Category Archives: World
Man, 90, who escaped prison in 1970 indicted for fraud
PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors say a 90-year-old man who escaped from a Maryland prison in 1970 has been indicted for Social Security fraud in Philadelphia. William Lewis is accused of collecting ...
Jun 27, 2017
Judge approves initial motions in Takata bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. - A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted several preliminary orders allowing Japanese auto parts supplier Takata to move forward with its reorganization plan, which includes the sa...
Jun 27, 2017
Judge: Alabama inmates' mental care 'horrendously' lacking
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama’s psychiatric care of state inmates is so “horrendously inadequate” that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a f...
Jun 27, 2017
Report: Black girls thought to need less protection
WASHINGTON - Adults think that black girls are less innocent, less in need of protection and nurturing, and seem older than similarly aged white girls, which could lead to stiffer punishments in schoo...
Jun 27, 2017
Estates of Bernie Madoff's 2 sons to keep nearly $4 million
NEW YORK - A bankruptcy court filing shows the estates of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff’s (MAY’-dawfz) two sons will get to keep nearly $4 million once about $18 million in assets is...
Jun 27, 2017
FDA takes steps to boost generic competition, limit prices
The Food and Drug Administration said it’s taking steps to boost the number of generic prescription drugs on the market in an effort to make medicines more affordable and to prevent price gougin...
Jun 27, 2017
New Hampshire woman jailed for giving woman in labour heroin
CONCORD, N.H. - A New Hampshire woman who injected heroin and methamphetamines into a friend about to give birth has been sentenced to a year in jail. Thirty-eight-year-old Rhianna Frenette, of Belmon...
Jun 27, 2017
US says Myanmar no longer among worst on human trafficking
WASHINGTON - The United States asserted Tuesday that Myanmar is no longer one of the world’s worst offenders on human trafficking, while removing both Myanmar and Iraq from a list of countries t...
Jun 27, 2017
Making Ivanka Trump shoes: Long hours, low pay and abuse
GANZHOU, China - A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manag...
Jun 27, 2017
Senate GOP shelves health bill, imperils 'Obamacare' repeal
WASHINGTON - Senate GOP leaders abruptly shelved their long-sought health care overhaul Tuesday, asserting they can still salvage it but raising new doubts about whether President Donald Trump and the...
Jun 27, 2017
