Pharmacist guilty of fraud, not murder, over U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts pharmacist was convicted of racketeering and fraud charges but was cleared of murder on Wednesday for his role in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more across the United St…
Chicago school board approves revised budget, $1.1 billion bonds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday signed off on a revised fiscal 2018 budget and up to $1.1 billion of bonds the junk-rated school district tentatively plans to sell next month.
Pharmacist guilty of fraud, not murder, in U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts pharmacist was convicted of racketeering and fraud charges but was cleared of murder on Wednesday for his role in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more across the United St…
Risky missions, injuries for U.S. troops who searched for Bergdahl
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – In the weeks after U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl walked off his remote post in Afghanistan in June 2009, the service members who searched for him carried out risky rescue attempts and endured harsh living conditions, the…
Prosecutor charged in New York jail beating cover-up
(Reuters) – A Long Island, New York, prosecutor and his chief of investigations were indicted on Wednesday on federal charges accusing them of trying to thwart a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into the beating of a handcuffed inmate by a police …
Conjoined twins posed ethical dilemma for Massachusetts hospital
BOSTON (Reuters) – Doctors at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children faced an ethical challenge when a pair of conjoined twins born in Africa arrived last year seeking surgery that could save only one of them, according to a medical journal article due …
Police seek suspect after two killed at Louisiana university
(Reuters) – A student and another man were shot and killed on Wednesday at Grambling State University in Louisiana, and police were searching for the assailant who fled the scene, school and law enforcement officials said.
Boss of New York-based retail crime ring pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The leader of a theft ring that stole millions of dollars of electronics and ink cartridges from big-box retailers and resold them on websites such as Amazon and eBay pleaded guilty to the top criminal charges he faced, New York’s …
Rhode Island doctor pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme related to Insys
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he participated in a scheme to obtain kickbacks in exchange for writing prescriptions for an addictive fentanyl-based cancer pain drug produced by Insys Therapeutics Inc.
Navy SEAL saw risks in search for U.S. soldier Bergdahl
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – Former Navy SEAL James Hatch, shot in the leg during a July 2009 attempt to rescue U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan, testified on Wednesday he knew someone would get hurt or killed searching for the soldier a…
