[naviga:h3]Two officers in United passenger dragging case fired[/naviga:h3]

CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers involved in an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight after refusing to give up his seat, the city’s Office of Inspector General said in a report released Tuesday.

One of the fired officers, a sergeant, also was part of an attempt to cover up some details of the incident that happened in April at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, according to the report.

Four officers were involved in the confrontation with passenger David Dao, who was aboard a flight to Louisville, Ky. The Aviation Department suspended the two other officers — one for five days and the other for two. The officer who received the five-day suspension resigned.

The report says the investigation by the Office of Inspector General found three security officers and a sergeant used excessive force and “made misleading statements and deliberately removed material facts from their reports” on the April 9 incident.

Dao, a physician who was 69 at the time of the incident, reached an undisclosed settlement with United less than three weeks after the incident.

[naviga:h3]Microsoft rolls out new Windows 10 update and laptops[/naviga:h3]

Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to its Windows 10 operating system, hoping to spark enthusiasm for its virtual- and augmented-reality ambitions.

The semi-annual update became available Tuesday. Along with virtual experiences, the Fall Creators Update brings new ways to share photos and video and work with 3-D imagery.

Several of Microsoft’s partners — Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo — are simultaneously launching their first “Windows Mixed Reality” headsets Tuesday.

Microsoft is also announcing a new generation of laptops in its Surface line. Two versions of the new Surface Book 2 will go on sale next month. Starting at $1,499, the powerful computers are aimed at graphic designers and other professionals.

[naviga:h3]Johnson & Johnson tops Wall Street 3Q forecasts[/naviga:h3]

Higher spending across the board drove Johnson & Johnson’s third-quarter profit down 12 percent, despite a big sales jump fueled by recent acquisitions, hot new cancer drugs and strong sales of other key medicines.

However, the health care giant easily topped Wall Street expectations. With momentum in product sales across all three business segments, the Band-Aid maker boosted its financial forecast for the third time this year.

Shares rose 2.2 percent, or $3.03, to $139.14 in late-morning trading.

“This was a strong quarter for Johnson & Johnson,” Edward Jones analyst Ashtyn Evans wrote Tuesday to investors, adding that its strong balance sheet should enable more product acquisitions.

The company reported total sales of $19.7 billion, up from $17.8 billion in 2016’s third quarter. That exceeded analyst forecasts for $19.28 billion.