Former San Diego Mayor Maureen O’Connor is recovering after undergoing a single mastectomy on Wednesday.

O’Connor underwent the procedure for a cancerous lesion at the Breast Health Center at Sharp Memorial Outpatient Pavilion, a Sharp spokeswoman reported.

O’Connor was expected to be released Thursday or later after some observation, but will continue follow-up treatment.

She served as San Diego's mayor from 1986 to 1992, and also served on the San Diego City Council and the port commission.

Two years ago, while O’Connor was embroiled in a gambling scandal, her attorney said that she has had severe health problems for several years including a brain tumor.

O'Connor encourages all local women to consult their doctors about breast cancer screening, according to a statement from Sharp.

A Southern California man considered one of America's most wanted terrorists was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in January, the White House said Thursday.

White House officials confirmed that Adam Gadahn died, but was not specifically targeted, in a January operation. The information was declassified and announced in a statement released on Thursday. 

President Barack Obama also released information about two other Americans killed in a separate strike, one an aid worker from Maryland held by al Qaeda and the other an alleged al Qaeda leader, according to the statement. Obama, who expressed his "deepest apologies" for the death of the Maryland man, did not address Gadahn's death in his remarks about the counterterrorism operations.

Gadahn, 36, last lived in Orange County, according to a 2006 indictment from the government alleging he filmed propaganda videos for al Qaeda and gave the group "aid and comfort, within the United States and elsewhere, with intent to betray the United States."

He was the first American to be charged with treason since World War II, according to the Department of Justice, and he was placed on a list of America's most wanted terrorists. The Department of State had offered $1 million for information leading to Gadahn's arrest.

“The War on Terror is a fight for hearts and minds, and Gadahn gave himself to our enemies in al Qaeda for the purpose of being a central part of their propaganda machine," Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty said in a 2006 press release.

Officials did not immediately release any details about the operation that led to Gadahn's death.

He was born in 1978 in Oregon as Adam Pearlman. His father, a musician, changed his name from Pearlman to Gadahn in the 1970s. Young Adam grew up on a goat farm in Riverside County, California. He was home-schooled, played Little League ball and was raised as a Christian.
At 17, he joined a Muslim community center in Orange County.

"We condemn terrorism," said Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, religious director of the Islamic Society of Orange County, where Gadahn converted to Islam.

Siddiqi said Gadahn "strayed from the right path" and followed the wrong ideology of Islam, which he believes is a religion based on peace.

At one time, Gadahn worked as a security guard at the Society but was fired when he was found sleeping on the job. A discussion group he belonged to was banned from meeting at the building fr their radical views.

Gadahn left Orange County in 1998, becoming a translator for al Qaeda operatives. He gained notoriety as the face of videos threatening violence against the U.S. and its citizens and called himself "Azzam the American" in videos promoting al Qaeda.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island were both deemed safe Friday afternoon about 90 minutes after the attraction was evacuated over a phoned-in bomb threat and reports of a suspicious package, authorities said.

Tourists were ferried off of the island after parks police patrolling with dogs near a locker area picked up the scent of a suspicious package shortly before 1 p.m., sources say. Around that same time, sources say, someone phoned in a bomb threat to the statue. 

The NYPD's bomb squad was called to the scene and authorities conducted a security sweep of the area. An all-clear was issued at about 2:30 p.m.

The scare set off a massive evacuation effort, and Statue Cruises said it transported 2,700 people from the island. Some had to leave behind their belongings during the evacuation; Statue Cruises said it will work with the National Park Service to return them to their owners. 

Several passengers who were ferried to Battery Park told NBC 4 New York they weren't told why they had to leave. Others had to stay on ferries during the investigation.

"We were all sitting in the boat, no one would tell us anything," one passenger said.

Visitors tweeted photos of long lines at a pier on Liberty Island. Many said the evacuation from Liberty Island was orderly but nerve-racking.

"It was past frustration -- it was nerve-wracking because you never know," said one visitor. "Did somebody decide to do something to the Statue of Liberty?" 

Liberty Island will reopen to the public Saturday. Ferry ticket holders who were held back can contact Statue Cruises to rebook or receive a refund. 

