A jury Friday awarded $38 million to David Meehan, a former resident of the Youth Development Center who alleged he was physically and sexually abused during the 1990s. The New Hampshire Department of Justice, however, said state law will limit the state’s payout to $475,000 for Meehan.
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TORONTO - Canadian police made the first arrests Friday in the shooting death of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, according to a Canadian official familiar with the matter.
The University of North Alabama Friday announced its mascot lion, Leo III, died Thursday after a brief illness.
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said inflation will likely remain elevated for “some time,” but added she still anticipates price gains will eventually cool with interest rates held at current levels.
The U.S. services sector contracted in March, while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs jumped, a worrisome sign for the outlook on inflation.
NEW YORK - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial said on Friday that a gag order preventing him from commenting about witnesses and jurors does not bar him from testifying in court on his own behalf.
MOSCOW - Russia is ready to consider "serious" proposals to settle the Ukraine conflict based on existing "realities" and Moscow's security concerns, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
WASHINGTON - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and the increase in annual wages fell below 4.0% for the first time in nearly three years, but it is probably too early to expect that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates before September as the labor market re…
PORTSMOUTH — Heading into the lacrosse season, Portsmouth High coach JoJo Curro knew the blossoming talent she had in goal. Sage Bussiere’s strong freshman season was integral in the Clippers’ run to the Division I championship game.
The University of North Alabama Friday announced its mascot lion, Leo III, died Thursday after a brief illness.
New Hampshire National Guard Lt. Ryan Camp looked through the border fence separating Texas and Mexico and made a mental note of the pickup truck crawling back and forth along the bank of the Rio Grande. He logged the man fishing and the person he could hear but not see walking through the b…
A POPULAR tourist destination in Lincoln now has a new identity after more than three decades.
THERE ARE drive-thrus for banks, doughnut shops and burger joints. We can’t forget chicken places and tacos, either.
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