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White House economic director Larry Kudlow said Sunday that President Donald Trump is concerned that higher interest rates might derail the U.S. economy, but wasn't trying to interfere with Federal Reserve independence when he criticized monetary policy as 'crazy.'

Hours after city, police and civic leaders called for the community's help in stemming the fatal homicides bloodying Boston's streets, two people were shot in Dorchester, leaving one man dead.

WASHINGTON ' President Donald Trump said he is unsure whether Defense Secretary James Mattis is planning to step down from his post, but told CBS' '60 Minutes' in a pre-taped interview that the retired general might and that he regards Mattis as 'sort of a Democrat.'

Street beatings and melees broke out on both coasts this weekend during confrontations involving the Proud Boys and antifascists ' ideologically opposed movements that both condone political violence and practice it with some regularity on their opponents.

Harvard University's secretive admissions process will undergo a rare public dissection in a trial starting this week of allegations that the Ivy League school discriminates against Asian-Americans.

BERLIN - The City that Trees Built continues to cement its position as the place to be on the second Saturday of October, with an estimated 5,000 people turning out for the 15th annual RiverFire on the Androscoggin.

The New Hampshire Department of Education temporarily halted the processing of reimbursement requests for federal grant funds to the local school district following a misstep with the certification process.

Gordon Hayward and his wife, Robyn, have an agreement, largely at her insistence. The pact goes back to well before the Celtics forward's mission was consumed by his recovery from a broken left tibia.

Former Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Saturday morning, the team announced.

For three-plus hours on Sunday, the only question surrounding the 1000Bulbs.com 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Ala. Superspeedway appeared to concern which Stewart-Haas Racing driver would get the victory.

For all the good vibes of a great start to the season, there was one cold dish of reality served to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday: They still can't beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

IT'S NOT flag football, although flags can be used. It's not tackle football either, but contact, at least a limited amount, is allowed.

Chris Sale didn't know why he wasn't right, the Red Sox didn't think his velocity was an issue and since Alex Cora said he expected Sale to pitch again in what will be a 'long series,' Sale must not be hurt again.

David Pastrnak is giving all indications this could be a breakout season, which is strange to say about a 22-year-old who already has posted two 30-goal seasons. But if he continues along in his current vein, the young Czech star will be in the Hart Trophy discussion.

CONCORD ' The state could make up to 57 million a year by taxing the sale of marijuana, according to the draft report of a legislative commission that has spent the past 12 months studying the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in New Hampshire.

Five years after creating a 'hub-and-spoke' system of care for opioid addiction, Vermont reached a milestone: There are no longer any waiting lists for treatment anywhere in the state.

Adam Marcoux, president of the Nashua Teachers' Union, described the problem as a substitute crisis.

It cost Lakes Region General Hospital 10,000 in staff and equipment for every healthy baby delivered in its labor ward.

DURHAM - The University of New Hampshire's president focused on the topic of freedom during his installation ceremony on campus Friday afternoon.

Complicating mental health care for seniors is a nationwide and statewide shortage of neurologists, gerontologists and geriatric psychiatrists who provide testing, referrals, diagnosis, inpatient and outpatient care ' many of whom are nearing retirement without replacements in line to meet the needs of New Hampshire's aging demographic.