A herd of bison that stampeded through a string of upstate New York towns on Friday after it somehow got loose from a farm near Albany, has been shot.

The 15 creatures, two calves among them, traipsed through several backyards, trampled a fence and even crossed the New York State Thruway as they headed south, local NBC affiliate WNYT reported.

The animals had escaped from Gem Farms in Schodack, and authorities said all had been shot at Schodock Island State Park — a last resort, authorities told WNYT, since they would rather corral the beasts.

The bison were shot by people working for the family that owns the herd, according to WNYT. The son of the bison's owner told the station his family has been trying to corral loose bison for years, with little success.

Authorities were warning locals not to approach the animals, which can weigh more than 1,000 pounds.

"Stay away. Just stay away from them," Bethlehem Police Lt. Thomas Heffernan said. "They’re large, unpredictable animals."

San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts disclosed details about a confidential discussion of sensitive personnel matter, according to emails obtained by NBC 7 Investigates. One legal expert said Roberts’ disclosure violates the spirit, if not the letter, of a state government code.

The supervisors met in a confidential, closed session on April 14 to discuss what public documents describe as a “conference with legal counsel” regarding “anticipated litigation.”

Multiple county sources told NBC 7 Investigates the purpose was a candid discussion of a proposed $75,000 pay-out to Roberts' former Chief of Staff Glyniss Vaughan.

The Board of Supervisors did not approve the pay-out or any separation agreement at that April 14 closed session and did not make any public report on its discussion.

But emails obtained by NBC 7 Investigates reveal that four days after that closed door meeting, Roberts sent an email to former County Supervisor Pam Slater.

Roberts told Slater the board rejected the payment. “Yes, unanimous! 5-0,” Roberts emailed Slater.

Tony Solare, a local attorney with expertise in government law, says details like that must remain confidential until the matter is settled.

Solare, who formerly worked in the San Diego City Attorney’s office, said the confidential nature of closed session meetings is important because it allows elected officials, their attorneys and administrators to talk frankly about sensitive and important issues.

“They can feel comfortable that it’s going to remain confidential so that they can air different ideas and talk about things that if discussed in a public setting, would be unpopular,” Solare explained.

A county spokesman confirmed someone sent a copy of Roberts’ email to county attorneys, who are reviewing those messages.

Roberts has not responded to our request for comment on his email.

In the last four months, Roberts' office has experienced a high level of turnover, with at least seven of his 11 staffers quitting.

In her resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by NBC 7 Investigates, Vaughn complained of a "hostile, politicized work environment" in Roberts' office.

She said she should not “be required to endure the retaliation that took place before I went on leave and while I was on leave," according to the letter, which was sent to the county’s personnel director. 

Roberts' current Chief of Staff Mel Millstein defended his boss, saying "he is a fair and thoughtful leader who provides strong support." 

In the 25 years since NASA scientists sent the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, the telescope has delivered a peek into the workings of the universe, with images of galaxies and stellar nurseries sparkling in the light of massive stars. 

To celebrate the anniversary, which takes place April 24, 2015, NASA released a Hubble photograph of Constellation Carina that shows purple, orange and red swirling light. 

"Hubble has fundamentally changed our human understanding of our universe and our place in it," NASA's science mission chief John Grunsfeld told a crowd at the photos' release at the Newseum in Washington. "Hubble inspires the world.”

Over 25 years, the 350-mile high telescope captured over 38,000 celestial objects, The Associated Press reported. Who knew gas and dust could be so awe-inspiring? 

Two victims of an ex-San Diego Police Department officer convicted of misconduct on the job – including assault, battery and illegally detaining several women – will be paid more than $1.3 million dollars.

NBC 7 has learned the City of San Diego will issue the payout to the victims of ex-cop Christopher Hays after the San Diego City Council approved the City Attorney’s recommendations on the matter.

Hays pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment as well as misdemeanor counts of assault and battery under the color of authority by a peace officer on Aug. 22, 2014.

He was sentenced on Sept. 26 and began serving his time on Oct. 3. He was released in early March 2015.

