

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...