Senate Republicans seek probe of Mylan EpiPen oversight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mylan NV faced new scrutiny over price hikes for its anti-allergy EpiPen on Tuesday, with U.S. lawmakers calling for a probe of oversight of the company’s rebates to government healthcare plans, while West Virginia said it was investigating whether Mylan defrauded its Medicaid department.
Lawyer for JonBenet Ramsey family vows to sue CBS over documentary
DENVER (Reuters) – The lawyer for the family of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey denounced a CBS documentary theorizing she was killed by her brother, Burke, as a “false and unprofessional television attack” and threatened to sue the network fo…
U.S. government approves Colonial Pipeline restart after leak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government approved a Wednesday restart for Colonial Pipeline Co’s main gasoline pipeline, authorities said on Tuesday, after the line’s biggest leak in nearly two decades caused supply shortages that pushed pump prices hi…
U2 spy plane crash in California kills pilot, injures another
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane crashed shortly after takeoff during a training mission on Tuesday morning in California, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other, the Air Force said.
Former National Guard member gets 30 years for plot to attack Illinois base
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former member of the Illinois National Guard was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for planning with his cousin to attack a military installation outside Chicago as part of a conspiracy to support the Islamic State milita…
Discrimination widens U.S. wage gap between black and white workers: researchers
(Reuters) – Black workers in the United States have dropped further behind white people in wages over the past four decades, largely because of racial discrimination in the labor market, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Ex-partner of New York bombing suspect seeks child custody: court record
(Reuters) – The former partner of an Afghan-born man arrested after weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey is seeking full custody of their child, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
Oklahoma police release video of officer shooting unarmed black man
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New York jail guard pleads guilty to cover-up in inmate’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he tried to cover up an assault by a fellow officer that led to an inmate’s death in 2012.
U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Rhode Island man charged last year with plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the Islamic State militant group is due to plead guilty to conspiracy charges this week, according to court papers on Tuesday.