In 2014, at least four women came forward accusing Hays of allegedly inappropriately touching and groping them during pat-downs while he was on duty. At his preliminary hearing last April, three alleged victims identified only as Jane Doe One, Two and Three described their interactions with the officer in uniform.

Jane Doe Two said Hays allegedly gave her a pat down that included lingering over every part of her body. Jane Doe Three accused Hays of dropping his hand towards his groin and asking her to touch his body.

Hays, a four-year veteran of the SDPD, was charged with the misconduct crimes in February. Hours after his arraignment, he resigned from the SDPD, saying he was not guilty. He said he felt betrayed by the department.

Hays denied the groping charges, later pleading guilty to the other counts of misconduct on the job, including battery and assault. Because he did not plead guilty to the sexual allegations, he did not have to register as a sex offender.

At his September sentencing, Hays cried as he spoke before the court and his family, apologizing for his actions.

“I would like to say that I am sorry for anything I have done that has caused anyone pain,” he said, tearing up. “I have always tried to help people and do good, so now that I have hurt someone, it’s not something that I am very proud of.”

Hays’ case put the SDPD under fire, further marring the department’s image, which has faced a wave of public scrutiny for quite some time.

When news broke of the alleged sexual misconduct crimes, then-Chief William Lansdowne ordered an outside audit of the police department from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Lansdowne’s successor, Chief Shelley Zimmerman, supported the audit.

“We are not going to tolerate this misconduct and betrayal of our badge and our profession,” Zimmerman said in March 2014.

In addition to Hays, SDPD Officer Donald Moncrief was accused in 2014 of touching a woman inappropriately during an arrest in the South Bay and allegedly exposing himself to the woman.

Moncrief was never formally charged and left his job with the SDPD. In late April, he filed a claim against the city and the SDPD seeking damages for defamation, among other things.

Former San Diego police officer Anthony Arevalos is currently serving prison time for multiple felony counts of sexual battery, assault and asking for bribes while in uniform as a police officer patrolling the Gaslamp from 2009 to 2011.

On Sept. 25, 2014 attorneys and city officials announced that a San Diego woman who was victimized by Arevalos will receive $5.9 million in a legal settlement negotiated between the victim and the City of San Diego.

The woman, known only as “Jane Doe,” filed a claim of police misconduct after an interaction with then-officer Arevalos inside a 7-Eleven store bathroom on March 8, 2011.

According to prosecutors, the corrupt cop conducted a routine traffic stop on Jane Doe and then suggested the two of them go into the nearby convenience store. The two entered the restroom with the agreement that she would give him her panties, and in exchange he would not charge her for a DUI.

Jane Doe's lawsuit was one of 13 filed by victims of Arevalos, who was convicted in November 2011.

The payments to Hays’ victims were approved in closed session meetings last month.

In addition, $250,000 is being paid to another victim in a civil lawsuit involving a different San Diego police officer, NBC 7 has learned.

Sheriff's deputies are searching for two robbers, one of them armed, in Vista on Friday afternoon.

The robbery happened at 12:40 p.m. at Melrose Optical, 1688 South Melrose Drive. Two suspects, one armed with a handgun, stole a cash bag and Rayban sunglasses.

No one was injured. The suspect, described as men in their 20s, were last seen running away in an unknown direction.

Rancho Buena High School, across the street from Melrose Optical, was placed in lockdown as a precaution. the lockdown was lifted a short time later.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

A driver who had stopped to offer money to a panhandler accidentally ran her over on Friday morning in Escondido.

The woman later died in the hospital, officials said.

The woman was seeking money from passing drivers while standing at a raised center media in the area of Mission Avenue and Quince Street. As traffic was stopped at a red light, the woman left the median to accept money from a driver.

As the light turned green, the driver of the same pickup started to move – but the woman tripped and fell between the rear of his pickup truck and the trailer in a tragic accident, according to a news release from the Escondido Police Department.

That’s when she was run over by both rear tires on the left side of the trailer.

The woman, who has not been identified, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where she died.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured and stayed at the scene. Investigators say he was not cited, as neither alcohol nor distracted driving were factors in the collision.

