Crime

Elizabeth Holmes claps back against serious allegations about Theranos

For the first time in her criminal-fraud trial, Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday took aim at the most serious allegations made against her by prosecutors, offering a narrative of herself as a well-intentioned if inexperienced entrepreneur who had some success in her effort to transform health care.

Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes trial revealed untruths, but did they prove intent?

Over 11 weeks of testimony, prosecutors in Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes' trial presented a narrative of a CEO who repeatedly fabricated the successes of her technology as she built a blood-testing startup that ultimately failed. They now have to hope they convinced jurors her behavior rose to the level of criminal fraud.

McDonald's CEO to meet with Chicago family amid criticism of his texts to mayor

McDonald's CEO, Chris Kempczinksi is under fire for a text he sent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot about the death of two Chicago children earlier this year. Adam Toledo, 13, was shot and killed by Chicago police in March. Less than one month later, 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams was shot and killed while sitting inside the car with her father at a McDonald's drive-thru lane.

Prosecutors urge prison for Michael Avenatti in Nike case

New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.