Industrials

US may want to keep Idaho nuclear waste plant running longer

U.S. officials are considering extending the use of an eastern Idaho nuclear waste treatment facility beyond its scheduled closure this year so it can repackage radioactive waste brought in from other states before it's sent to a permanent disposal site in New Mexico.

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___ Bids to curb health care costs offer little more than talk WASHINGTON (AP) — What began as bipartisan attempt to curb soaring health care premiums in the nation's health insurance markets is faltering in Congress.

Pennsylvania GOP candidate bets on Trump: ‘I’m ready to be his wingman’

Amid a contentious, neck-to-neck race for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, Republican candidate Rick Saccone hopes that throwing his support behind President Trump -- and, more importantly, Trump’s manufacturing-friendly policies -- could win him the first special election of 2018.

Historic Nevada divorce house may be moved for redevelopment

A developer wants to relocate two historic houses that lie in the path of its revitalization project in downtown Reno, including one that played a key role in the city's emergence in the 1930s as the "Divorce Capital of the World."

Atmos investigated leaks before fatal Dallas house blast

An email sent by Atmos Energy to state regulators reveals company workers were investigating gas leaks involving fires at two Dallas homes some 12 hours before an explosion at another home killed a 12-year-old girl.