Anyone with information on this crash should call Officer Scott Christensen at 760-839-4962.

Inventure Foods, Inc. is recalling certain varieties of its Fresh Frozen line of vegetables and select varieties of its Jamba “At Home” line of smoothie kits, after finding listeria in its Jefferson, Georgia, facility.

The Phoenix-based company said there have been no reported illnesses linked to the products included in the voluntary recall.

Listeria is an organism that can cause infections mostly in young children, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems, causing symptoms ranging from nausea and high fevers, to abdominal pain and miscarriages among pregnant women.

The Jamba “At Home” smoothies’ products being recalled are distributed to retail outlets, including mass merchandise stores and supermarkets east of the Mississippi River. Only specific Jamba “At Home” branded products are involved in this recalled. Click here for a full list of the products.

The Fresh Frozen products being recalled are distributed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Inventure Foods, Inc. is urging customers who bought one of the affected products not to consume it and return it for a full refund. Customers can call 866-890-1004 or email the company at info@inventurefoods.com.

A man awaiting a verdict in his sexual assault trial shot and killed himself outside the courthouse on Friday.

John Goodwin, 75, a longtime piano teacher from Atkinson, New Hampshire, went on trial this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a former student between 2002 and 2005. Prosecutors said the abuse began when the boy was 11 years old.

While jurors were deliberating around 11 a.m. in the Rockingham County Superior Court in Brentwood, Goodwin went outside and shot himself in the chest with a handgun.

Goodwin was critically injured and transported to a Massachusetts hospital. The sheriff's office was later notified that he had died.

"I felt bad for him, I felt bad for his wife," said Chris Neville, who works at the courthouse.

The jury in the case reached a mistrial later Friday afternoon, and did not know about the shooting.

A California man accused of kidnapping and raping a girl he later lived with for years was ordered Friday to stand trial.

An Orange County Superior Court judge made the decision Friday after hearing preliminary evidence against 41-year-old Isidro Garcia, who has pleaded not guilty.

Garcia allegedly drugged a then 15-year-old girl in 2004 and initially took her from her home in Santa Ana to a home in Compton, where he held her captive, according to authorities. Garcia was the boyfriend of the girl's mother at the time.

The girl arrived in the United States from Mexico in February 2004 to be with her mother and sister in Santa Ana, according to the Santa Ana Police Department's investigation. The abduction occurred in August of that year, according to police.

The suspect then convinced her that her family no longer wanted her and threatened her with deportation, according to prosecutors. She was later forced to marry Garcia, police said.

Authorities said Garcia fathered a daughter with her.

The two most recently lived in a Bell Gardens apartment, but police said they moved several times during the decade-long disappearance. The woman tried to escape twice, but was beaten after being caught, according to police.

The case came to light last year when the woman went to a police station to report a domestic violence incident and was connected to a missing-persons report filed by her mother in 2004.

Garcia was dating the victim's mother and all three of them shared this santa ana apartment when garcia allegedly started sexually assaulting the victim when she was only 14 years old. Investigators say garcia drugged the teenager, moved her to different locations and used fake documents to change both of their identities.

Garcia's lawyer has said the allegations were lies and were fabricated because the couple were separating.

He is scheduled to be arraigned May 5.

Tens of thousands of people attended Friday's "March for Justice" through Los Angeles on the anniversary of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915.

The six-mile march was set to travel to the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard from Sunset Boulevard and Western Avenue, in Little Armenia. Los Angeles has America's largest Armenian population and the city's march was expected to be the largest in the western U.S.

Marchers hoped to bring awareness of the Armenian genocide, a term that's rejected by the Turkish government despite evidence of mass killings, which began with 300 Armenian leaders who were rounded up and deported or killed on April 24, 1915. About 5,000 poor Armenians were killed in and around Istanbul that day as well.

On the eve of the centennial, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that his nation's ancestors never committed genocide, and the U.S. government has never recognized the massacres as a genocide.

But Los Angeles leaders spoke in support of referring to the massacres as a genocide.

"The mass extermination of Armenians was a genocide. We need to call it what it was," City Attorney Mike Feuer said Friday.

