Star lot withdrawn at Sotheby’s, a Malevich fetches $21 million at N.Y. auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Impressionist and modern art achieved some respectable results at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, but the sale was marked by the 11th-hour withdrawal of its much-hyped star offering, an early masterpiece by Egon Schiele.
Georgia murderer who wanted firing squad killed by lethal injection
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia executed a convicted robber and murderer by lethal injection early on Wednesday after U.S. courts rejected his appeal to be killed by a firing squad.
At least one killed as tornado tears though dozens of Oklahoma homes: media
(Reuters) – A tornado tore through western Oklahoma on Tuesday evening, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and killing at least one person, media reported.
New Orleans crews remove statue of Confederate general
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – New Orleans removed a statue honoring Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday morning, marking the third of four historical monuments the city slated for removal because they were deemed racially offensive.
State of Washington law paves way for organic marijuana market
(Reuters) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that paves the way for the state to create what is believed to be the first system in the United States to certify marijuana as organic.
U.S. motorists on roads for Memorial Day weekend to be highest since 2005: AAA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans traveling by car for the Memorial Day holiday will hit a 12-year high this year, fueled by a growing economy and relatively low gasoline prices, the nation’s largest motorists’ advocacy group said on Wednesd…
U.S. sues UnitedHealth again for mischarging Medicare Advantage
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department for the second time in a month sued UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday, accusing the nation’s largest health insurer of obtaining over $1 billion from Medicare to which it was not entitled.
Merck, Upsher-Smith to pay $60 million in ‘pay-for-delay’ drug case
(Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc and Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc have agreed to pay $60.2 million to resolve a lawsuit that said they entered into a deal to unlawfully delay the availability of generic versions of potassium supplement K-Dur.
U.S. Secret Service lifts White House lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service said late on Tuesday that it had lifted a security lockdown put into effect at the White House after a person tried to jump over a bike rack used as a barrier along the north fence of the mansion where Pre…
Most U.S. troops kicked out for misconduct had mental illness: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. troops discharged from the military for misconduct during a four-year period ending in 2015 had been diagnosed with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, a new …
