Alan Krueger, economic adviser to Obama and Clinton, dies at 58
Alan Krueger, a Princeton University economics professor who advised U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, died over the weekend at the age of 58, the university said on Monday.
Federal charges for former UAW vice president in corruption probe
U.S. prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former high-ranking United Auto Workers official in charge of the union’s relations with Fiat Chrysler (FCA) of misusing funds for lavish purchases for himself and other union officials.
Isolation, evacuations in U.S. central Plains as floods kill three
Flooding that killed three people in Nebraska and Iowa has cut roads to a nuclear power plant and inundated a large portion of a U.S. Air Force base, forcing it to work with a skeleton staff on Monday, while more of region’s residents possibly faced e…
U.S. prosecutors charge former UAW vice president in corruption probe
Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former United Auto Workers vice president with conspiracy to violate labor laws.
U.S. high court rebuffs Hawaii B&B that turned away lesbian couple
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a new dispute involving gay and religious rights, leaving in place a lower court ruling against a Hawaii bed and breakfast owner who turned away a lesbian couple, citing Christian beliefs.
U.S. high court takes up sentencing appeal in ‘D.C. Sniper’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a man serving life in prison over his role in a deadly 2002 shooting spree in the Washington area should be resentenced because he was only 17 years old at the time.
Ohio accuses UnitedHealth’s OptumRx of drug overcharges in lawsuit
Ohio’s attorney general on Monday said he had filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc’s OptumRx unit, saying the pharmacy benefit manager had overcharged the state nearly $16 million for prescription drugs.
Supreme Court takes up Kansas identity theft case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a bid by Kansas to revive the state’s policy of prosecuting people for identity theft for using other people’s Social Security numbers to gain employment in a case linked to immigration issues.
Nebraska nuclear plant still at full power as floodwaters recede
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) said its Cooper nuclear plant in Nebraska continued to operate safely at full power on Monday as the Missouri River floodwater around the plant receded following a late winter storm last week.
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Kansas identity theft case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a bid by Kansas to revive the state’s policy, blocked by a lower court, of prosecuting people for identity theft for using other people’s Social Security numbers in order to gain employment in a case …