"Turkey is the only country where its own state-sponsored historians try to fight the truth, try to revise history, but there's no revising this dark chapter in the history of the world," U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff said.

Before the march stepped off, LA City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, joined by Feuer and other politicians, unveiled the Armenian Genocide Memorial Square, meant to "show that the city of Los Angeles recognizes the history of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the impact the event had on the Armenian community," O'Farrell said.

The Turkish Consulate in LA said in a statement that it commemorates and grieves the Armenians who died in the massacres but said using the term "genocide" is "historically wrong and politically misused."

Firing back at the call for recognition of a genocide by the Armenians, Dr. Metin Mangir, from the Committee of Turkish Americans, said, "That's a very big tragedy but Armenians also killed half a million non-Armenians prior to 1915, they never mention this.'

City News contributed to this report.

A 50-foot tree fell Friday morning in a La Jolla neighborhood, blocking the roadway.

Police were called to the 300 block of Via Del Norte around 5:30 a.m. to assist with traffic control. The large, fallen tree is on private property but impacted the road used by residents in the area.

No injuries were reported.

City crews were called to help assist in clearing the tree.
 

An extension cord led a deputy straight to a greenhouse allegedly used to grow marijuana and to a suspected honey oil lab on a property in east San Diego this week, officials said.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy was on patrol Tuesday afternoon in the 1200 block of Harbison Canyon Road in unincorporated El Cajon when he noticed a single extension cord leading to a large property.

When he followed the cord, he discovered portable drying rooms and greenhouses used to cultivate marijuana. The deputy also saw a large greenhouse with pot growing inside and several other plants next to an RV in the area.

Officials said there were no houses on the property, just the RV and the greenhouses.

The deputy spoke with the property owner, identified as William Leck, 29, who allegedly admitted to having a large marijuana harvest. Leck also said he had the material to produce butane honey oil, according to the sheriff’s department.

Officials searched Leck’s property and found 60 marijuana plants, nearly 100 pounds of processed pot and a complete butane honey oil lab, including six cases of unused butane.

Leck was arrested by the Narcotics Task Force on suspicion of manufacturing butane honey oil, cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. He was booked into San Diego Central Jail.
 

The San Diego History Center on Saturday will recognize 160 San Diego businesses, organizations and institutions that have been in the city for 100 years or more.

The 2015 Makers of San Diego Tribute Dinner will be held from 6-10 p.m. at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center.

Those being recognized as Centurions of San Diego include Wells Fargo and Co. (1852), Tivoli Bar & Grill (1865), Scripps Mercy Hospital (1890) and San Diego Hardware (1892). Visit the History Center’s website for the complete list.
 

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Two men found guilty in the random 2011 thrill killing of a developmentally disabled man were sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday in a San Diego courtroom.

Humberto Galvez, 22, and Juan Ignacio Gomez, 24, were each convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of Jordan Hickey, 21.

At their sentencing, one defense attorney asked the judge for a new trial and to consider second-degree murder convictions for the defendants instead of first-degree. The judge denied both requests.

With Galvez and Gomez both in shackles facing toward the judge, Hickey’s family members spoke in court asking that the men be put behind bars forever.

A video was played in court before family members spoke. It was a photo montage of Hickey’s life set to the song “I’ll Be Missing You.”

The video included quotes of what Hickey may have been thinking in the moments leading up to his fatal shooting.

Those quotes read, in part: “Why me? I just want to go home! What do you want? Take my bike. Take my backpack. Take my necklace. Please don’t shoot!”

Hickey's cousin, Taylor, spoke first. At one point, she held an urn containing Hickey's ashes.

"This is what my cousin is. He is not a body. He is in an urn, burnt," said Taylor, overwhelmed with emotion.

Another cousin, Stephanie, then stepped forward, saying the decision Galvez and Gomez made was senseless.

“Both Gomez and Galvez went hunting for the thrill almost four years ago to the date – wanting to know how it felt to kill someone, to watch someone die. Jordan’s last moment on Earth was lying on cold concrete, in his blood, trying to stay alive until help could arrive,” she said.

She too held Hickey's ashes as she spoke.

