An early morning collision between a tractor trailer and a police cruiser in Portsmouth has left a New Hampshire State Police trooper dead
Carol Semple
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Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
The president will go to Capitol Hill on Thursday morning to urge Democratic lawmakers to bring talks on the social services and climate change bill ‘over the finish line.’
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Family of man killed by snowblower sues 2 Bangor hospitals
Herbert Pelletier, 86, died four years ago of complications from a ruptured spleen caused by the handle of his snowblower.
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Sudan arrests 3 critics of coup as pressure mounts on military
Protests denouncing Monday’s takeover continue in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere, and many businesses shut in response to calls for strikes.
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Sudan’s prime minister, detained after coup, returns home
The military takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and pace of Sudan’s transition to democracy, and it threatens to derail that process.
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FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11
The panel votes that the benefits outweigh any potential risks.
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Brazilian panel recommends president face charges over COVID-19 handling
The vote by a Senate committee calls for prosecutors to put Jair Bolsonaro on trial for charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity.
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Half its original size, Biden’s big plan in race to finish
The president met Tuesday evening with two holdout Democrats, Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, pushing for an agreement before he leaves for global summits later this week.
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CDC extends COVID-19 health rules for cruise lines until mid-January
The agency said that after Jan. 15, it plans to move to a voluntary program for cruise companies to detect and control the spread of COVID-19 on their ships.
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Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister
The takeover, which drew condemnation from the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, comes just weeks before the military was supposed to hand the leadership of the council that runs the country over to civilians.