The president has chosen retired Lt. Gen. Terry Wolff, a National Security Council official during the Obama administration, to oversee coordination of the security assistance to Ukraine.
Carol Semple
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Justice Department to appeal judge’s order voiding travel mask mandate
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases.
advertisement
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Abortion training under threat for medical students, residents
Legislative efforts to curb abortion target all levels of medical education, and students who want to learn find that options to do so are scarce.
Posted inNation & World
Justice Department will appeal judge’s ruling if CDC decides masks are still needed
The mask mandate for using public transportation during a pandemic was set to expire in a few weeks, and the government says such a public health measure is a valid exercise of authority.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Biden pushes infrastructure plans in New Hampshire visit
Under the $1 trillion infrastructure law, $1.7 million will be used to dredge Portsmouth Harbor’s shipping channel and basin.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Congress wants to boost computer chip industry, but differences separate the parties
The competing bills diverge on supply chain issues, trade, immigration and climate change, to name a few areas of disagreement.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Cheers, fear as Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate
The mask mandate that applies to public transportation was recently extended by President Biden’s administration until May 3.
Posted inLocal & State
U.S. Supreme Court denies Penobscot Nation appeal over namesake river
A federal judge previously ruled that the reservation includes islands of the river’s main stem, but not the waters.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Three arrested in connection with fentanyl overdose death in New Hampshire
One was arrested April 4 in Conway and the others were arrested April 9 and April 12 in Maine.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
Pressure was building on Gov. Greg Abbott to retreat as commercial trucks got delayed and traffic gridlock on the border worsened and frustration mounted.