一名新贝德福德男子因2023年两起枪击案被判处;罗德岛面临酒驾和铅暴露问题;一场桥梁事故导致两人住院;普罗维登斯火灾造成两人死亡;国会通过了《平价医疗法案》补贴延长案。 A New Bedford man was sentenced for two 2023 shootings; Rhode Island faces DUI and lead exposure concerns; a bridge crash hospitalized two; a Providence fire killed two; and Congress passed ACA subsidy extension.

一名24岁的New Bedford男子因2023年12月2日的枪击案在Fall River被判刑, A 24-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced in Fall River for two December 2023 shootings, with details about the incidents withheld. 在罗德岛，人们对酒驾法律的有效性以及一个已有一年历史的铅租赁登记册的担忧日益加剧，尽管该登记册旨在减少儿童铅暴露，但至今未被罚款。 In Rhode Island, concerns grow over the effectiveness of DUI laws and a year-old lead rental registry that has seen no fines issued despite its goal of reducing childhood lead exposure. 亨德森桥正面碰撞导致两人住院,造成临时关闭。 A head-on collision on Henderson Bridge hospitalized two people and caused temporary closures. 与此同时,普罗维登斯的圣诞日大火夺去了第二人的生命,美国众议院通过了一项两党法案,以扩大支付得起的护理法补贴,该补贴现在由参议院承担。 Meanwhile, a Christmas Day house fire in Providence claimed a second life, and the U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which now heads to the Senate.