Microsoft Uncovers More Russian Hacking Ahead of Midterms

(AP) Microsoft has uncovered new Russian hacking efforts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. The company said Tuesday that a group tied to the Russian government created fake websites that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute. Three other fake sites were designed to…

St. Charles County Sues Drug Firms, Distributors

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s third-largest county has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and drug distributors, accusing them of causing the drug epidemic through aggressive and fraudulent marketing of prescription opioids. Officials in St. Charles County filed the suit Monday, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit says the County spends millions of…