U.S. Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, companies embroiled in contro…
Big-ticket bond issues passed by Texas voters
(Reuters) – Some of the biggest bond referendums on the ballot in local U.S. elections on Tuesday won voter approval, particularly in Texas, according to unofficial results and local media reports on Wednesday.
Ex-U.S. State Department official gets 32 months for voyeurism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. State Department counterterrorism official was sentenced on Wednesday to 32 months in prison for surreptitiously filming women in their Washington homes, prosecutors said.
Teen can face trial on murder charge: Massachusetts judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday ruled that a teenager accused of murdering a teacher at his high school is competent to stand trial, despite arguments from his attorneys that the 16-year-old defendant had shown signs of mental dis…
Sugar, corn syrup face off over ‘natural’ claims in U.S. lawsuit
(Reuters) – Big sugar processors are set to take on major corn refiners including Archer Daniels Midland Co and Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] before a U.S. jury on Wednesday in a billion-dollar lawsuit that could shape how consumers view two bitter foes in the…
Buffett’s BNSF helped lead fight to delay train safety technology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia in May, killing eight people and injuring scores more, the railroad industry’s campaign to delay a Dec. 31 deadline to install technology to prevent such disasters appeared …
U.S. judge rejects student loan claims in Libor litigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. judge overseeing private litigation accusing global banks of manipulating the Libor interest rate benchmark has dismissed class-action claims by borrowers who alleged that their student loans were “unconscionable” because …
Plane diverted to Kansas after disruptive passenger
(Reuters) – An American Airlines flight from Phoenix to New York was diverted to Wichita, Kansas, because of a disruptive passenger, the company said on Wednesday.
Washington police probe death of handcuffed man in custody
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old man found handcuffed in the custody of special officers, authorities said.
AstraZeneca, Teva reach deal with states in Medicaid pricing case
(Reuters) – Drugmakers AstraZeneca Plc and Cephalon, a unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, reached a multistate accord on Wednesday over civil charges they overbilled state Medicaid programs, the New York Attorney General announced.
