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U.S. President Donald Trump gave Saudi Arabia the benefit of the doubt in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi even as U.S. lawmakers pointed the finger at the Saudi leadership and Western pressure mounted on Riyadh to provide answers.

An 85,000-a-year teacher fled his school when confronted by police last month about using a small child to break into an arcade machine at the Mall at Rockingham Park to steal prizes.

Police in Hampton have again arrested a dog groomer who allegedly killed a golden retriever, this time because they say she breached bail conditions.

Traffic was snarled on Route 101 eastbound in Raymond Monday afternoon after a pickup truck pulling a camper hit a Ryder truck and then overturned, state police said.

The Milford-Bennington Railroad Company, which was at risk of losing its freight business, has scored a major win against Pan Am Railways that will allow the company to continue its operations.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a botched interrogation, CNN and the New York Times said on Monday, after President Trump speculated 'rogue killers' may be responsible.

During their time playing for the Manchester Memorial field hockey team, Meredith Doyle and Jenna Merritt twice helped the program qualify for the playoffs.

Paola Matos' 25-dig performance and a combined 24 kills between Julia Pascucci and Libby Knapp led the Bishop Guertin volleyball team to a 3-0 home triumph over Bedford on Monday.

Thousands of Granite Staters could be in for a very pleasant surprise this week when the state releases its annual list of unclaimed property.

Emergency room visits for homelessness surged at a large urban children's hospital after Massachusetts made it harder for families to get into shelters, a new study suggests.

The first step in the renewal of an NBA Eastern Conference rivalry was taken last spring. That's when the Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, postseason combatants in the 1960s and 1980s, squared off in the second round of the playoffs.

TOM BRADY had just worked his usual magic to top a magical sports night in Boston and Bill Belichick couldn't hide his excitement.

Lisa Freeman and Victoria Sullivan are very strong supporters of education and parental rights.

If you need another example of a mother's love, look no further than Nashville, Tenn., where a woman shot her boyfriend after he assaulted her youngsters. The mom told police she fired because her children were in danger.

In response to Gov. Chris Sununu's 10-year energy plan, Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups have released a plan of their own, calling for the state to generate all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040.

Campbell High of Litchfield, one of two unbeaten Division III teams in New Hampshire, is back in the Union Leader High School Football Power Poll ' just in time for the division's marquee game of the regular season.

Students at one of the nation's top colleges should not have to be told to keep their hands out of the fire.

YOU MAY have noticed yesterday that we have made some changes to our daily opinion pages. Each Monday and Thursday will feature a page of opinions other than those of the Union Leader.

WITH ALL DUE respect to Kathy Sullivan's obligatory right-before-an-election 'Ann Kuster is a bipartisan' op-ed, the entire premise is half-baked and the proof is in the 'cookies.'

On the campaign trail, Gov. Chris Sununu frequently refers to the state's balanced budget and the millions of dollars in surplus funds he distributed in his first two years in office.