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Illinois policeman's death was staged suicide: authorities

The northern Illinois policeman whose early September death prompted an extensive manhunt for murder suspects committed a “carefully staged suicide,” authorities said on Wednesday. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz used department money for personal purchases, stealing and laundering money over seven years, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Commander George Filenko said. Gliniewicz was found wounded on Sept. 1 after reporting that he was pursuing suspects on foot.

Illinois policeman's death was staged suicide: authorities

The northern Illinois policeman whose early September death prompted an extensive manhunt for murder suspects committed a “carefully staged suicide,” authorities said on Wednesday. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz used department money for personal purchases, stealing and laundering money over seven years, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Commander George Filenko said. Gliniewicz was found wounded on Sept. 1 after reporting that he was pursuing suspects on foot.

Oklahoma woman charged in parade crash that killed 4

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman accused of running a red light and purposely driving around a barricade and over a police motorcycle before crashing into spectators at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade was formally charged Wednesday with four counts of second-degree murder and 46 counts of felony assault.

Oklahoma woman charged in parade crash that killed 4

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman accused of running a red light and purposely driving around a barricade and over a police motorcycle before crashing into spectators at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade was formally charged Wednesday with four counts of second-degree murder and 46 counts of felony assault.

U.S. Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs

A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical drug pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, two companies embroiled in controversy over price hikes on lifesaving drugs. “The sudden, aggressive price hikes for a variety of drugs used widely for decades affect patients and health care providers and the overall cost of health care,” Collins said, adding that her committee is

U.S. Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs

A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical drug pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, two companies embroiled in controversy over price hikes on lifesaving drugs. “The sudden, aggressive price hikes for a variety of drugs used widely for decades affect patients and health care providers and the overall cost of health care,” Collins said, adding that her committee is

Obama's counterterrorism chief takes fresh stab at closing Guantanamo

A new U.S. plan to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is likely to be unveiled in the coming days, with much at stake not only for President Barack Obama but also his counterterrorism chief, Lisa Monaco. As a top Justice Department official in 2009, Monaco was summoned to the White House Situation Room in the first weeks of Obama’s tenure to discuss how to fulfill his campaign

Obama's counterterrorism chief takes fresh stab at closing Guantanamo

A new U.S. plan to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is likely to be unveiled in the coming days, with much at stake not only for President Barack Obama but also his counterterrorism chief, Lisa Monaco. As a top Justice Department official in 2009, Monaco was summoned to the White House Situation Room in the first weeks of Obama’s tenure to discuss how to fulfill his campaign