April 11 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories

in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these

stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX ) has agreed to acquire

Alpine Immune Sciences ( ALPN ) for $4.9 billion in cash,

bolstering its portfolio on kidney diseases as deals in

biotechnology continue to heat up.

- Four Paramount Global directors are expected to

leave the board soon, as the Shari Redstone-controlled

entertainment company discusses a merger with Skydance Media.

- Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen

Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail for lying

during a civil-fraud investigation into the former president.

- KPMG's Netherlands unit agreed to pay a $25 million fine

over claims of exam cheating and misinforming investigators, the

largest monetary penalty imposed on an auditing firm by the

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

- Macy's appointed two new independent directors, a

move that ended a proxy fight with Arkhouse Management that was

seeking to oust most of the 15-person board and to buy the

company.

- U.S. presidential candidate Cornel West has tapped Melina

Abdullah as his vice presidential running mate in his long-shot

bid.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)