By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNNNew York (CNN) — Starbucks spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Starbucks is closing roughly 400 stores nationwide that are concentrated in large metro areas as part of its $1 billion restructuring plan. Starbucks closed 42 locations in New York, or 12% of its total in the city. Starbucks also reportedly closed more than 20 locations in Los Angeles this year; 15 in Chicago; seven in San Francisco; six in Minneapolis; five in Baltimore; and dozens more in other cities. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco lost population after the pandemic in 2020, reducing their market sizes, although these cities have started to reverse losses since 2023.

“I was thinking about what could be done, how could we bring the water back or somehow create water in the landscape," Nagyapáti told The Associated Press. The thermal water is drawn from very deep underground. According to the water guardians' plan, the water, cooled and purified, would be used to flood a 2½-hectare (6-acre) low-lying field — a way of mimicking the natural cycle of flooding that channelizing the rivers had ended. “When the flooding is complete and the water recedes, there will be 2½ hectares of water surface in this area," Nagyapáti said. Following another hot, dry summer this year, the water guardians blocked a series of sluices along a canal, and the repurposed water from the spa began slowly gathering in the low-lying field.

AI-generated video of Gaza hostage addresses TrumpAhead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the fate of the last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, has become a sticking point in the move to the next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance examines a new AI video – authorised by the family – with a powerful message to the US President.

In this image taken off video, a Taiwan fighter jet lands at the Hsinchu Airbase in Taiwan on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Wu Taijing)In this image taken off video, a Taiwan fighter jet lands at the Hsinchu Airbase in Taiwan on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. The command on Monday deployed destroyers, frigates, fighters, bombers and unmanned aerial vehicles, alongside long-range rockets, to the north and southwest of the Taiwan Strait. “Conducting live-fire exercises around the Taiwan Strait ... does not only mean military pressure on us. Military drills are set to continue Tuesday.

AI-generated video of Gaza hostage addresses TrumpAhead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the fate of the last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, has become a sticking point in the move to the next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance examines a new AI video – authorised by the family – with a powerful message to the US President.

Zelenskyy thanks Trump after peace talks at Mar-a-Lago Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked President Trump and outlined the topics covered during Mar-a-Lago peace talks on Sunday, adding that the U.S. "100% agrees" with security guarantees for Ukraine.

Scary truck-SUV collision caught on camera Dashcam footage shows the moment an SUV crashed into the back end of an oncoming 18-wheeler. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported.

Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern MexicoMexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico

Ice, freezing rain for Northeast as blizzard conditions slam Midwest Whiteout conditions are slamming the Midwest, causing blizzard warnings and wind gusts up to 50 mph. As the storm heads across the country, parts of the Northeast are preparing for icy conditions.

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Volunteers help scoop mud out of the home of a Lytle Creek resident on Sunday after a devastating winter storm. “It’s tragic here,” said Travis Guenther, 54, who lives in the town’s Happy Jack neighborhood. AdvertisementOn Christmas Eve, floodwaters rise at the site of a bridge that serves the Happy Jack neighborhood of Lytle Creek. Heavy equipment was used Sunday to help build a temporary bridge to a Lytle Creek neighborhood that was cut off in the holiday storm. Lytle Creek was among San Bernardino County communities hit hard by the holiday storm, which brought a torrent of rain to parts of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Trump meets with Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy in Florida to discuss peace plan Pres. Trump said that he had a "good and very productive telephone call" with Russian Pres. Putin, shortly before Trump and Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

The Thrifty Post opened in late September with an Elgin Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Thrifty Post is on Facebook, where people can view some of its inventory or leave a message. “We have more hard goods than clothing, and we have some furniture.”The Thrifty Post sells preowned and new, with-the-tags-still-on apparel, favoring the Western style of clothing like jackets, flannels, and jeans. The Thrifty Post accepts donations left at its outdoor shed during business hours. The Thrifty Post also offers customers a “Loyalty Card” that gives a discount for every 10 purchases.

Before this year, the highest number of at-large arrests came in January 2023, when the Biden administration made more than 11,500. ICE is making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week as it did in President Trump’s first term, the analysis found. In the ensuing five months, ICE’s at-large arrests in communities nationwide totaled 67,800, more than twice the total number during the previous five months. By comparison, at-large arrests typically require more human and financial resources to carry out, immigration experts said. (That includes both at-large arrests and arrests at jails.)