The Department of Energy says it has closed what it calls the largest loan package in its history, approving $26.5 billion in financing for subsidiaries of Southern Co. that is projected to deliver more than $7 billion in electricity cost savings to customers in Georgia and Alabama.

US military base at Diego Garcia thrown back into uncertainty amid Chagos deal turmoil
The Chagos Islands deal fell into disarray Wednesday amid conflicting U.K. government messages about whether ratification was paused for talks with the United States over
