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School districts in California’s San Joaquin Valley are developing ways to combat toxic drinking water at their buildings....Read More

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson named a former NATO ambassador and National Security Council director as the nation’s special envoy to Ukraine....Read More

The U.S. economy added 220,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department said Friday, surpassing economists’ expectations....Read More

Overnight storms across Michigan left at least 150,000 customers without electrical power, utility provider Consumers Energy reported on Friday....Read More

Berkshire Hathaway Energy confirmed Friday it will buy debt-ridden Texas power company Energy Future Holdings Corp....Read More

Microsoft announced it will slash thousands of jobs as part of a company restructuring....Read More

The Illinois House voted Thursday to override the governor for a tax hike and a balanced budget — something the state hasn’t done in more than two years....Read More

U.S. congressman Steve Scalise remains in serious condition after he underwent more surgery Thursday at a Washington, D.C., hospital, medical officials said....Read More

Death row inmate William Morva was executed Thursday night after Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe refused pleas for clemency over his mental state....Read More

After sparring with the Trump White House for six months, the head of the top executive ethics watchdog announced Thursday he is leaving for the private sector....Read More