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DURHAM ' For the relatively new crop known as 'baby ginger,' delaying the harvest date increases yields in New Hampshire, according to preliminary research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

Afghan president announces temporary cease-dire with Taliban

AMY MARCY CHENEY, a musical prodigy originally from Henniker, debuted as a professional pianist in Boston in 1883, when she was 16 years old. After a busy two-year concert schedule, she married a prominent Boston surgeon who was 24 years her senior, Dr. H.H.A. Henry Harris Aubrey Beach. Dr. Beach practiced surgery at Massachusetts General...

DUBLIN ' Highway crews in Dublin continued working Sunday to open the last of several roads damaged by extensive flooding caused by heavy rains Friday night.

LINCOLN - Sweet, but with a little heat, different but familiar, and ultimately delicious, the Bacon Corn Johnny Cakes with Maple Drizzle concocted by Dan Duris has earned the Manchester native 5,000 and the title of Northeast Region winner in the 2018 Neighborhood to Nation Recipe Contest from General Mills.

WASHINGTON - Former CIA director John Brennan said Sunday that he is willing to take President Donald Trump to court to prevent other current and former officials from having their security clearances revoked, escalating a battle over whether the President is misusing the power of his office to retaliate...

MOUNT WASHINGTION ' In his brief life, Albert Henry Dow III was many things, but above all he was someone who, according to his family, believed in the greater good and in serving humanity.

A British woman on a cruise touring the Adriatic Sea fell into the water 60 miles off the coast of Croatia, apparently spending about 10 hours treading water before she was pulled into a rescue boat.

PACARAIMA, Brazil Reuters - Fearful Venezuelan immigrants lined up in smaller numbers to enter Brazil on Sunday at the only border crossing between the two countries one day after violent protests by Brazilian residents drove hundreds back across the frontier.The Brazilian army, which reinforces...

HAMPTON ' A state trooper sustained minor injuries Friday after colliding with another car on his way to assist in a traffic stop.

CONCORD ' A beloved former principal at Concord High School has died after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS.

THERE WERE at least two rumors circulating about the Trinity High School football program in the offseason. One said Trinity would not field a varsity team again this year, and the other said Trinity was hoping to have a varsity team but would have to join forces with another school, perhaps Bishop Brady of Concord, to do so.

Richard Sherman took to Twitter Sunday to voice his dislike of the NFL's new helmet rule.

Greg Bird capped a six-run first inning with his second career grand slam as the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 10-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.The Yankees lost shortstop Didi Gregorius to a bruised left heel that required further imaging at nearby Columbia Presbyterian...

Fear the A's. Sure, the Astros are a deep threat, and let's not entirely discount the Yankees, the Indians, maybe even the Mariners, as in the way of the Red Sox reaching the World Series.

Rory McIlroy hinted last week that he might skip the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs to rest and work on tweaks to his game, and he was not on the official field list for The Northern Trust that begins Thursday in Paramus, N.J.

BRISTOL, Tenn. ' 'Old guys rule!' screamed 40-year-old Kurt Busch after he took the checkered flag in an action-filled Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The frustrating 2018 season for Marcus Stroman continues.

GREENSBORO, N.C. ' Brandt Snedeker won the Wyndham Championship by three shots on Sunday after his only remaining threat, C.T. Pan, drove out of bounds at the final hole.

MANCHESTER ' The incoming airport director for the state's largest airport listed 'eight risks' to developing more flights, including high operating costs.