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Burger King's Whopper returns to France

Burger King's Whopper returns to France
By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - For the first time in 15 years, Burger King served its flame-grilled Whoppers in France, a country better known for its gastronomy than fast food. Burger King Worldwide opened a restaurant at Marseille airport on Saturday, returning to France thanks to an

Crowd-funding draws donations for Sandy relief

Crowd-funding draws donations for Sandy relief
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and more direct response than they could expect from the government or traditional charities. While

A week after school massacre, new details emerge

A week after school massacre, new details emerge
By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who acquaintances said was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes but

Mo. students lose 756 pounds at SC boarding school

Mo. students lose 756 pounds at SC boarding school
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Jason Alexander weighed 326 pounds four months ago when he and 13 classmates boarded a plane for a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina. When he stepped off a return flight home Friday, he was down to 233

The cost of starting a food truck

The cost of starting a food truck
By Ryan C. Fuhrmann In recent years, consumers have increasingly turned to mobile food trucks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between. A industry survey by IBISWorld placed annual revenue from food trucks around $1.2 billion in 2009 and annual growth rates from 2007-2012 near 8.4%

The cost of starting a food truck

The cost of starting a food truck
By Ryan C. Fuhrmann In recent years, consumers have increasingly turned to mobile food trucks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between. A industry survey by IBISWorld placed annual revenue from food trucks around $1.2 billion in 2009 and annual growth rates from 2007-2012 near 8.4%

The cost of starting a food truck

The cost of starting a food truck
By Ryan C. Fuhrmann In recent years, consumers have increasingly turned to mobile food trucks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between. A industry survey by IBISWorld placed annual revenue from food trucks around $1.2 billion in 2009 and annual growth rates from 2007-2012 near 8.4%

Ohioan settles spitting suit with Pa. Burger King

Ohioan settles spitting suit with Pa. Burger King
By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - A black Ohio trucker has settled his federal civil rights lawsuit against a Burger King franchise in northwestern Pennsylvania where he contends a white employee spit on his Whopper Jr. in 2008. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Glenn

AP IMPACT: Big Pharma cashes in on HGH abuse

AP IMPACT: Big Pharma cashes in on HGH abuse
By DAVID B. CARUSO and JEFF DONNAssociated Press A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation

Hot spots draw believers, but not doomsday

Hot spots draw believers, but not doomsday
By VANESSA GERAAssociated Press As the sun rose from time zone to time zone across the world on Friday, there was still no sign of the world's end - but that didn't stop those convinced that a 5,125-year Mayan calendar predicts the apocalypse from gathering at some of the world's