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MLB pitcher Dennis Eckersley's daughter reunited with her son after giving birth in woods in 2022

Mar. 25, 2024 15:05 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley has been reunited with her son as she awaits trial on reckless conduct and other charges after giving birth more than a year ago in a tent in subfreezing temperatures, her attorney said Monday. Alexandra...

Manchester United: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 12, 2024 08:25 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — Manchester United PLC (MANU) on Tuesday reported net income of $25.3 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Manchester, Britain-based company said it had net income of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...

Biden's budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs

Mar. 11, 2024 22:27 PM EDT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters' attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Unlikely to pass the House and...

Mother of 5-year-old girl killed by father takes first steps in planned wrongful death lawsuit

Mar. 11, 2024 12:23 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 and whose body has not been found, asked a New Hampshire probate judge on Monday to declare the girl legally dead and to be appointed as administrator of her estate. Crystal Sorey took the first steps in...

What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, 'Elsbeth' sleuths and Japan shines in 'Shogun'

Feb. 26, 2024 00:06 AM EST

Adam Sandler playing an astronaut on a solo mission to the edge of the solar system in the sci-fi drama “Spaceman,” and Disney+'s animated coming-of-age story “Iwájú” set in the future in Lagos, Nigeria, are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you....

Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December as shoppers pause after strong holiday season

Feb. 15, 2024 16:43 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans pulled back their spending more than expected in January after the traditional holiday season splurge. Retail sales fell 0.8% in January from the strong pace in December when they rose a revised 0.4%, according to the Commerce Department's report on...

A stepmother says her husband killed his 5-year-old and hid her body. His lawyers say she's lying

Feb. 09, 2024 17:46 PM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The estranged wife of a New Hampshire man accused of beating his young daughter to death testified Friday that he punched the 5-year-old to death, folded her body into a duffel bag, then hid it in the trunk of his car, then a ceiling vent and a restaurant freezer while...

Jury selection starts for father accused of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery

Feb. 06, 2024 10:42 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — 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 remains of Harmony...

16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for 'sadistic' murder

Feb. 02, 2024 13:18 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — The two 16-year-old convicted murderers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago were handed life sentences Friday with minimum prison terms of 20 and 22 years. Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of...

Woman tossing trash falls into dumpster, survives getting compacted in garbage truck

Jan. 31, 2024 14:23 PM EST

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage and was later rescued from a trash truck that had compacted the contents while she was inside, fire department officials in New Hampshire said. Luckily, neighbors heard her screams and the trash...