McDonald’s new menu item: Calorie counts

NEW YORK – McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain’s burgers and fries.

Police: Pennsylvania woman offered roadside stripteases

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – A southwestern Pennsylvania woman has been jailed on charges she was flagging down motorists and offering to take off her clothes for cash.

Knox boyfriend maintains innocence

SEATTLE – Raffaele Sollecito, whose budding love affair with American exchange student Amanda Knox helped land him in an Italian prison for four years, maintains the couple’s innocence in a new book.

Obama says attack won’t rattle U.S. during Las Vegas stop

Appearing somber, President Barack Obama on Wednesday opened a campaign visit to Las Vegas by remembering four Americans who died in an attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya, saying they gave their lives to uphold American values of freedom in a dangerous land.

Corrections

Restaurant Report, Sept. 12

Bobby’s Bagel Bistro, 2223 N. Rampart Blvd., received 13 demerits Aug. 30. Violations included sanitizer buckets stored next to food service items. GRADE: B.

Judge cites ‘inconsistencies’ in Las Vegas Sands case

In a pointed remark from the bench on Tuesday, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez hinted that she is not buying the defense erected by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. to fend off penalties for their conduct in a case brought by former top executive Steven Jacobs.

New escalator to help ease pedestrian traffic

Within the next few months, Las Vegas visitors should see another set of facades go up at the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. This time, though, it’s not a new development or a casino rebranding.

Gomez lifts U.S. to key win vs. Jamaica

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the U.S. men’s soccer team used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World Cup qualifying victory.

Knuckleball doesn’t baffle Harper again

NEW YORK – Bryce Harper had looked so bad all season against R.A. Dickey’s dancing knuckleball that he didn’t even expect to play Tuesday night.

Murray’s win adds to golden summer

LONDON – First came the victory in the Tour de France. Then came the stacks of medals at a dazzling Olympics at home.