Florida doctor admits taking kickbacks from Insys, others
(Reuters) – A Florida doctor has admitted, as part of a plea deal, that he received kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc in exchange for writing prescriptions for a powerful fentanyl-based pain medicine.
Ex-defense intelligence officer arrested over alleged spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former officer with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to spy on the United States for China, the Justice Department said on Monday.
Most Americans oppose businesses refusing to serve gay people: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults believe that businesses should not have the right on religious grounds to deny services to customers based on their sexual orientation, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday showed.
EPA staffer ran errands for Pruitt, looked into buying Trump mattress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, had an employee carry out his personal errands, including researching the purchase of an old mattress from the Trump International Hotel, according to an intervi…
Former Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud pleads guilty after escape
(Reuters) – A disbarred Kentucky lawyer who called himself “Mr. Social Security” faces 27 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from his role in a $550 million disability fraud scheme and decision to flee to Honduras.
New Jersey lawmakers clobber sports leagues in betting bill
(Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill to legalize sports betting that omitted all of the fraud fighting measures requested by professional sports leagues, who had battled the legal change for years and got a drubbing from an angry …
Former Houston Texans cheerleaders call on NFL for fairer wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four former cheerleaders for the Houston Texans called on the National Football League for fairer pay and work conditions in a letter they delivered on Monday to the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell.
Suspected Arizona serial killer kills self as officers close in: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing four people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors investigating high-profile murders, killed himself on Monday as police closed in on the Phoenix-area hotel where he was staying, police s…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who rebuffed gay couple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado baker who refused based on his Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing peop…
U.S. high court throws out immigrant teen abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant illegal immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’…
