Wendy’s has lost its place as America’s runner-up to McDonald’s, ending a six-year run as the second-largest burger chain, being surpassed by a resurgent Burger King. Burger King reclaimed the No. 2 position as its U.S. turnaround gains momentum, with domestic same-store sales jumping 8.5% in the second quarter. Wendy’s, meanwhile, reported a 7% decline in U.S. same-store sales, marking its sixth consecutive quarter of contraction.Wendy’s new CEO Bob Wright acknowledged the chain’s problems Friday, saying its competitive edge has weakened as customers have pulled back. “Today we are clearly not performing at our potential,” he wrote in a statement.…

DJ Murphy has released Cats: The Jellicle Ball – The Remixes on SoundCloud, featuring a collection of remixed Andrew Lloyd Webber tracks heard during intermission at CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL on Broadway. The mixes bring the production’s ballroom and club-inspired sound beyond the music of Cats, reimagining songs from across Lloyd Webber’s extensive musical theatre catalog through the sonic world of the Jellicle Ball. Featured tracks include remixes of “Stick It to the Man” from School of Rock, “I’m Your Bad Cinderella” from Bad Cinderella, “Sunset Boulevard” from Sunset Boulevard, and “Heaven on Their Minds” from Jesus Christ Superstar, among…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two people, including an infant, died after a boat capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor on Saturday night, authorities said, and now the captain faces reckless endangerment charges.The New York Police Department told Fox News Digital that officers responded to a report of an overturned vessel in the vicinity of Liberty Island at around 10:25 p.m. Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, according to authorities.A 27-year-old woman and five-month-old girl were later located in the water by NYPD divers. Both were transported to NYU Langone Hospital…

They’re hot under the heels. New York City runners are hot under the heels and hateful in the comments after New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced changes to its popular 9+1 program. Previously, under the 9+1 program, if a NYRR member completed nine races and volunteered at an additional race, they would be guaranteed entry into the New York City Marathon the following year. However, NYRR has decided to change the rules about who can complete the program — and people are up in arms about it. Beginning with the 2027 program, which corresponds to entry in the 2028 NYC…

Duane Davis, who goes by the nickname “Keffe D,” wrote a tell-all book in 2019 laying out his role in the fatal shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur.The book, “Compton Street Legend,” opens in Las Vegas on the night of September 7, 1996, with a play-by-play account of his plan to confront Tupac and Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight in retaliation for an earlier fight. Davis wrote that he got a gun, hopped in a Cadillac with three others, and drove around looking for the pair. They spotted Tupac in a car and then pulled up next toit,…

Fox’s fall TV season is jam-packed with hits shows returning with more episodes. Best Medicine is coming back for season 2 on Tuesday, September 21. The show follows a doctor who moves from Boston to a small practice in the East Coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child. In addition to Josh Charles, the cast includes Josh Segarra, Abigail Spencer, Cree Cicchino, Annie Potts, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, Cindy De La Cruz, John DiMaggio, Carter Shimp and dog Wattson. “The way that [executive producer] Liz Tuccillo has structured the show, every episode we have…

What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of Purple Rain will arrive on Broadway later this season. While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far! What is Purple Rain about? Minneapolis, 1984. A new era of music television is creating overnight stars. A magnetic young performer  known as “The Kid” seems like the perfect frontman to lead his bandmates…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! GRAYLING, Mich. – Tanks fire across training grounds in northern Michigan as thousands of service members practice for a battlefield military leaders say is changing rapidly.More than 9,000 participants from 36 states and territories and five international participants are taking part in Northern Strike 26-2, one of the nation’s largest reserve-component military readiness exercises.Northern Strike began in 2012 and is held twice a year. David Kennedy, a public affairs officer with the Michigan National Guard, said this summer’s exercise is the largest since it began.Brig. Gen. Ravindra Wagh of the Michigan National…

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who delivered the pivotal vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that it “wasn’t a black-or-white decision,” and said he is convinced the process to reinstate the proposed anti-weaponization “effectively is dead.”

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Not everyone can say they’ve been a true fashion influencer for most of their lives, but Naomi Campbell has more than earned the title. The supermodel has been serving looks and inspiring outfits since at least the ’80s. So when she stepped out carrying a large bordeaux suede tote, it was only a matter of time before the style became the new ‘It’ staple, and — spoiler alert — the time has now come. Campbell’s job makes her privy to fashion…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police in Asheville, North Carolina, say a downtown shooting that killed two people and wounded seven was a direct retaliatory act, though they have declined to call the violence gang-related in the Blue Ridge tourist town.The early morning gunfire erupted July 19 near Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue, an area near downtown businesses and nightlife. The Asheville Police Department (APD) said officers responded to the scene at about 2:20 a.m. and found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds.Two people died at the scene despite life-saving efforts, while seven others were taken…

As alcohol consumption continues to decrease, some states are raising a full and defiant glass in the face of sobriety. A recent poll from the World Population Review found that two small but mighty states take the lead for alcohol consumption. New Hampshire, which boasts the banner of “live free or die,” tops the list for going bottoms up with a per capita ethanol consumption rate of 4.67 gallons. Live free, drink mightily. This tiny state boasts the most per capita alcohol consumption in the nation. Jacob Lund – stock.adobe.com However, Redditors note that the statistics are based on alcohol sales, and…

HOUSTON, Texas — Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine might protect her and her own children from cancer.The Houston doctor is among an estimated 1 million Americans who have Lynch syndrome, a faulty gene passed from a parent that puts them at extremely high risk of colorectal cancer and more vulnerable to certain other cancers, too. They’re often urged to get yearly colonoscopies — far more often than…

Real Housewives of Orange County’s Gina Kirschenheiter is sharing her emotional reaction to the news fellow Bravosphere star Jeana Keough is battling tongue cancer. “The last [I saw] Gina [was] this season, and we have a very good mutual friend, so I kind of knew what was going on with her,” Gina exclusively told Us on Friday, August 6. “I just gave her really big hugs the night that I did see her.” She continued, “You know, she has so much she’s going through right now. The last thing she needs is another housewife, you know, poking around in her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner’s crown was due to “the totality of the circumstances” of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers.”A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints,” according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA pageant.”Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values. We welcome and celebrate that.”FORMER MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA…