Senator Bernie Sanders is standing alone with his "no" vote against billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker's confirmation by the Senate to become secretary of the Commerce Department. When George and Linda Thomson lost their home to Tropical Storm Irene they didn’t want to leave the picturesque spot on Lake Pauline in Ludlow, where they’d lived for 22 years. Traffic is back to normal along Interstate 89 in Winooski, Vt., a day after a multi-vehicle crash.