Over the last hundred years or so‚ countless fast-food chains have emerged that offer convenience‚ affordable fare and unique dining experiences.But as consumer preferences change over time‚ some franchises fail to keep up.Sometimes‚ bad business decisions bring about the downfall of a brand.Even fast-food franchises that once rivaled industry titans can eventually fade into obscurity. And in rare cases‚ they can come back.Burger ChefLum';sSambo';sSteak and Ale...

A senior Ukrainian official has denied Russian accusations that his countrys army fired exploding drones atEuropes largest nuclear power plant‚ which the Kremlins forces have been occupying and running in southern Ukraine since shortly afterthe warbegan more than two years ago.Andrii Yusov‚ the spokesperson for Ukraines military intelligence agency suggested there had been no attack‚ saying Russian forces routinely fabricate strikes on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power...

Israel is risking losing this war because it is focusing more on avoiding criticism from its enemies than winning. I blame Benjamin Netanyahu in large part‚ but also our incompetent and loathsome alleged president. Now‚ Im not one of those reflexive Bibi haters‚ and while I certainly dont think the United States should have a say in who Israel chooses to lead it‚ I do believe in accountability. The disaster of October 7 happened on his watch‚ and he shouldve resigned the day after‚ but that...

Former President Trump on Monday declined to take a position on a potential federal abortion ban and said the fate of the procedure should be left to individual states.Trump‚ in a roughly four-minutevideoposted to Truth Social‚ once again said he was proud to have ended Roe v. Wade through the appointment of conservative Supreme Court justices‚ but did not endorse any kind of federal abortion legislation‚ which some conservative groups have pushed him to do.My view is now...

Former President Donald Trump on Monday said abortion should be left to the states in the post-Roeera‚ declining to endorse any national limit on the procedure.His announcement‚ shared on Truth Social‚ is likely to disappoint anti-abortion groups who hoped he would use his bully pulpit to endorse national restrictions on abortion‚ especially after his campaign floated a 15-week ban earlier this year.Trump instead said that it was up to the states to do the right thing on...

Senator Chuck Schumerunderstands well the national-security threat posed by leaving one of the countrys most popular media platforms in the hands of a foreign adversary. TikTok is not as innocent as it sounds‚ he said. It is owned by a Chinese-based AI company called ByteDance. Just about every company like this is controlled or owned by the government.Right on all counts. The thing is‚ that was February 2020‚ and Schumer has so far failed to express any support for the...

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has come under fresh attack from drone strikes‚ leading to the head of the U.N.s atomic watchdog agency to again call on military brass from both sides to abstain from attacking nuclear facilities.ZNPP‚ in southeastern Ukraine‚ is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the largest in the world. Russian military forces captured it in 2022 following the full scale invasion of Ukraine and have remained in control of the plant...

Former presidentDonald Trumpwill ";almost certainly"; be convicted in two of his criminal cases‚ according to former U.S. acting solicitor general Neal Katyal.Trump';s hush money criminal trial is set to begin on April 15‚ but on Friday‚the former president demanded a new judge. Trump';s lawyers urged Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan to recuse himself from the case‚ alleging bias and a conflict of interest because his daughter is a Democratic political consultant. Merchan did...

A new drone attack on Ukraine';s Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a ";major nuclear accident";‚ the UN';s atomic watchdog has warned.Russia said Ukraine was behind the attack‚ which it said injured three people. Ukraine has denied involvement.The giant Russian-held nuclear plant‚ with six reactors‚ is on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The UN';s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly warned against such attacks.IAEA head Rafael Grossi...

Just a few days after the October 7Hamasterrorist attacks inIsrael‚ which killed more than 1‚200 Israelis and took place six months ago this week‚ Defense Minister Yoav Gallanttold Israeli troops‚ What was in Gaza‚ will be no more.On that pledge at least‚ Israel has followed through and then some. According to the Gaza Health Ministry‚more than 31‚000 peoplehave been killed in the territory‚ around 1.4 percent of the population.Gazais...