From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.The Transportation Security Administration says it will fire 25 employees in New Jersey.NPR's Joel Rose reports it's part of a year long investigation intoimproper screening of check luggage at New York Liberty International Airport.The TSA says it discovered screening failures at the New York airport last yearafter installing surveillance cameras in a screening room to check for possible theft.The agency serve noticed that it intends to fire 25 employees and suspend 19 more,that's in addition to the eight employees the agency fired in June,making this the single largest disciplinary action ever taken by the TSA at a U.S. airport.Investigation began last fall after a TSA employee was accused of stealing fromcheck luggage in a baggage screening room, that person resigned.Investigation later uncovered a range of lack screening proceduresand inadequate oversight. Joel Rose NPR News, New York.The CDC is raising the death toll from a fungal meningitis outbreakto 21 with the latest case reported by Michigan.In all, 271 people in multiple states have been infected froman outbreak that's been linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections.The New England Compound Center in Massachusettsdistributed the medications before they were recalled.The compound has now subjected to federal and state investigations.In contrast to much scientific opinion, Italy's highest court has ruled that there is
