Law & Society

The small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu plans to outlaw imported junk food as a means of preventing obesity and improving health quality among its citizens, many of whom have been found to be at risk for diabetes and other diseases.

With the recent lawsuits filed against a number of major drug companies for theft and illegal fixing of prices, experts predict that tougher legal punishments will be in place for the offenders in the pharmaceutical industry.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushed specifics on the federal help that might be available for Chicago city in his meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions.