Latest Chris Sununu News

New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

Dec. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Nearly four decades later, a new documentary focuses on how she still inspires others...

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment

Dec. 18, 2024 06:17 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — For Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns. The 38-year-old Evanston, Illinois, resident has regularly attended Chicago Sky games for the last three seasons,...

New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports

Nov. 22, 2024 07:17 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire fathers who were barred from school district events for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes insisted at a federal court hearing Thursday that they didn't set out to harass or otherwise target a transgender soccer player at...

AP Race Call: Republican Kelly Ayotte wins election for governor in New Hampshire

Nov. 05, 2024 23:09 PM EST

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, extending the GOP’s hold on the office by defeating former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig. The seat was open for the first time since 2016 after Republican Gov. Chris Sununu decided not to seek a fifth two-year term. Ayotte, who was...

Republican ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte beats Democrat Joyce Craig in New Hampshire governor’s race

Nov. 05, 2024 23:08 PM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the office under Republican control for another two years. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision not to seek a...

Man charged in hit-and-run that killed New Hampshire Air National Guard commander

Oct. 28, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who told police he had been drinking has been indicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed the commander of the state's Air National Guard, authorities said. Paul Clement, 81, of Rochester, was indicted Oct. 17 by a Strafford County grand jury...

With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor's race is both close and personal

Oct. 24, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial races has also become intensely personal. None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are running as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states. Two of them are in...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:04 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections, though it has been a battleground state in many of those years due to the tight margins of victory. Republican former President Donald Trump, who faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Oct. 18, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., Tony Evers, D-Wis., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Shapiro; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face...

New Hampshire's port director and his wife, a judge, are both facing criminal charges

Oct. 17, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The director of New Hampshire’s Division of Ports and Harbors has been charged with witness tampering and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Thursday, a day after announcing related indictments against the agency head’s wife, a state Supreme Court justice....