Exclusive: U.S. health regulator Verma eyes new methods for drug pricing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government is considering setting new payment methods aimed at curbing costs for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of breakthrough medical treatments with very high prices, particularly novel gene-based therapies for cancer a…
Hundreds of American Air flights still lack pilots in December
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines still has hundreds of flights without pilots assigned to them in December, the company said on Thursday, after a scheduling error gave too many pilots time off.
U.S. Interior Dept. says federal energy, mineral revenues rose by $1 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Energy and mineral production on federal and tribal land generated $7.1 billion in disbursements in fiscal year 2017, $1 billion more than the previous year, the U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday.
U.S. officials worry immigrant fears could make census inaccurate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Early test surveys have found that some immigrants are afraid to provide information to U.S. Census workers because of fears about being deported, which could compromise the accuracy of the 2020 census, a government official warned…
Bikram hot yoga bankruptcy should be dismissed: U.S. Trustee
(Reuters) – The bankruptcy of hot yoga pioneer Bikram Choudhury Yoga Inc should be dismissed or converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation due to a failure to file required documents, according to papers filed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s bankruptcy w…
FEMA chief questions agency’s role, urges more local response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday said the wave of recent U.S. disasters, from multiple storms to raging wildfires, must redefine the agency’s role and that localities must be more prepared to should…
U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon will indefinitely delay a ban on the use of older types of cluster bombs due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, U.S. officials tell Reuters, saying safety improvements in munitions technology failed to advance enough t…
Ex-priest took confession, then murdered Texas beauty queen: prosecutors
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Roman Catholic priest took the confession of a Texas beauty queen, then lured her to a church rectory and killed her, prosecutors said on Thursday to start a trial for a 1960 murder that has been one of state’s most n…
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ratifies administrative law judges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it had ratified the prior appointment of its administrative law judges.
Turkish gold trader implicates Erdogan in Iran money laundering
(Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Thursday told jurors in a New York federal court that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally authorized a transaction in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
