Health Care

Judge to finalize ConAgra plea in tainted peanut butter case

A federal judge is scheduled to consider an $11.2 million plea deal to settle a criminal case against ConAgra stemming from a salmonella outbreak linked to the company's Peter Pan peanut butter that sickened hundreds a decade ago.

Republican lawmaker floats Social Security overhaul

A key Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul the nation's Social Security program, proposing to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers.