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Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate

Mar. 28, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When No Labels' critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group's defense. The former Connecticut senator was a founding chairman of the centrist organization that focused, above all, on promoting bipartisanship in national politics. Despite its...

New Hampshire House takes on artificial intelligence in political advertising

Mar. 28, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Political ads featuring deceptive synthetic media would be required to include disclosure language under a bill passed Thursday by the New Hampshire House. Sophisticated artificial intelligence tools, such as voice-cloning software and image generators, already...

Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists

Mar. 28, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists. Granite Shore Power said Wednesday it reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to close the...

Van Ostern seeks Democratic nomination in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District

Mar. 28, 2024 13:00 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Democrat who managed U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster’s first campaign announced his candidacy to succeed her Thursday in New Hampshire’s 2nd District. Former Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern said Thursday he is running "to make our government work for everyday...

US Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire won't seek reelection for a seventh term in November

Mar. 27, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire said Wednesday that she will not seek reelection to Congress for a seventh term in November, leaving the state's sprawling 2nd District open to a possible GOP successor. “I always said I was not going to...

Vote-counting machine foes hoped for a surge of success in New Hampshire. They got barely a ripple

Mar. 22, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

HOPKINTON, N.H. (AP) — Like the old saying about March itself, an orchestrated effort to get rid of vote-counting machines in New Hampshire this month came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. “Electronic machines will face the wrath of New Hampshire voters in March!” Mike...

Trump's latest 2024 campaign fundraising report shows him lagging behind Biden in cash

Mar. 21, 2024 19:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's fundraising picked up last month, but his political operation is still struggling to catch up to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in money coming in. Trump's campaign and his Save America political action committee, two...

New Hampshire Senate passes bill to expand scope of youth detention center victim settlements

Mar. 21, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday passed legislation to greatly expand the scope of the out-of-court settlement process to compensate victims of abuse at the state’s youth detention center. The state faces about 1,200 lawsuits alleging physical, sexual or...

Teen to pay fine and do community service to resolve civil rights vandalism complaint

Mar. 21, 2024 13:36 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Portsmouth teenager will pay a fine and complete 200 hours of community service to resolve allegations of violating New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act 21 times, including carrying out an antisemitic, homophobic and racist vandalism spree that damaged a number of properties...

A New Hampshire school bus driver and his wife charged with producing child sex abuse images

Mar. 20, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who drove a school bus for children with disabilities has been charged along with his wife with taking sexually explicit photos of a young girl, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. Paul and Krystal Baird, of Keene, were arrested Wednesday...