Long-Lived Storm Clobbers Eastern U.S.

MARY ESCH / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 Scools and offices close as an estimated 10 to 20 inches of snow accumulate from Pennsylvania to Maine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

BOB SALSBERG / The Associated Press Oct 15, 2018 The Massachusetts senator rebuts Donald Trump's smears against her, fueling speculation she plans to run for president in 2020. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mention of Climate Change Scrubbed From National Parks Report

Elizabeth Shogren / Reveal Sep 10, 2018 An investigation reveals officials were instructed to remove language the Trump administration regarded as "sensitive." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Latest Nor’easter Reaches Blizzard Conditions

The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 More than a foot of snow is expected in some areas as the third major storm in two weeks slams the Northeast, and Amtrak suspends service between Boston and New York City. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

East Coast Storm Knocks Out Power to Over 100,000

The Associated Press Jan 4, 2018 A massive blizzard is driving heavy snowfall with hurricane-force winds, and widespread outages are occurring as far south as the Carolinas. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

New England Natural Gas

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Democrats Lose Ted Kennedy’s Seat

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 Well, the Democrats really made a donkey out of this one. The Commonwealth of Taxachusetts, as it's known among tea-partiers, will now have a Republican senator. That means the Democrats' filibuster-proof majority -- which only amounted to doing Joe Lieberman's bidding, anyway -- is over. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage Hits a Snag in Maine

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Having enlisted the same PR firm, Schubert Flint Public Affairs, that handled the publicity behind the pro-Proposition 8 push in California last fall, opponents of gay marriage claim to have amassed enough signatures to prevent a new law recognizing same-sex nuptials from taking effect on Sept. 12. A referendum on the issue would be held in November. Back to the voting booth, Mainers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

That’s 5 Down, 45 to Go

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2009 Hey, everyone -- same-sex marriage is now legal in Maine! Take that, Miss California! There are rumors that New Hampshire may be next, leaving Rhode Island as the last bastion of heteronormativity in all of New England. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage Taking New England by Storm

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 New England is becoming a gay marriage zone. Five of the six states already have protections for gay couples, and state lawmakers and groups like Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders are pushing for full marriage rights in all six by 2012. Beyond human rights, that could mean big bucks for the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Family Ties

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Apr 17, 2008 I always thought that genealogy was for people whose blood ran blue. It was for folks who traced their ancestry to the Mayflower or the American Revolution, not those who came over in steerage one step ahead of the Cossacks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )