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Under the proposal, FirstEnergy will close four of its seven boilers at the Sammis plant near Steubenville, and the company will close the Bay Shore plant near Toledo if a buyer isn't found.

FirstEnergy: Parent-Company Workers Won't Feel the Impact of Subsidiary's Bankruptcy for Now

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the city of Akron. Akron-based FirstEnergy ’s subsidiary will be going it alone...

Ky. Gov Matt Bevin says he has the votes to get his propsed pension overhaul through a special legislative session.

Kentucky Lawmakers Send Budget And Tax Overhaul To Bevin

Kentucky’s Republican-led legislature has passed a new two-year state budget that cuts much of state government in order to put more money into the...

Teachers and demonstrators hold signs during a rally inside the Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City, Okla. Hundreds of teachers gathered to press demands for additional funding for the state's public schools.

Teachers Protest; Discipline Disparities Persist; Trans Students In The Classroom

Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky protested this week. A new report from a government watchdog shows persisting discipline disparities in America's classrooms.

Wisconsin's Supreme Court Justice Race Receives National Attention

A normally obscure race for the officially nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court has become a highly charged and polarized election. Candidates on both sides have brought the president into the contest.

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The week he died, American soul and R&B were at a high-water mark.

Memphis Blues

Topped by Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," the R&B Top 20 from the week of March 30, 1968 shows American soul flourishing in all directions.

An artist's rendering shows the Milky Way where a supermassive black hole lies at the center. A dozen smaller black holes have now been detected, and a new study suggests the monster is surrounded by about 10,000.

Center Of The Milky Way Has Thousands Of Black Holes, Study Shows

The supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy appears to have a lot of company, according to a new study that suggests the monster is surrounded by about 10,000 other black holes.

China Retaliates Against American Soybeans, And Ohio Feels The Pain

After placing a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork and a 15 percent tariff on other goods like fruit and wine earlier this week, China is now threatening to…

Durand Jones & The Indications Make Old-School Soul With A New-School Honesty

With a few hundred dollars and a karaoke mic, the Indiana band channeled the gritty sound of lost soul recordings on its debut. Christina Cala caught up with the group at this year's SXSW festival.

On Tuesday we lost a colleague. Carl Kasell (left) was an NPR newscaster for decades and then became judge and official scorekeeper for <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em> He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease<strong> </strong>at age 84. <em>Wait Wait </em>host Peter Sagal (right) says he loved how much Carl enjoyed himself.

Peter Sagal: Carl Kasell 'Was Kind Down To His Bones'

In the 16 years they worked together, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal can't remember the longtime NPR newscaster having a sharp word for anyone. Ever. Kasell died Tuesday at age 84.

Meek Mill performs during 105.1's Powerhouse 2015 in October 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Meek Mill Rings In NBA Playoff Game After Pennsylvania Court Orders Release

The Philadelphia rapper's imprisonment over probation violation had been a lightning rod in a debate over race and the nation's judicial and correctional systems.

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