California to sue Lilly, other drug companies over insulin prices
California on Thursday announced it will sue the companies—including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.—that make and promote most of the nation’s insulin.
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Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion
Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies.
Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.
Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out.
School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem: the mental health crisis among youth.
Source: Biden team finds more docs with classified markings
President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings in a second location, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
GOP opens long-promised investigation into Biden family
House Republicans on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into President Joe Biden and his family.
Former Muncie police sergeant admits obstruction of justice
A former Muncie police sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive use of force by other Muncie officers under his command, federal prosecutors said.
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.
Indiana cop shot, wounded before other officers kill suspect
A suburban Indianapolis police officer helping serve warrants was shot and wounded overnight by a man who was then fatally shot by other officers, police said.
DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute, the White House said Monday.
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.
US Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from ‘Wichita massacre’
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the appeals of two brothers who were sentenced to death for four fatal shootings on a Kansas soccer field in December 2000 known as “the Wichita massacre.”
Indiana lawmakers return for session of spending decisions
Indiana lawmakers return Monday to the Statehouse for the start of this year’s legislative session with a large budget surplus and a long list of big-ticket spending wishes to sort through.
Fort Wayne woman sentenced to 20 years for neglect in son’s death
A Fort Wayne woman convicted of neglect in her 9-year-old son’s death was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.
Mayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old ‘red flag for the country’
A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting.
Floyd Co. judge rejects reduced prison time in deadly wrong-way crash
A southern Indiana judge has rejected a reduced prison sentence for a Kentucky woman who pleaded guilty in a wrong-way freeway crash that killed three people and an unborn child.
Fulton Co. man sentenced for hit-and-run that killed girl, 12
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to nine years for a hit-and-run that killed a 12-year-old girl and injured a teenage boy.
EXPLAINER: Capitol riot investigation growing 2 years later
The largest investigation in the Justice Department’s history keeps growing two years after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol and challenged the foundations of American democracy.
FTC proposes rule that would ban employee noncompete clauses
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule Thursday that would ban U.S. employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers.