Health Care

Miami Mayor: Beaches are Safe From Zika

Health officials have been scrambling to get a handle on the Zika virus as a total of 14 cases likely transmitted by local mosquitoes have been identified in Florida.

NJ millionaires-on-welfare sting: 12 additional individuals charged

Twelve more wealthy individuals in Lakewood, New Jersey have been charged with defrauding Medicaid and other government assistance programs by misrepresenting their incomes, prosecutors said Thursday, after seven couples were charged last week for gaming the system out of $2 million.

Endo to voluntarily remove opioid painkiller in U.S.

Endo International Plc said it would voluntarily remove its long-acting opioid painkiller, Opana ER, a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) withdrawal request amid the growing opioid abuse crisis in the United States.

Illinois considers huge tax hike as showdown continues, credit downgrade looms

As Illinois attempts to strike a budget deal to end the country’s longest running state spending impasse, the infighting between Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and the Democratic controlled General Assembly shows no signs of waning despite progress made toward passing a $36 billion spending package early this week.

Business Highlights

___ 'Like bombs': Bankrupt company's air bags still out there Takata Corp. has filed for bankruptcy, brought down by a scandal involving defective air bags blamed for at least 16 deaths.