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By AMANDA SWINHART

BURLINGTON — A large crowd of supporters and advocates gathered outside a Vermont courthouse Wednesday to support a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

By HOLLY RAMER and COLLIN BINKLEY

CONCORD — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

By PHILIP MARCELO

NEW YORK — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals.

By MICHAEL CASEY

BOSTON — Harvard University announced Monday that it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as part of its campaign against antisemitism, which could put almost $9 billion in funding at risk.

By HOLLY RAMER and AMANDA SWINHART

JACKSON, N.H. — A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire’s Black Mountain with his two grandchildren.

By KATHY McCORMACK

Four-term Congressman Chris Pappas announced his bid Thursday to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a fellow Democrat, next year.

By PATRICK WHITTLE

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.

By KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL CASEY

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire’s challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again Sunday after trekking through neighboring peaks in the White Mountains. Both veteran hikers, the women were an hour behind schedule on their descent and losing daylight, but they had warm clothing, headlamps and other gear.

By KATHY McCORMACK

By HOLLY RAMER, KATHY McCORMACK and PATRICK WHITTLE

A Washington state woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California, a federal prosecutor said in court documents Monday.

By HOLLY RAMER

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The first of multiple sexual assault trials started Wednesday for a man whose arrest more than five years ago thrust allegations of widespread abuse at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center into the public eye.

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD — Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was sworn as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire on Thursday, promising to bring people together and build on the state’s successes while also warning that budget cuts are coming.

By NICK PERRY

MEREDITH, N.H. — A Massachusetts couple and their two daughters were identified by authorities Friday as the victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after they were found dead at their lake house in New Hampshire on Christmas Day.Matthew...

By KATHY McCORMACK

Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in.He has an alert passerby and a couple of nearby construction...

By MICHAEL CASEY

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan’s mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks.All for a murder he long insisted he...

By LISA RATHKE

PEACHAM — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters.Minutes earlier they had abandoned their...

By MICHAEL CASEY

MIDDLEBORO, Mass. — Weeks before Thanksgiving, some of the cranberries that graced dinner plates Thursday were floating on the Rocky Meadow bog in southeastern Massachusetts.The cranberries have turned this pond pinkish crimson. Several workers, up to...

By NICK PERRY

MANCHESTER — A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found a former leader at a youth detention center guilty of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998.Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual...

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD — 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.Goodlander, a former White...

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted...

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD — 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...