• Starbucks expects to reopen 90 percent of its stores by June

    Starbucks expects to reopen 90 percent of its stores by June

    Starbucks plans to start reopening some stores next week that were shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak — and expects to be operating 90 percent of its nationwide locations by June, a report said. The reopening of stores — 50 percent of which closed their doors during the pandemic — will be rolled out in stages, …
  • Peter H. Hunt, Tony Award-winning ‘1776’ director, dead at 81

    Peter H. Hunt, Tony Award-winning ‘1776’ director, dead at 81

    Peter H. Hunt, who won a Tony Award for his direction in 1969 of the now-classic musical “1776,” helmed the 1972 film version and numerous episodes of CBS’ “Touched By An Angel,” died Sunday at home in Los Angeles from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 81. Hunt’s death was reported by his wife, Barbette …
  • Rapper Smoove’L busted with loaded gun during Brooklyn traffic stop

    Rapper Smoove’L busted with loaded gun during Brooklyn traffic stop

    Brooklyn rapper Smoove’L was busted with a loaded gun after running a red light, cops said Tuesday. The rhymester, whose real name is Lefty Sanders, was driving a 2015 black Suburban on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed-Stuy just before 5:45 p.m. when he blew through the light at Green Avenue and pulled over, according to …
  • Consumer confidence at lowest point in 6 years amid joblessness

    Consumer confidence at lowest point in 6 years amid joblessness

    US consumer confidence plunged in April as millions lost their jobs and there was an unprecedented deterioration of an index that monitors their attitudes about current business and work conditions. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index tumbled to a reading of 86.9, the lowest level in nearly six years and down from …
  • ‘Shahs of Sunset’ star GG Gharachedaghi gives birth to a baby boy

    ‘Shahs of Sunset’ star GG Gharachedaghi gives birth to a baby boy

    Congratulations are in order for Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi. The “Shahs of Sunset” star, 38, gave birth to her first child, a son named Elijah Javad Gharachedaghi on Monday night, her rep confirmed to Page Six on Tuesday. Elijah arrived at 8:50 p.m., weighing-in at 6.5 pounds and measuring 19.5 inches. Page Six can exclusively reveal …
  • Banks grapple with bottleneck of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief

    Banks grapple with bottleneck of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief

    Banks trying to submit applications for thousands of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief loans have hit a bottleneck for a second day at the Small Business Administration. Banking industry groups said Tuesday the SBA’s loan processing system is still unable to handle the volume of loan applications from business owners trying to get aid under …
  • ‘Trolls World Tour’ racks up nearly $100M in digital rentals

    ‘Trolls World Tour’ racks up nearly $100M in digital rentals

    Universal Pictures’ bet to release kids movie “Trolls World Tour”  directly to video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown has spurred a surprise windfall — and it could be bad news for movie theaters, according to a report. Last month, in the days before the nation’s movie theaters were closing down, executives at Universal Pictures parent …
  • Padma Lakshmi goes full ‘Miami Vice 2020’ in black bra and neon tracksuit

    Padma Lakshmi goes full ‘Miami Vice 2020’ in black bra and neon tracksuit

    Padma Lakshmi‘s technique for handling online trolls? Troll them right back. A few weeks after haters criticized the “Top Chef” host’s decision to go braless in the comfort of her own home, the 49-year-old beauty responded by posing in a sporty look that left little to the imagination. On Monday, Lakshmi shared a snap of …
  • Kara Keough imagines what she’d be doing if her baby had survived

    Kara Keough imagines what she’d be doing if her baby had survived

    Three weeks after the death of her newborn, Kara Keough Bosworth has written a tribute to her late son. Bosworth, whose mother Jeana Keough appeared on “Real Housewives of Orange County,” said McCoy Casey died due to “shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord” during the birth. To mark three weeks since the baby’s death, …
  • LA Lakers return $4.6 million in PPP funds to government amid coronavirus

    LA Lakers return $4.6 million in PPP funds to government amid coronavirus

    The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the team confirmed on Monday, after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted. The loans were intended to help smaller businesses with no more than 500 employees cover employee payroll and rent, with large sectors of …