Hoping to bring back diners who left in droves in search of tastier food, McDonald's announced Thursday that it will start making one of its signature hamburgers, the Quarter Pounder, with fresh beef patties. The announcement follows executives' admissions earlier this month that "hundreds of millions" of visits had been lost by once-loyal customers who drifted away in search of better quality, co

Tens of thousands of people were stranded Monday after Delta Air Lines flights were grounded around the globe due to a system outage. Delta said that systems were back online by 8:40 a.m. ET, but warned disruptions would continue amid a "limited" resumption of departures. "Customers heading to the airport should expect delays and cancellations," Delta warned in a statement. "While inquiries are hi

MIAMI — The release of the Panama Papers may introduce most people to the secretive law firm that created offshore corporations that helped world leaders hide assets, but Mossack Fonseca was already well known to investigators and prosecutors around the world. The Panama City firm, created in the 1980s through a merger of the law practices of German-born Jurgen Mossack and Panamanian lawyer Ramon

Burma opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi headed toward landslide victory RANGOON, Burma — The party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was headed for a landslide victory Monday that could give it the presidency and loosen the military's grip on power in Burma. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) claimed it won nearly every parliamentary seat in four states where results were known f

Oregon AG accuses retailer GNC of selling drug-spiked dietary supplements An earlier version of this article reported the spelling of Jennifer Jakell's name as used in the lawsuit. GNC (GNC), one of the world’s largest retailers of supposedly all-natural dietary supplements, has knowingly sold products spiked with two synthetic drugs, according to internal company records and a lawsuit filed Thurs

Facebook working on 'dislike' button, Zuckerberg says SAN FRANCISCO — Coming soon to Facebook: a button that lets you express emotions beyond the iconic thumbs up. Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement Tuesday during a Q&A session streamed live online from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook has resisted creating a "dislike" button as a companion to its

MONROVIA, Liberia — Health workers stormed the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, demanding benefits as Liberia confirmed its second case of Ebola, seven weeks after the country was declared free of the virus. More than 100 Ebola center workers besieged the entrances to the building, defying police officers deployed there to quell the unrest. "We suffered during Ebola, and they promised to pay $5,00

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — World leaders holding talks in Germany said Sunday they would push to maintain economic sanctions on Russia until a peace plan for Ukraine is fully implemented. President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the issue as the two-day Group of Seven, or G-7, summit, got underway. The White House said "the duration of the sanctions should be clearly li

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The monsoon rains are almost here. By midmorning, the skies are full of thick cumulus clouds that turn to evening torrential thunderstorms with high winds That makes for tricky flying for the Marine Corps' four V-22 Ospreys that have been an important part of the U.S. government's efforts to provide relief to victims of Nepal's devastating earthquake April 25. Capt. Casey Nelson