The Latest Breaking News from the Burger King

Trump’s catering-truck farce

Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery

Salon · Aug 12

Teen who was set to join the Marines is shot dead while trying to break up a fight at a Burger King

Matthew Jackson, 18, was found dead at the restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

McDonald’s Facing Financial Hit As More People Take Ozempic In The U.S.

If you’ve noticed fewer people grabbing fast food lately, you’re not imagining things. Analysts now point to the Ozempic impact—a shift in appetite, eating habits, and social routines—as a real threat to fast-food chains. McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales dropped 3.6% in Q1, a harsh sign that fewer visits equal less revenue.…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Jun 11, 2025

COVID-19 dogs Burke trial, but no plans to halt rest of week’s testimony

COVID-19 is arguably one of the reasons it took so long for the feds to take former Ald. Ed Burke to trial in the first place. The FBI raided his offices five years ago this week. Criminal charges followed in 2019, but the pandemic helped scuttle plans to begin the…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 27, 2023

Burger King owner’s ‘gut feeling’ told him he should have hired Ed Burke’s law firm

Prosecutors called Shoukat Dhanani to the witness stand and played secretly recorded calls as they began showing jurors evidence of a second scheme outlined in Burke’s 2019 indictment.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2023

‘Stickler’ defense? Opening statements wrap in Burke trial, feds begin calling witnesses

Prosecutors kicked off their case with Elmhurst University political science professor Constance Mixon, who began to explain Chicago city government to the jury.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023