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Xaviah Bascon runs for 2 TDs, Harvard beats FCS No. 16 New Hampshire 28-23

Oct. 04, 2024 22:27 PM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Xaviah Bascon had two 1-yard touchdown runs, Scott Woods II had four receptions for 93 yards — including a 65-yard TD catch-and-run — and Harvard beat New Hampshire 28-23 Friday night. Bascon’s second TD run gave Harvard a 21-16 lead with 5:11 left in...

There's a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool

Oct. 03, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an unusual call Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a backyard swimming pool. A video shot by police shows rescuers removing a pool covering after arriving at the home at about 8:45 a.m. to reveal...

Massachusetts couple charged with casting ballots in New Hampshire

Oct. 02, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple have been indicted on suspicion of casting ballots in New Hampshire despite living outside the state, according to prosecutors. The couple, ages 56 and 54, each face three felony counts of wrongful voting, New Hampshire Attorney General...

Police officer fatally shoots man at a home, New Hampshire attorney general says

Oct. 01, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

NORTHWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man at a home in Northwood after the two got involved in a physical altercation, the New Hampshire attorney general's office said Tuesday. Police responded to the home along Route 4 following a report of domestic violence...

Larry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75

Oct. 01, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawrence “Larry” Laughlin, a calm, kind and quick-witted journalist whose 38-year career included two decades as the northern New England bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died. He was 75. Laughlin, who lived in Concord, New Hampshire, died Monday...

Parents sue school district following wristband protest against transgender girl at soccer game

Oct. 01, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Three parents and a grandparent have sued a New Hampshire school district, saying their rights were violated when they were barred from school grounds for wearing pink wristbands with “XX,” representing the female chromosome pair, in protest of a transgender girl playing...

ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law

Sep. 30, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot, saying it is one of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation. The new law was set...

Man accused of killing his grandmother with hammer in New Hampshire

Sep. 30, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

EASTON, N.H. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been accused of killing his grandmother with a hammer in New Hampshire. The man was being held without bail and was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, the attorney general's office said in a news release. It wasn't...

Mother pleads guilty in the death of her 5-year-old son whose body was found in a park

Sep. 27, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the 2021 death of her 5-year-old son, who was beaten, starved and neglected, weighing just 19 pounds when his body was found buried in a Massachusetts park, prosecutors said. Danielle...

Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes

Sep. 26, 2024 13:59 PM EDT

Washington (AP) — An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security, the latest sign that nefarious actors are turning to artificial intelligence in efforts to dupe top...