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Former VA pathologist charged in deaths of 3 patients
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital after officials said he had been impaired while on duty was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients who authorities say he misdiagnosed and whose records he later altered to conceal his...
Palestinian leader fires advisers, wants bonuses returned
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday laid off all of his advisers and ordered a former prime minister and other ex-Cabinet ministers to return tens of thousands of dollars from a pay raise he had secretly approved. Palestinian officials said the decisions, announced in...
Liz Weston: What millennials get wrong about Social Security
Few issues unite millennials like the future of Social Security. Overwhelmingly, they're convinced it doesn't have one. A recent Transamerica survey found that 80% of millennials, defined in the survey as people born between 1979 and 2000, worry that Social Security won't be around when they need it. That's not...
Appeals court expands minor leaguers salary lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has expanded a lawsuit by minor league baseball players alleging they are being paid less than minimum wage. Players sued major league teams in February 2014, claiming most earn less than $7,500 annually in violation of several laws. Magistrate Judge Joseph C....
Illinois state senator pleads not guilty to embezzlement
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois state senator has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits over three years from the Teamsters while doing little or no work. Democrat Thomas Cullerton of Villa Park was due to be released on his own recognizance following...
Advocates: Mississippi plant fires workers left after raid
A Mississippi chicken processing plant fired most of its remaining workers after nearly 100 accused of immigration violations were arrested last week, witnesses said, an indication that the crackdown could make finding work in the state's poultry industry more difficult for Latino immigrants. Terry Truett, a...
Judge accused of aiding wanted immigrant gets pay restored
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge charged with helping an immigrant escape a federal agent waiting to arrest him will be paid while her legal battle plays out, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday. Reversing course in a closely watched case that has showcased official resistance to the Trump...
Documents: Plant owners 'willfully' used ineligible workers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six of seven Mississippi chicken processing plants raided Wednesday were "willfully and unlawfully" employing people who lacked authorization to work in the United States, including workers wearing electronic monitoring bracelets at work for previous immigration violations, according...
Trump says South Korea paying more for military protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that South Korea has agreed to pay the United States "substantially more" for protection against North Korea and that talks have begun to further increase payments. Trump tweeted the U.S. "has been paid very little" for decades but last year "South...
UN probes corruption in its own agencies in Yemen aid effort
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa's airport were preparing to leave with precious evidence: laptops and external drives collected from the staff of the World Health Organization. These computers, they believed, contained proof of corruption and fraud...
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