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Judge declines bid by New Hampshire parents to protest transgender players at school soccer games
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing. But the judge did rule that...
News media don't run elections. Why do they call the winners?
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s election night, the polls have closed and chances are you’re waiting on The Associated Press or one of the major television networks to say who will be the next president. But why does the news media play that role in the first place? Shouldn't that be the...
Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. 'I am not going to eat them.'
CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — As pet lovers gathered in a church garden here Saturday (Oct. 5) with dogs and photographs for the annual Blessing of the Animals, they were greeted with an assurance unlike any in years past. “I say: Bring your pet. Bring your dog and cat. I am a Haitian,...
How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters had plenty to argue about in the 1972 election, but they overwhelmingly agreed that when it came time to vote, they would do so in person on Election Day. The act of voting was largely a communal experience that year, when roughly 95% of voters went to...
Xaviah Bascon runs for 2 TDs, Harvard beats FCS No. 16 New Hampshire 28-23
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
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
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
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
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
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...
