DESPICABLE ME Ex-drug exec displays contempt for lawmakers
The former pharmaceutical executive who generated national outrage after he raised the price of a once-cheap life-saving pill to $750 was unapologetic and showed his contempt for lawmakers Thursday -- invoking his Fifth Amendment rights and rolling his eyes, as one congressman asked if he was “even ...
EXPLAINING TO DO Kerry told to justify $1.7B Iran payment
The chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee demanded Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry explain a $1.7 billion settlement paid to Iran that some Republicans have described as a "ransom" tied to last month's release of five American prisoners. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., complained i...
LOTTERY LIMBO Legal battle over $63M as claim deadline nears
A Califo ia man launched a legal battle with the state's lottery Wednesday, saying they cheated him out of a $63 million prize. A lawsuit was filed on behalf of Brandy Milliner in Los Angeles one day before the deadline to claim the jackpot. If no one produces the wi ing ticket at a lottery office b...
TAX TROUBLE IRS computer issues shut down e-filing system
The IRS stopped accepting electronically filed tax retu s Wednesday because of problems with some of its computer systems. The outage could affect refunds, but the agency said it doesn't anticipate "major disruptions." A "hardware failure" forced the shutdown of several tax processing systems, inclu...
SOME EXPLAINING TO DO: Kerry told to justify $1.7B Iran payment
The chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee demanded Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry explain a $1.7 billion settlement paid to Iran that some Republicans have described as a "ransom" tied to last month's release of five American prisoners. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., complained i...