"Did you get the thrill?" Stephanie asked, looking straight at Galvez and Gomez.

On April 29, 2011, the men fatally shot Hickey as he rode his bike home along Grove Street in the Lincoln Acres area near National City. Prosecutors argued the pair were driving around looking for someone to shoot and called the murder a thrill killing.

For nearly a year, no suspects were arrested in the murder as Hickey’s family members and detectives asked for the public’s help in solving the cold case. In March 2012, both Gomez and Galvez were arrested in Chula Vista in connection with the deadly shooting.

Galvez changed his plea to guilty on April 2. Gomez was found guilty of the murder on March 25. Their fates were decided almost exactly four years after the murder.

Hickey’s mother, Jeannine Hickey, spoke with NBC 7 after Gomez was convicted in March.

"They knew what the consequences were when they went out hunting, and that's what they did," said Jeannine. "They hunted and massacred my son for nothing. So yes, they deserve to stay where they are for the rest of their lives."

Jeannine said though he was 21 years old, Hickey – who was diagnosed with a developmental disability – could not handle the 4th of July because of the loud noises.

The mother said it pains her to think of how scared her son must have been during the shooting.

"He would scream if a balloon popped, so I can't even imagine the screams that came from my son when the gun was going off," she said.

Hickey's uncle, James, also made a statement in court Friday saying his family is constantly in pain knowing Hickey will never get to live out his life or his dreams.

“Jordan’s life was prematurely robbed from him. At the hands of two complete strangers for a reason I cannot and will never comprehend,” he said.

An aide to Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi has been charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after federal agents raided his home.

An office administrator for Cochran, Fred W. Pagan, 49, was arrested Thursday. Court documents say that Pagan allegedly said he planned to distribute the drugs "in exchange for sexual favors."

On April 9, a package from China addressed to Pagan's home in the 5700 block of Colorado Avenue NW was intercepted in Cincinnati with the controlled substance GBL, according to court documents.

GBL has similar effects to alcohol, but also can used in a compound commonly known as a date rape drug.

D.C. police and Homeland Security raided the home Thursday and found more than 180 grams of methamphetamine, according to police.

Pagan told authorities he ordered the GBL from China and knew it was illegal, according to court documents. He also said he received three prior shipments of GBL.

Pagan said he received the methamphetamine from California, according to court documents. He said he intended to exchange the GBL and methamphetamine for sexual favors.

Pagan was released on his own recognizance after an initial court appearance Friday.

“Senator Cochran is disturbed and deeply saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide Fred Pagan and is suspending him of all duties pending the outcome of this case,” a statement from the senator's office read.

The office is contacting Senate legal counsel.

A nationwide outage of Starbucks' point-of-sale system got some customers a free jolt of espresso.

The coffee chain confirmed the outage to store staff around 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday via a tweet on the company's Twitter account for employees. Starbucks later said in a statement, "the outage was caused by a failure during a daily system refresh."

"We are aware of the point of sale register outage at company-operated Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada," the company said in the statement. "We are actively working to resolve the outage and our stores will remain open and continue to serve our customers."

We're sorry about the POS issue and working as fast as we can to fix it. What a week!

— Starbucks Partners (@starbucksprtnrs) April 24, 2015

News of the outage lit up social networks as some stores offered customers free drinks of their choosing.

FREE STARBUCKS | SYSTEMS ARE DOWN pic.twitter.com/UCMXIukqMr

— Preston Hall (@Prestonxhall) April 24, 2015

If you're downtown come to the Starbucks at 10th & chestnut. Their registers are down so everything is free until they're back up.

— IG: aaronricketts_ (@aaronricketts_) April 24, 2015

 But not all locations were being as generous, customers shared.

Baristas now telling me that "corporate" has ordered stores to only accept cash. No more "complimentary" drinks.

— Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) April 25, 2015

Starbucks said in the statement the outage was also affecting their Evolution Fresh and Teavana stores.

UPDATE: Starbucks said it had resolved the outage in all U.S. and Canadian stores, according to press release posted on their website early Saturday morning. The company apologized to customers for the inconvenience and said it expected to open for business as usual on Saturday, April 25.