New Hampshire
US marshals find ‘fugitive of the week’ tanning in a backyard
CONCORD, N.H. — U.S. marshals say they found a New Hampshire “fugitive of the week” tanning in a family member’s backyard in Massachusetts and …
RepublicansThe 5 Things to Know About the Failed Senate Effort to Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party’s seven-year dream of dismantling the Affordable Care Act came to what seemed like a climactic end early Friday, punctured by the Senate’s vote to reject a last-ditch proposal to repeal a few parts of the health law.<p>With the vote on a “skinny” repeal bill, …
HealthPolice: Mother and son involved in New Hampshire murder-for-hire plot
PLAINFIELD, Maine (AP) — Police in New Hampshire have arrested a mother and son they say were involved in a murder-for-hire plot.<p>An 83-year-old woman …
CrimeNumber of fentanyl deaths in Mass. alarms state DEA
LAWRENCE — Mexican cartels are delivering vast quantities of the inexpensive and powerful synthetic drug fentanyl to New England, causing the highest …
BostonState-By-State Polling Is Mostly Good News For Trump's Re-election Prospects
Naturally, in the most negative way possible, our forever-fake news media is spinning the results from Gallup's fresh polling of President Trump's …
ElectionsThese were the first three of 15,349 fans to line up at Patriots training camp
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that 15,349 spectators attended the first day of training camp. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 through the …
RepublicansMan pleads guilty to robbing banks in 3 states | Miami Herald
A Massachusetts man has pleaded in federal court in New Hampshire to robbing banks in three states.<p>Court documents say 26-year-old Vincent Torraco, …
CrimeRhys Treks the AT - Maryland
Howdy folks<p>I’ve mostly made the switch to video from writing because I’m lazy and it’s easier. Also, it’s a bit more fun for me when I’m out there …
RepublicansTrump has a who’s who of vote suppressors working to keep the GOP in majority in 2018
Proponents of restricting registration and voting by overly policing the process<p>On Wednesday, some of the most notorious Republican voter suppressors will be sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence for the White House’s ludicrously named Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.<p>“It is …
Liberal POVWhy Everybody Should Add Zucchini to Their Chocolate Cakes, Always
There's a sweet story in the introduction to <i>The Harvest Baker</i> that explains how cookbook author and baking expert Ken Haedrich became obsessed with …
RecipesThe things people in each state hate the most are weirdly random
The next time you're in Fargo, don't order tapas. You'll get a dirty look.<p>North Dakotans really hate Spanish-style appetizers, according to a new study by the app Hater, which matches people based on what they dislike. Hater's site says the idea for the app was hatched from a University of Oklahoma …
RecreationWhy Democrats are feeling optimistic about a local win in New Hampshire
Kevin Cavanaugh ran 11 points ahead of Hillary Clinton.<p>In each congressional special election this year, Democrats have fallen short every time. But local races are telling a different story.<p>The latest example came Tuesday night in New Hampshire, where Democrats won a state Senate seat in a …
ElectionsVeterans air their frustration about Manchester VA hospital | Miami Herald
The interim director of the embattled Manchester VA Medical Center told nearly 100 veterans he's working to address allegations of substandard care …
RepublicansA Japanese doctor who studied longevity — and lived to 105 — said if you must retire, do it well after age 65
RecreationFTC Awards $25,000 Prize To App Designed To Make Your Stuff’s Security Suck Less
Your stuff may be increasingly “smart,” but the security on it almost certainly isn’t. If something of yours connects to the internet, it can be …
Consumer ProtectionHere's what we know about the brutal Planet Fitness attack
The video of a vicious attack on a New Hampshire teen in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness has captured the attention of thousands of people since …
CrimeA Frame Within a Frame
The getting-ready room at the Hanover Inn in Dartmouth, New Hampshire, was in such a state of disarray that when it came time to take portraits of …
PhotographyFuture Watch: Alford takes a step forward in return from injury
Each week, TSN baseball reporter Scott Mitchell takes a look at how the consensus top 10 prospects in the Blue Jays’ minor-league system have fared …
BaseballFlesh-eating bacteria nearly kills man who thought he just had blisters from a hike
Wayne Atkins thought little of the blisters he had gotten while hiking. He was trekking up and down the 4,500-foot-high Mount Garfield in New Hampshire - a 10-mile round trip - and blisters were no surprise.<p>He was in the Granite State for a family member's early June wedding, which went off without …
MedicineALEC’s scary plan for electing your senators
The radical right is intent on destroying democracy as we know it<p>The New York Times and Washington Post reported that President Trump has had conversations with top officials about whether he could pardon himself and his family, and also suggested that the White House could be mounting an attack on …
Liberal POVThese 5 States Spend the Most on the Outdoors
In April, the Outdoor Industry Association predicted that outdoor recreation in the United States is worth $887 billion and responsible for 7.6 million American jobs. On Wednesday, the trade group released individual reports that break down those numbers by state, with some surprising …
Adventure TravelAlmost Half Of Republicans Believe Trump Really Won The Popular Vote, Poll Finds
He lost it by nearly 3 million votes.<p>Nearly half of Republican voters believe President Donald Trump didn’t really lose the popular vote to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in last year’s election, a new poll shows.<p>Trump won the electoral college, but he lost the popular vote by over 2.8 …
ElectionsVote tally: How each senator voted on GOP health care motion
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> The Senate voted in favor of a motion to proceed with debate on the GOP health care bill Tuesday afternoon.<p>After seven years of Republicans vowing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and following several months of internal deliberations and setbacks, GOP lawmakers …
Lisa MurkowskiThis Octopus Species in Northern Australia Can Hunt on Dry Land | Mental Floss
Most octopuses live in the ocean—but in northern Australia, a small, shallow-water species takes to land in search of food. <i>Abdopus aculeatus</i> is the …
Biological SpeciesTrump Persists in the Fight for a Health Care Win at Any Cost
<i>First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.</i><p>For all of President Trump’s shortcomings in this health care debate — his lack of grasp on the policy, his unwillingness to give a major speech or hold a …
PoliticsWhy Donald Trump flipped a Dem county in blue Connecticut
WINDHAM COUNTY, Conn. - In what had been one of the Northeast's liberal strongholds, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points in the …
ElectionsHere Are the States That Swear the Most
No one <i>enjoys</i> having prolonged chats with customer service reps to get a problem fixed, but some of us tend to be more polite and patient with the …
Cool StuffFishermen Taking Fight Over Monitors To Supreme Court
Support the news<p>A New England fishermen's group is taking its fight over monitors who collect sea data to the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping it removes a …
U.S. Supreme CourtThis Berklee professor is mapping the White Mountains through sound clips
Steve Wilkes has all of the necessary equipment for trekking deep into the New Hampshire woods.<p>Boots? Check. A wool hat and gloves? Yep. A knapsack …
BostonMan released from jail after ‘unprovoked’ gym attack, punching woman 39 times
A New Hampshire man arrested for allegedly punching a Planet Fitness employee nearly 40 times in Jun...
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