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Atmospheric river has brought heavy rain, snow, high winds, mudslides where wildfires left barren land, widespread power outages.

The workers were driving back from a COVID-19 vaccination event when they got stuck in the snow. Realizing the vaccines were about to expire, they took action: vaccinating other stranded drivers.

It's the kind of footage that wouldn't look out of place in any family's video archive, a toddler taking her first tentative steps at the playground.

Unrest shows discontent with the right-wing government, which was close to the Trump administration but also criticized for eroding democracy.

President Biden's executive order would open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15. (Image credit: Eric Gay/AP)

The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to vaccinate the bulk of its population against COVID-19. But some states are working faster than others. See how yours is faring. (Image credit: Audrey Carlsen/NPR)