Convicted spy Pollard urges reversal of U.S. parole conditions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy U.S intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, asked a judge on Friday to overturn restrictive probation conditions imposed when he was released in November after serving 30 years in p…
U.S. charges three people in $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled its largest-ever criminal healthcare fraud case against individuals on Friday, charging the owner of Miami-based assisted living facilities and two others in a $1 billion scheme to swindle …
U.S. asks phone companies to provide ‘robocall’ blocking technology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Friday pressed major U.S. phone companies to take immediate steps to make technology that blocks unwanted automated calls available to consumers at no charge.
University of California may curb ‘study abroad’ program after student deaths
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California could curb some of its ‘study abroad’ programs as the deaths of two UC Berkeley students overseas in separate terrorist attacks over a period of two weeks raised questions about the safety of …
Ex-New York City jail guard union boss pleads not guilty to bribery
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former union leader for New York City’s prison guards and a hedge fund financier pleaded not guilty on Friday to engaging in a bribery scheme in a case linked to a widening federal municipal-corruption investigation.
Chicago police officer shot, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer was wounded and a suspect was fatally shot on Thursday when police responded to a man acting erratically on the city’s south side, police said.
NBA pulls All-Star Game from Charlotte over transgender law
(Reuters) – The NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina, given its objections to a state law decried as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the league on Thursday.
J&J unit Acclarent to pay $18 million to settle false claims case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson Inc subsidiary Acclarent Inc., a California-based medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it caused healthcare providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Austin policeman being probed after slamming black woman to ground
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Austin, Texas, police on Friday were investigating the circumstances surrounding a traffic stop in which a white officer twice slammed a black woman to the ground while another officer later made racially charged comments.
Deere to lay off 120 employees at Moline factory
(Reuters) – Farm equipment maker Deere & Co said on Friday it would lay off about 120 production employees at its John Deere Harvester Works factory in east Moline, Illinois from Sept. 6.
