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Coal-Fired Plants Scrapped as Part of Utility Deal

The largest electric utility in Texas, TXU Corp., has agreed to be sold for $32 billion to a group of private-equity firms. In a nod to environmentalists, the utility's new owners would drop plans to build 8 of 11 proposed new coal-burning power plants and make other environmental concessions.

In this 2011 photo, Joe Biden, then vice president, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, in Moscow. President Biden will hold a summit with Putin this week in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia.

5 Things To Watch At The Biden-Putin Summit

The June 16 Geneva summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a chance for the two leaders to map out how they will manage a difficult relationship. Here's what to know.

North Carolina Congressional Elections Thrown Into Chaos After Court Ruling

A panel of federal judges ruled the state's electoral maps were illegally drawn to favor Republicans. But with elections a little more than two months away, there may not be time to redraw them.

Amazon relies on the U.S. Postal Service for about 40 percent of its package deliveries.

As Trump Attacks Amazon-Postal Service Ties, He Fails To Fill Postal Governing Board

The Postal Service, criticized by Trump for charging Amazon "so little," has lacked a quorum on its governing board since 2014. The board needs at least four new members; Trump has nominated three.

"Why is more God not good?" asked Srivan Krishna, as he sought to donate colorful "In God We Trust" signs at a school board meeting earlier this week.

A Texas school board rejects 'In God We Trust' signs in Arabic

A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.

Proposed Normal Budget Reviewed Amid Uncertainties

The proposed budget for the Town of Normal is $138 million next year and an estimated $711 million over a five-year period.Town council members got their…

The controversial South's Defenders Memorial Monument has stood at the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse in Lake Charles, La., for more than 100 years. But Hurricane Laura toppled it.

Hurricane Laura Rips Down 'South's Defenders' Confederate Statue In Lake Charles, La.

Protesters had asked the parish to remove the prominent memorial this summer, only to be turned away two weeks ago. Then came the hurricane.

After Vetting, Civil War Veteran Approved For Medal Of Honor

Civil War veteran 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Robert Siegel talks to Kent Brown, author of Cushing of Gettysburg.

Code of the West, for Onetime City Slickers

Would it bother you to find the neighbors' cattle grazing on your front lawn? Just how long can you live without power when it's 20 degrees outside? Some communities in western states have drafted ground rules for newcomers -- a new "Code of the West." Read some helpful hints for life on a new frontier.

State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, outlines a measure addressing organized retail crime and illicit trade at a news conference Tuesday. The measure defines organized retail crime in law and provides greater charging authority to prosecutors against retail crime.

Illinois lawmakers look to address organized retail crime

A group of Illinois senators were joined by officials from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and state attorney general’s office at a news conference Tuesday to outline an effort to combat organized retail crime.

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