South Carolina boy, 16, pleads guilty in school shooting rampage
A 16-year-old South Carolina boy pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murder and attempted murder charges stemming from the 2016 slaying of his father and shooting rampage at an elementary school that killed a 6-year-old boy, prosecutors said.
Three lost explorers found in West Virginia mine
Three people who had been lost in a West Virginia mine for four days after crawling in through a ventilation shaft were found alive on Wednesday and brought to the surface, a state spokeswoman said.
Insurance claims for latest California wildfires top $9 billion
Insurance claims from the recent spate of California wildfires, including one ranked as the most deadly and destructive in state history, have topped $9 billion and are expected to grow, the state insurance commissioner reported on Wednesday.
Opioid maker Insys paid kickbacks to physician assistant, jury hears
A former Insys Therapeutics Inc sales representative now married to the drugmaker’s ex-CEO said on Wednesday she arranged to have a physician assistant in New Hampshire receive kickbacks to prescribe patients its addictive fentanyl spray.
West Virginia mine explorers still missing as rescuers dig deeper
Rescue teams in West Virginia have gone some 11,000 feet into an abandoned coal mine in the Appalachian Mountains without finding three people who have been lost inside for four days, law enforcement officials said on Monday.
Chicago mayor pushes bond sale, constitutional change to aid pensions
Mayor Rahm Emanuel laid out a multi-pronged plan on Wednesday to tackle Chicago’s huge pension burden, urging the city council to approve the issuance of $10 billion of bonds to boost funding for the city’s four retirement systems.
Rescue teams search for three people lost in West Virginia mine
Rescue teams on Wednesday were set to use a recently cleared opening to search for three people who have been lost for four days in an abandoned mine in southwestern West Virginia, deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
U.S. Commerce Sec. Ross unaware of any planned warning for China travel
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday downplayed talk that President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to warn Americans against traveling to China.
Opioid maker Insys paid physician assistant kickbacks, U.S. jury hears
A former physician assistant in New Hampshire put his own greed ahead of medical obligations by taking kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc to prescribe patients its highly addictive fentanyl spray, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
United Airlines to add international routes from San Francisco
United Continental Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would add flights to New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne from San Francisco, as the No. 3 U.S. airline looks to tap higher-paying international routes.
