Ken Stamps spotted a business idea thousands of miles from his Michigan home, in rainforest-rich Costa Rica, where a popular tourist attraction sends travelers soaring through the treetops on a pulley.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Forget the flash, at least for now. When the new Nike Elite 51 NFL uniform were unveiled in Brooklyn Tuesday, it was the uniform's performance improvements that were boasted about as its hallmark feature.
Listen up, beer lovers -- you may soon be able to get your suds in grande form. At Starbucks. Starbucks said Monday that it would begin offering beer and wine at select locations in Atlanta and Southern California by the end of this year, to go along with several locations in the Chicago area that have previously been announced. Starbucks began the initiative in the Pacific Northwest in late 2010. "As our customers transition from work to home, many are looking for a warm and inviting place to unwind and connect with the people they care about," Clarice Turner, Starbucks' senior vice president for U.S. operations, said in a statement.
Even as snowfall slowed Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest, officials warned that falling temperatures would make roads icy and dangerous for drivers.
Seattle could see one of its largest snowfalls since the 1940s as twin winter storms move over the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Labor Relations Board on Friday dropped its politically charged unfair labor practice case against Boeing over the aircraft maker's plan to move 787 Dreamliner production to a new nonunion plant in South Carolina.
Boeing and its machinists' union have reached a deal to build the next generation of its workhorse 737 jet at union-represented plants in the Pacific Northwest.
By now, the "Twilight" movies' soundtracks are their own micro-environments, nurturing new acts and extending the lives of old ones in an indie-centric bio-dome.
Fans of "Twilight" bring their sleeping bags and tents to camp out for the latest in the film series.
The Southern Plains of the United States are likely to see a continuation of a severe drought this winter, while the Pacific Northwest will be colder and wetter than average, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
New census figures released Thursday for America's white and black populations depicted a nation where most people are white, with increasing numbers of mixed-race inhabitants.
[Updated 2:30 p.m. ET, Monday, September 5] Downtown buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia, can be seen in this photo from the south side of the False Creek inlet.
It's so hot that even the "It's so hot" jokes are getting overheated.
After months of political wrangling, lawmakers have managed to pass a bill that raises the debt ceiling and cuts spending.
Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster, Roswell its UFOs, and in the Pacific Northwest there's the plane hijacker on the run with a bundle of cash named D.B. Cooper.
The FBI cryptically calls it "the most promising lead we have right now"
A commuter train collided with a dump truck near Chicago on Friday morning, killing the truck driver and critically injuring the train engineer, Illinois officials said.
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|