Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Celgene Corp. has agreed to pay $280 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the pharmaceutical company committed fraud promoting a drug with a notorious history that was re-purposed to treat leprosy and another therapy for…

New York state is set to study the use of a device known as the "textalyzer" that would allow police to determine whether a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been sued by a couple who claim he and his entourage assaulted them last year in Michigan        

The actors and filmmakers from "Detroit" say they hope the new movie about the deadly 1967 riot in the city spurs a dialogue about race in America.

Travis Shaw, Eric Thames and Manny Pina homered, Zach Davies tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Tuesday night. Shaw's three-run blast highlighted a four-run fourth inning.

Ivanka Trump has spoken at a fundraiser Tuesday night in Washington for Vice President Mike Pence's political committee.

Jarrod Lyle is in a hospital with what his family suspects is a recurrence of the cancer he has twice overcome.

The United States and China said Tuesday they are making progress on a new U. N. resolution that would impose additional sanctions against North Korea following its test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

New York's governor is headed to Washington to meet with U. S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao amid New York City's ongoing transit troubles.

A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $280 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it committed fraud by promoting a drug for leprosy and another therapy for unapproved cancer treatments, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

The Justice Department escalated its promised crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities Tuesday, saying it will no longer give cities coveted grant money unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and provide advance notice when someone in the country illegally is about to be released.

The Latest on the House's consideration of legislation that would impose new financial sanctions on Russia (all times local):

A new U. S. court filing in an international bribery case against a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch with ties to President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager suggests for the first time that some bribe money was earmarked for Americans.

A Fox News Channel executive fired because of a sexual harassment case proclaimed his innocence in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that said he was tricked into signing an agreement to keep quiet about the case. The network had announced earlier this year it was paying $2.5 million to settle an assault claim by former contributor Tamara Holder. But fired executive Francisco Cortes said he had a consensual relationship with Holder.

President Donald Trump's name is off limits on the upcoming season of Comedy Central's "Broad City."

Chipotle says its sales rose during the second quarter as it worked on recovering from past food scares, but noted that recent events show it still has "a lot of opportunity" to improve its operations. The Denver-based company says sales rose 8 percent at established locations for the three months that ended June 30, following a 24 percent drop in the year-ago period.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins both voted no, leaving Vice President Pence to cast the tie-breaking vote to approve the motion.        

U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says the United States and China are making progress on a new U. N. resolution that would impose additional sanctions against North Korea following its test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.