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Energy giant TXU agrees to be acquired by a group of private-equity firms in a deal worth $32 billion. If approved, it would be the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history. The bidders are making concessions to environmentalists to help push the deal through.

Columbus health and city leaders announced a new initiative aimed at preventing lead exposure to children in neighborhoods that were red-lined decades ago. It's called Healthy Children and Safe Homes by 2040.

Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

An opera inspired by ancient Greece that gives a glimpse of what might have been — had its composer only lived past the age of 26.

Columbus police identified 15-year-old Ra'shawyn A. Carter as the victim of a Sunday evening shooting outside Easton Town Center. Police arrested two 13-year-olds and charged one with murder after the shooting.

Columbus City Schools, Dublin City Schools, Canal Winchester Local Schools, Groveport Madison Schools and Madison-Plains Local School District are asking voters to approve levies and bonds in November.

At least five people were killed and two boys injured Monday night when a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in a Philadelphia neighborhood, police said.

Medicare now covers screening for depression without any cost-sharing when patients visit their primary care doctor. That's a big deal, because the condition often goes undiagnosed in the elderly.

Some insurers and employers are trying cash to reward employees who choose less expensive health care services. Under one program, nearly 40 services are covered, including mammograms and colonoscopies, knee replacements and cataract surgery.

Aug. 28 marks the anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.