hamburgers

McDonald's tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak

2:41pm October 23, 2024

A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests fresh onions that are served raw on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were a likely source of contamination.

1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

5:28pm October 22, 2024

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died, federal health officials said.

The new Sirloin Third Pound burgers will be offered at McDonald's starting later this month, for a limited time.

National

The Latest Item On McDonald's Shifting Menu: A $5 Burger

6:39pm April 08, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

McDonald's is trying to hold down menu prices and keep options simple to speed up service while at the same time create pricier premium burgers and more sophisticated dining options.

A vintage postcard (circa 1930-1945) shows the HoJo's on U.S. Alternate Route I, in Fredericksburg, Va.

National

With Nostalgia And A Last Nosh, 1 Of 3 Remaining HoJo's Closes

8:55pm April 01, 2015

by Brian Mann

The iconic orange roofs of Howard Johnson's restaurants were once fixtures of the American highway. But the chain faded in the '80s. The 60-year-old location in Lake Placid, N.Y., closed Tuesday.

Queue Listen Now

An exhibit called "The last McDonald's hamburger in Iceland" now has a webcam devoted to it. The burger was purchased in 2009.

World News

Live, From Iceland: It's A Hamburger

4:29pm January 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

They call it "The last McDonald's hamburger in Iceland." Purchased more than five years ago, it has been displayed in the National Museum of Iceland. Now it has its own webcam.