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Obamacare enrollment ends: Is an extension preferable to penalties?Congressional Democrats are arguing that the approximately 4 million uninsured – who now owe tax penalties – should get a second chance to sign up for Obamacare. For 2014, the fine for remaining uninsured was $95 or 1 percent of household income, due with 2014 returns, but the fine goes up for 2015 and 2016.
Boehner willing to let Homeland Security funding lapseWith less than two weeks left to negotiate a solution, Congress is at an impasse over a bill that would both fund the Department of Homeland Security and defund President Obama's executive actions on immigration reform.
Yet another blizzard belly flops onto New England"There's a little bit of déjà vu all over again," said Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, of the fourth major storm to hit the region in under a month.
New Englanders, still digging out, brace for another major snowstormThe National Weather Service issued a blizzard watch from Cape Cod to coastal Maine ahead of a storm expected to intensify Saturday night and last into Sunday.
Obama to create new agency to coordinate sharing of cybersecurity infoThe White House is setting up a new agency modeled after the National Counter Terrorism Center, which was established after 9/11 to coordinate terrorism intelligence. Will it help thwart possible future cyber attacks?
Senate confirms Obama's pick Ashton Carter for Pentagon chiefSenate confirmed on Thursday Ashton Carter to run the Pentagon. Handing him the unenviable task of steering the military as the United States confronts Islamic State militants, conflict in Ukraine and other worldwide threats
Tiger Woods to take leave of absence: Game 'not acceptable'The former No. 1 golfer in the world has not had an easy time of it, returning from a back injury and attempting to play golf the way he did when he won 14 majors. Now, he will step away to work on his game.
Appeals court to hear Boston Marathon bombing change of venue argumentsDefense attorneys for accused Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev contend too many people in the Boston area had a direct connection to the event to empanel an impartial jury.
- Chris Kyle's widow testifies at 'American Sniper' murder trial
Taya Kyle was the first prosecution witness called Wednesday in the murder trial of the ex-Marine accused of fatally shooting Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield.
Why NYC police are turning to Smart carsNew York City police have acquired nine of the single-passenger Smart cars at a cost of $119,000 for a pilot program.
Head of Boston's MBTA suddenly resignsA day after defending her decision to shut down the Boston area's mass transit due to historic snowfall, Beverly Scott resigned as the head of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Aging equipment and more than 2 feet of snow left many Boston commuters stranded in recent weeks.
Scott Walker side steps foreign policy questions on UK tripOn a four-day trade mission to the United Kingdom, Wisconsin governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker declined to answer a series of questions about foreign policy and evolution.
Was parking dispute behind Chapel Hill shooting of three Muslims?Witnesses and police say a long-standing parking dispute contributed to the killings of three Muslims in Chapel Hill North Carolina Tuesday. Craig Stephen Hicks has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of three students.
President Obama asks Congress to authorize military action against ISISUnder Obama's proposal, the use of military force against Islamic State fighters would be authorized for three years, unbounded by national borders.
Obama asks Congress to go to war against ISISHere's the text of President Obama's letter to Congress explaining his war powers resolution and why the US should take on ISIS.
Three white Mississippians are convicted of hate crimesThe defendants admitted to "targeting" in racially-motivated attacks in 2011.
Jon Stewart is leaving 'The Daily Show' after 16 yearsThe comedian has been a voice of American culture for years, and after a long, successful run, Stewart is stepping away from his award-winning program.
NY police officer indicted for killing unarmed man in housing complexThe shooting took place in Brooklyn last November, following the deaths of two other unarmed black males at the hands of police in Staten Island, N.Y. and Ferguson, Mo.
ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller's death confirmed by President Obama, familyMueller was determined to have died after her Islamic State captors privately contacted her family over the weekend, a White House spokeswoman said.
- The Big Dig: New England struggles with record snow - and more coming
After more than 2-feet of fresh snow in parts of New England, another snow storm is on the way. Tales of snow babies and travel woes.
