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Crew finds stranded New Hampshire hiker who took to Facebook to seek help December 15, 2018 | 11:45 AM

Rep. Seth Moulton D-Mass., is questioned in the basement of the Capitol by reporters on his way to meet with fellow Democrats about his opposition to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., becoming the speaker of the House when the Democrats take the majority in the 116th Congress, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Rep. Moulton sees win for party in Pelosi term-limit deal December 15, 2018 | 10:48 AM

A snowmobile has come to rest along the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Snowmobile season kicks off in northern New England December 15, 2018 | 10:36 AM

The Latest: Schumer: Cabinet to be 'less foul' without Zinke December 15, 2018 | 10:26 AM

Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration December 15, 2018 | 9:39 AM

Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned December 15, 2018 | 9:30 AM

Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb December 15, 2018 | 9:28 AM

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Boston to hand out gift cards in exchange for guns December 15, 2018 | 9:22 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump floats fictions about the border December 15, 2018 | 8:34 AM

Cranky Congress still has work to do before wrapup December 15, 2018 | 12:26 AM

Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage December 15, 2018 | 12:13 AM

Former State Police lieutenants face more charges in OT scandal December 14, 2018 | 7:40 PM

He was told his father walked out in 1961. Then he started digging up the basement. December 14, 2018 | 7:00 PM

Budget head Mulvaney picked as Trump's next chief of staff December 14, 2018 | 6:54 PM

SHREVEPORT, LA - MAY 21: Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers celebrates after winning the 2018 Miss USA Competition at George's Pond at Hirsch Coliseum on May 21, 2018 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Miss USA apologizes for comments about other contestants' English December 14, 2018 | 6:48 PM

This August 2018 photo shows Sarah Papenheim with her friend Adam Pryor at a restaurant in Minneapolis. Sarah Papenheim, a native of Minnesota, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2018, at her home in an apartment building near Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where she had been studying since 2016. (Courtesy of Adam Pryor via AP)

An American musician was killed while studying in the Netherlands December 14, 2018 | 6:16 PM

Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms December 14, 2018 | 6:16 PM

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State trooper suspended over assault allegation December 14, 2018 | 5:23 PM

Their numbers growing, Latinos gain clout in new Congress December 14, 2018 | 5:11 PM

Ralph DeMasi enters his not guilty plea during his arraignment in the 1991 shooting death of an armored truck guard, Edward P. Morlock Sr., in Worcester Superior Court on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016.

Witness during Bulger trial acquitted in 1991 slaying December 14, 2018 | 4:54 PM

Utah senator says he regrets 'irresponsible' Trump remarks December 14, 2018 | 4:53 PM

Katherine Clark's blazer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shoes are getting featured in an art exhibit December 14, 2018 | 4:34 PM

Police identify victim of fatal Mattapan shooting as 25-year-old Dorchester man December 14, 2018 | 4:06 PM

In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, a lift boat, right, that serves as a work platform, assembles a wind turbine off Block Island, R.I.

Auction of offshore wind parcels draws record $405M in bids December 14, 2018 | 3:55 PM

A view at Newbury College, many of New England's smallest colleges have seen a precipitous drop in enrollment over the past 20 years, putting their futures in jeopardy.

Read the letter announcing Newbury College's planned closure December 14, 2018 | 3:51 PM

Detentions raise fears, cast doubt on China's policies December 14, 2018 | 3:48 PM

Mueller says FBI not to blame for Flynn's false statements December 14, 2018 | 3:33 PM

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‘No one should ever be reduced to their body’ December 14, 2018 | 2:57 PM

I-495 Lawrence

Police publicly identify pedestrian killed in Lawrence crash December 14, 2018 | 2:28 PM

The Latest: Trump names Mulvaney acting chief of staff December 14, 2018 | 1:44 PM