If expansion of the Affordable Care Act is cut from the current bill, Democrats are hopeful they can revive it later in the year in a second bill that cannot be filibustered.
Carol Semple
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Vermont man identified as skier who died in Mount Washington avalanche
Rescuers hiked up into Ammonoosuc Ravine, despite potential avalanche danger, in an effort to find him.
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Body of skier recovered after Mount Washington avalanche
New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department says the skier was experienced, and rescuers were able to find the body by following the skier’s avalanche beacon tracking device.
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Marine life has harder time communicating as humans change ocean sounds
Increased noise from shipping traffic, motorized fishing vessels, underwater oil and gas exploration, offshore construction and other human activity is making it harder for fish to communicate with each other.
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House removes Georgia lawmaker from committees for racist, violent rhetoric
With only 11 Republican votes, the House imposes the unprecedented punishment on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a freshman Republican with a long history of outrageous social media posts.
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Stuck in D.C., Biden team pitches rest of America on ‘go big’ virus aid
A main goal of the administration is to stop people from getting bogged down in the tangle of partisan deal-making and convince them that every penny of the package is needed.
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Florida police search for car stolen while carrying $10,000 worth of vaccine
The driver had left the car running near a vaccination site while he got out to ask for instructions on where to deliver the 30 vials.
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Rennie Davis, ‘Chicago Seven’ activist, is dead at 80
Rennie Davis was among the anti-war protesters charged with conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Slain Capitol Police officer is honored: ‘We will never forget’
Brian Sicknick died after an insurrectionist mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, interrupting the electoral count after then-President Trump urged them to ‘fight like hell’ to overturn his defeat.
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Some states are holding key vaccine discussions in closed meetings
The lack of transparency raises the risk that some decisions will be grounded in politics rather than public health and that well-connected industries could receive special treatment while the concerns of marginalized groups are ignored.