McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition

NEW YORK | McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday.

Kid Rock

Kid Rock (Photo by Jeff Daly/Invision/AP, file)

Pets Dog Beaches

A nine-year-old golden retriever rides a wave while surfing in the Incredible Dog Challenge dog surfing competition in San Diego. There are about 95,000 miles of shoreline around the United States and among the most treasured by dog lovers are those where you can unleash the beast.

Pets Dog Beaches

Dogs and their owners play in the surf at the Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington, also known as Surf City USA, is one of the best known dog surfing beaches in the world. There are about 95,000 miles of shoreline around the United States and among the most treasured b…

Britain Beatles Lyrics

Pictured is Hunter Davies, Beatles biographer with a manuscript of the lyrics to "In My Life." (AP Photo/Yui Mok/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

A divided Fed wrestles with when to slow bond buys

WASHINGTON | The Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy.

AAA: 31.2M drivers to take Memorial Day road trip

It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

MOORE, Okla. | Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing — and it was trying desperately to get in.

Food-Smores Season

Salted oatmeal s'mores are displayed. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Antoine Delaforterie

Antoine Delaforterie looks for morel mushroom in Rochester Hills, Mich. Morel season has arrived and mushroom gatherers are out in pursuit of the fungal delicacy. (AP Photo/The Oakland Press, Tim Thompson)

Food-The Cooking Lab-Color

Toasted buns and rolls are displayed in a test kitchen. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Food-Healthy-Summer Rolls

Summer rolls are served with spicy peanut dipping sauce. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Food-Deadline-Summer Cocktails

Displayed are summer cocktails, clockwise from top, Trashy Red Wine Sangria, Vodka Watermelon Slushie, Pisco Sour and Gin and Bitter Lemon. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Indy poised to make 2018 bid for Super Bowl

INDIANAPOLIS | Now that the NFL has picked its two newest Super Bowl winners, San Francisco (2016) and Houston (2017), Indianapolis organizers can start making their pitch to host a second title game.

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet

WASHINGTON | The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in…

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

BOSTON | The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum

TAMPA, Fla. | Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase voted Tuesday to let Jamie Dimon keep both the chairman and CEO roles, but they signaled that the bank needed better oversight, giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

REDMOND, Wash. | Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON | Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

Michael Jackson

In this June 23, 2009 handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Kevin Mazur, AEG/Getty Images, file) ** MANDATORY CREDIT. NO SALES, ARCHIVE OUT **

Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900

FILE - In this March 21, 1925, file photo is an overturned house that was carried more than fifty feet from it's foundation following a tornado in Griffen, Ind. The March 18 tornadoes that hit Missouri, Illinois and Indiana killing 695 people are one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the Unit…

Red Wings top Blackhawks take series lead

DETROIT | The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals.

Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900

FILE - In this March 21, 1925, file photo is an overturned house that was carried more than fifty feet from it's foundation following a tornado in Griffen, Ind. The March 18 tornadoes that hit Missouri, Illinois and Indiana killing 695 people are one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the Unit…

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

SAN FRANCISCO | Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.

Small company stocks take the limelight

NEW YORK | Small companies took the limelight Monday on a slow but choppy start to the week.

Kree Harrison, Angie Miller, Candice Glover, Lazaro Arbos, Ryan Seacrest

Runner-up Kree Harrison, from left, Angie Miller, winner Candice Glover, Lazaro Arbos and host Ryan Seacrest react after Glover is announced the winner at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title

IRVING, Texas | Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.

Young Red Wings have evened series with Blackhawks

DETROIT | The Detroit Red Wings got much younger this year, rebuilding with rookies and prospects pushed onto the ice.

Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards at Belmont Stakes

BALTIMORE | Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through.

Pacers, Heat start bracing to square off again

MIAMI | A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments.

Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman

Actors Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman, shown speaking during a tribute to the late writer, director and producer Robert Altman in 2007, share a common friend, attorney Scott Yonover, who originally hails from Northwest Indiana.

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

BALTIMORE | Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

Illinois extends deadline for health guide grants

CHICAGO | Community groups in Illinois have been given more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance that will be available under President Barack Obama's health overhaul law.

Pacers not talking about changes, Hill's status

INDIANAPOLIS | The Pacers head into Game 6 against the New York Knicks in unfamiliar territory.

Late nights at gym likely to pay off for Oladipo

CHICAGO | Victor Oladipo mentions the late nights at the gym, the wear and tear on his key card, and he's quick to point out he's just a tad unusual, too.

Camp means community service for many young people

Tyler Cohen in Albertson, N.Y. Cohen founded a charity, Caps Count, which distributes donated caps to poor kids in the U.S. and orphanages around the world. He is among thousands of kids who do more than the usual crafts, sports and swimming at day and overnight camps. More camps have built …

Mick Jagger

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Agnetha Faltskog

This undated photo released by Verve shows former ABBA member Agnetha Faltskog. (AP Photo/Verve)

Theater Stars on TV

This theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Andrew Rannells, center, performing with an ensemble cast in "The Book of Mormon" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. After leaving the production, Rannells starred in the short-lived NBC series, "The New Normal." (AP P…

Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

What Maisie Knew

This film image released by Millennium Entertainment shows Julianne Moore, left, and Onata Aprile in a scene from "What Maisie Knew." (AP Photo/Millennium Entertainment, JoJo Whilden)

Jane Lynch

This March 9, 2013 photo, released by Shelter Me, shows series host Jane Lynch posing with Olivia, an Lhasa Apso breed, in Venice, Calif. "Shelter Me" is an inspiring PBS series that celebrates shelter pets with positive and uplifting stories. (AP Photo/Austin Smoak, Shelter Me)

Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts

You might not be able to take the New Yorker out of Sarah Hyland, but the actress - and now swimsuit model - is happy to be parking herself at the beach.

Ill. Senate gun opponents decry 'moral' standard

SPRINGFIELD | An Illinois Senate panel approved a measure Thursday allowing the carrying of concealed weapons, but the committee's move followed sharp questioning from Republicans concerning whether packing a gun in Chicago should require special permission and how authorities would determin…

Stolen team trailer leads to nasty Truck Series fued

CONCORD, N.C. | A missing trailer has sparked a nasty feud in NASCAR's Truck Series.

Keegan Bradley shoots course record 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

IRVING, Texas | Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship.

Major League Baseball hoping to expand instant replay in 2014

NEW YORK | Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay.

Australia's Ryan Briscoe eager for Indy 500 race day improvement

INDIANAPOLIS | Ryan Briscoe remembers it like it was yesterday. A year ago, he sat on pit road with his fingers crossed, hoping his four-lap average was good enough to capture the Indianapolis 500 pole.