Ex-Insys sales manager arrested in U.S. fentanyl-kickback case
(Reuters) – A former Insys Therapeutics Inc district sales manager was arrested on Thursday on charges he participated in a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors to prescribe a drug containing the opioid fentanyl, U.S. prosecutors said.
Udacity’s self-driving car engineering degree lures over 11,000 hopefuls
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley online education platform Udacity has already received more than 11,000 applicants for its so-called nanodegree in self-driving car engineering, Udacity president and Google X founder Sebastian Thrun said.
Family wants answers over police shooting death in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of an unarmed black man fatally shot by a District of Columbia police officer wants answers to unresolved questions in the case, which has sparked protests in the U.S. capital, an attorney said on Thursday.
Watchdog finds flaws in U.S. DEA’s payments to sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s program for paying confidential sources to assist with narcotics-trafficking investigations is riddled with deficiencies that could open the door to fraud and abuse, the Justice Departme…
U.S. backs upgraded wireless emergency alerts after bombing case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules requiring wireless carriers to provide upgraded emergency alerts including more information than currently allowed such as photos and web links, acting after t…
Water meeting safety standards after Florida sinkhole leak: Mosaic
(Reuters) – Testing of nine wells near a sinkhole at a Mosaic Co fertilizer facility in Florida, site of a massive leak of contaminated water, shows that water meets safe drinking standards for radioactivity and damage has not spread beyond the site, t…
Obama administration rolls out rules on paid sick leave, pay data
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday finalized rules requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees and expanding the type of data employers must provide on their pay practices.
U.S. FCC delays final vote on pay TV box reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it would delay a final vote on a landmark reform of the $20 billion television set-top box market.
Teen kills father, opens fire on South Carolina schoolyard: police
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school playground where he wounded two children and a teacher with a handgun before being tackled by a firefighter who held him for pol…
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear credit card surcharge fee fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge to a New York state law barring retailers from imposing surcharges on customers who make purchases with a credit card rather than cash.
