CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced investigators, analysts and prosecutors in his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) were recognized on Friday by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for their work during Operation Fentanyl Free America. As part of the operation, the Attorney General’s office charged a Cook County physician and his pharmacist who received over $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare payments for care and prescriptions they
GODFREY - A local patient shared that Vitality Women’s Clinic has supported her through her motherhood journey, and she hopes other people can benefit from the clinic’s work. Taylor Pierson is a local mother of six who first came to Vitality 15 years ago in search of baby food. Since then, Pierson has engaged with Vitality’s parenting classes and resource shop, and she has utilized their services through every pregnancy. Pierson and Jackie Duty, Vitality’s executive
The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe. But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task. Earlier this month, the Trump administration finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act, rolling back protections for the forests, wetlands, deserts and other […]
Eight people were hospitalized, including four children, after a boat crashed into a rock bluff on the Meramec River over the weekend, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Fans on a Beatles tour of Liverpool got quite a surprise when they had a chance encounter with Paul McCartney.Neil Morton, who drives the Magical Mystery Tour Bus around Liverpool, tells the BBC…
On July 21, 356 BC, according to ancient tradition, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed by fire. In the ancient world, this was more than the loss of a famous building. The temple was one of the great religious and cultural centers of its time, known across the Mediterranean for its scale, wealth, and artistic importance. Its destruction mattered then because temples were not only places of worship but also symbols of civic pride, identity, and stability. It still matters today because
Seeking to stop a “flood” of court cases freeing immigrants from mandatory detention, the Trump administration is asking an appeals court to put three immigrants back in detention. The immigrants were freed by Texas federal judges in February and March in a case that was upheld by an appeals court panel for Louisiana, Mississippi and […]
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