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By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House defeated two bills that would have significantly expanded the state’s popular school choice program while giving preliminary approval to a third that would further raise the income cap associated with the...

By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR

SAN DIEGO — Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday.Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while...

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — Both the New Hampshire House and Senate agree that the short window between the primary and general election for state and local offices should be widened, but they have different dates in mind.In contrast to its first-in-the-nation...

By ERIC TUCKER

WASHINGTON — After hours of talking about faith and family, redemption and war, the grieving American mother had an additional question for the Islamic militant convicted in her son’s murder.Do you know, Diane Foley asked, where my son is buried?The...

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD, N.H. — More than two years after a police chief begged for information to find a long-missing 5-year-old New Hampshire girl, her father faces trial on charges that he killed her and spent months moving her body before disposing of it. The...

By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK

LITTLETON, N.H. — The quaint town of Littleton, New Hampshire, is seeing more tourists, drawn to a main street of shops and restaurants where rainbow colors and gay pride symbols can be seen alongside American flags. Its population of 6,000 is growing...

By ED WHITE

PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan jury received instructions from a judge and began deliberations Monday in a novel trial against a school shooter’s mother who could go to prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students in...

By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER

Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures well below zero. Anchorage has seen some of its coldest temperatures in years and the mayor opened warming facilities for people who are homeless or don’t have reliable heating. To the...

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD, N.H. — Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on an overcast Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States.The annual event is a...

By JUSTIN SPIKE

US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO membershipEds: UPDATES: Updates Media.BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application...

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire voters won’t be asked to add a secession clause triggered by the national debt to the state constitution, nor will lawmakers study the broader issue of breaking away from the United States.Without debate, the House on...

MEREDITH, N.H. — A New Hampshire man was charged Thursday with assaulting two 7-year-old children at an elementary school, two weeks after similar charges were filed against another worker at the school.Manchester Police said witnesses saw 24-year-old...

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion bills Thursday, refusing to either further restrict or protect reproductive rights.Current state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy...

By ROBERT YOON

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.The Associated Press allocated the final...

By JILL COLVIN

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star. Again and again, Republican voters said they saw him as the future of the party — a potential vice president who, after serving four...

By LISA RATHKE

MIDDLESEX, Vt. — Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get through the next season.Water washed away seeds planted in the summer at Bear Roots Farm, which grows about 20...

By MICHAEL CASEY

BOSTON — Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new snowblower and driveway in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving...

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire lawmakers considering whether to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities heard from two former athletes Tuesday who took opposite positions on the bill.At least 20...

By MATT BROWN

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump isn’t known for fostering deep connections with the Black community.From his earliest days as a New York real estate developer, Trump has faced accusations of racist business practices. He spent years spreading the lie that...