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Trump takes aim at WHO as US economic outlook worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — With new U.S. economic numbers highlighting the rough road ahead for a hoped-for rebound, President Donald Trump on Friday took aim at the World Health Organization and China, blaming both for their roles in the pandemic's devastation. Trump announced that the United States will end its...
Hotels, churches set to reopen, stay-at-home order extended
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Chris Sununu extended New Hampshire’s stay-at-home order for an additional two weeks, while announcing the limited reopening of hotels, summer camps and houses of worship. The stay-at-home order had been due to expire on Sunday but instead was extended until June 15. ...
Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in mom's death
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges that he fatally stabbed his mother in 2018. Frances Nash, 51, of Chichester, was found dead in a swamp. Her son, Phillip Nash, was arrested in Virginia. Phillip Nash had been scheduled to go on trial on a charge of...
Court finds for media, overrules old right-to-know decision
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday found in favor of two news media organizations requesting police-related records, and in doing so, overruled its decision in a 1993 right-to-know law case that broadly allowed government agencies to withhold information. Government agencies...
Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption and even another pandemic. The race, which...
Most hospital overflow sites closing; 101 new cases reported
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire plans to start breaking down most of its “flex facilities” to handle hospital overflow for coronavirus cases starting next week, saying that hospitals have created surge spaces of their own, if needed. The state had set up 14 facilities around New Hampshire...
Longtime legislator Martha Fuller Clark to retire
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Longtime New Hampshire legislator Martha Fuller Clark announced Thursday that she is retiring from office and won't seek re-election this year, saying it's time for “a new generation of political leaders" to fill her seat. Fuller Clark, a state senator, was first elected to...
Task force approves rules for sports, gambling, driver's ed
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The task force on reopening New Hampshire’s economy approved recommendations Wednesday related to bingo, basketball and allowing driving instructors back behind the wheel. The proposed rules for charitable gaming includes limiting the number of seats at tables set up for poker,...
Christmas Eve death of boy, 5, determined to be a homicide
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The death of a 5-year-old boy on Christmas Eve was caused by blunt force trauma to the head and neck, and the manner of death is homicide, the New Hampshire attorney general's office said Wednesday. Dennis Vaughan, Jr., of Laconia, died at a hospital. Police arrived at his home to...
Man released from jail because of virus concerns arrested
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man released from jail because of concerns about catching the coronavirus has been arrested on a charge of distributing child pornography, the U.S. attorney's office in New Hampshire said. According to court documents, Russell Graham, 40, of Lowell, Massachusetts, had been in jail...
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