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School district defends decision to punish parents for wearing pink 'XX' wristbands
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” during a soccer game featuring a transgender player defended their decision Friday at a hearing on whether they can take similar action while they are being sued. ...
Jury deliberates on whether man held down teen while he was raped at youth center in 1990s
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A jury began deliberating Friday on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a youth detention center in 1998. Bradley Asbury, now 70, served as a house leader at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. He's accused...
Trial of youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped turns acrimonious
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The cross-examination of a man who says he was raped as a teenager by youth center workers in New Hampshire turned acrimonious Wednesday, with the accuser at one point calling an opposing lawyer a "sick man” following a heated exchange. It was the second...
Judge moves to slash $38 million verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge who oversaw a landmark civil trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center has issued a preliminary order slashing the $38 million verdict against the state to $475,000. Rockingham County Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman previously said reducing...
New Hampshire keeps all-Democratic delegation with Pappas, Goodlander wins in US House races
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats maintained their dominance in New Hampshire’s congressional delegation Tuesday, with U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas reelected in the 1st District and newcomer Maggie Goodlander winning the open 2nd District seat. Pappas defeated Republican former state Sen....
Biden says global leaders are terrified of Trump and quietly tell him, 'He can't win'
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden tore into his predecessor on Tuesday, suggesting that global leaders are terrified of what Donald Trump 's return to the White House could do to democratic rule around the world. “Every international meeting I attend,” Biden said,...
Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and spending the money on luxury cars was charged this week with stealing separate state pandemic relief funds. Republican Andy Sanborn, of Bedford, was...
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,...
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...
ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law
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...
