Jun. 7—SABATTUS — A home at 144 River Common Road was destroyed when propane from a faulty grill exploded Sunday afternoon, according to Sabattus Fire Chief Troy Cailler.

An initial investigation determined the cause to be an excessive buildup of propane in the grill, which malfunctioned after being lit, Cailler said. No injuries were reported.

Authorities arrived at the scene at 2:42 p.m. to find a single-story manufactured home consumed by flames. The blaze was under control by 3:34 p.m. with help from mutual aid resources and extensive overhaul. The double-wide home was on a full foundation which made firefighting operations more difficult and dangerous due to the extensive fire.

Fire departments from Lewiston, Lisbon, Wales and Greene provided mutual aid, along with the United Ambulance Service and Sabattus Police Department.

Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersA federal judge refused to throw Steve Bannon a lifeline on Wednesday, instead deciding that the right wing provocateur will indeed go to trial in the coming weeks for refusing to testify before the Jan. 6 Committee.However, the judge indicated he may eventually hold the Department of Justice accountable for spying on one of Bannon's defense lawyers and secretly obtaining his call and email records.While Bannon’s lawyers insisted that he was protected because of DOJ’s pol

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its authority when it cut billions of dollars in annual Medicare reimbursements to a group of nonprofit hospitals that cater to poor and uninsured people, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the hospitals, which sued after HHS starting in 2018 reduced by $1.6 billion the government's yearly Medicare payments for outpatient drugs that had helped subsidize the operations of these hospitals. The American Hospital Association said after the ruling that it intends to seek reimbursement for hospitals that receive discounts on medications through a federal program called "340B" and were "affected by these unlawful cuts."

A new photo obtained exclusively by ABC News shows then-Vice President Mike Pence and his family in hiding after rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 and he was evacuated from the Senate floor. ABC News is publishing the image for the first time on the eve of the House Jan. 6 committee's hearing Thursday focused on former President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against Pence. In it, Pence can be seen with members of his family -- second lady Karen Pence, his brother, Rep. Greg Pence and his daughter -- in the vice president's ceremonial office just steps from the Senate floor.

Sen. Roger Wicker, who had COVID in August 2021 and February 2022, previously told Insider that the mandate should've been lifted in April 2021.

One local said SpaceX should be shut down, while an environmental non-profit said the FAA didn't properly reach out to impacted residents.

Many Democrats who voted to increase their own security following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted "nay" on a bill Tuesday expanding security for Supreme Court justices.

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that if the House passes a bill to provide enhanced protection to both Supreme Court justices and staff, the measure will not pass the Senate.

The House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, has released footage tied to a tour Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) gave the day before, showing a man taking photos of hallways in the Capitol complex before ultimately attending the rally itself. Loudermilk has acknowledged showing a small group of constituents around House office buildings the…

The Supreme Court opted not to rule on whether 13 states could properly intervene to defend the "public charge rule" after the Biden administration declined to do so.

Tuesday's vote comes just days after a man threatened to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Many Democrats voted against the bill saying it wasn't broad enough.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) provides temporary emergency food assistance to eligible schoolchildren. The USDA has approved an extension of the state P-EBT plan for summer 2022 in some...

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It marks a rare public split within the committee investigating the Capitol riot. Thompson said it wasn't their job to make referrals to the DOJ.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not with her husband, Paul Pelosi, when he was arrested. Her spokesman said she wouldn't be commenting.

Members of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are quarreling over whether to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department (DOJ) after Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said Monday the committee would make no such move. “That’s not our job. Our job is to look at Jan. 6.…

"We cannot abandon the millions of Americans who are still shackled to thousands of dollars in student loans," Rep. Omar wrote in a letter.

Kayakers on the American River were calling for change while cruising by Gov. Gavin Newsom's backyard. The paddling protestors demanded the governor put California on a path to phase out fossil fuels.

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