McDonald's has been making the headlines time and again. Between new releases and collaborations, the global food chain has also been in the middle of controversies.

McDonald's said it will revise a program that awards scholarships to Latino and Hispanic students to eliminate any eligibility criteria based on applicants' race or ethnicity, to settle a lawsuit by a group opposed to affirmative action.

McDonald's settled a lawsuit by revising its Latino-focused scholarship criteria, removing the Hispanic heritage requirement.

The fast food giant agreed to drop a requirement that at least one of an applicant’s parents be of Latino or Hispanic heritage.