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Op-Ed: Hillary in 2028? 'It Isn't Crazy'
Op-Ed: Hillary in 2028?
'It Isn't Crazy'
OPINION
Mar 31, 2026 9:55 AM CDT

Op-Ed: Hillary in 2028? 'It Isn't Crazy'

Former senator is going to New Hampshire, and one pundit takes notice

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is headed to New Hampshire, and the trip has one pundit wondering about 2028. "At first glance, the idea of another Clinton run sounds crazy," writes Peter Lafflin in the Washington Examiner . But he lays out a plausible, if long-shot, scenario. During the trip, the former...

Brown Defies GOP Pressure, Says He'll Stay in Senate Race

Republican leaders want him to clear the way for Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race

(Newser) - Scott Brown is staying put in what one GOP senator calls New Hampshire's "weird" primary, even as his party's machinery lines up against him. The former Massachusetts senator tells Semafor he won't exit the Republican Senate race despite endorsements for former Sen. John E. Sununu from...

70 Wedding Guests Fall Through Floor

Investigators say crowded event in New Hampshire may have exceeded venue capacity

(Newser) - The floor turned into a trapdoor at a New Hampshire wedding on Saturday, dropping dozens of guests into a basement full of farm equipment. Authorities say about 144 people were inside the Sap House building at the Preserve at Chocorua in Tamworth when a roughly 20-by-20-foot section collapsed around 4:...

Cher's Son Arrested a 2nd Time in 3 Days

Elijah Blue Allman is now also charged in New Hampshire burglary

(Newser) - Police in New Hampshire say Cher's son twice ended up in handcuffs there in the span of three days. Elijah Blue Allman, 47, was arrested Sunday in the town of Windham after a homeowner called 911 to report someone had broken in and she was hiding in a closet, CBS...

Border Patrol Agent Shoots Person Near Canadian Border

Officials say armed person in Pittsburg, NH, fired first

(Newser) - A predawn encounter near the Canadian border in northern New Hampshire ended with a Border Patrol agent shooting an armed person early Sunday, authorities say. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said preliminary reports indicate the individual fired at the agent in Pittsburg, and the agent shot back. The...

Best States for Retirees Who Want to Stay Healthy

New Hampshire tops the Barron's list of best US states to retire to for your health

(Newser) - A place that has plenty of sunshine, manageable taxes, and pickleball may be attractive draws for seniors seeking out their retirement oasis—hence why many Americans pack up to spend their golden years in, say, Florida or Arizona. But as Barron's points out, it's easy to forget one...

ICE to Spend $38B Turning Warehouses Into Detention Sites

Immigration agency's plan would create network of large regional processing and removal centers

(Newser) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving ahead with a sweeping plan to turn industrial warehouses into a national network of immigrant detention hubs, with an estimated price tag of $38.3 billion, newly released documents show, reports the Washington Post . The records, posted on New Hampshire's state website...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Have Never Gotten a Raise

They've taken home $100 a year since 1889

(Newser) - In New Hampshire, lawmakers are still being paid like it's the 19th century. The Wall Street Journal reports the state's 424 House and Senate members earn $200 per two-year term, effectively $100 per January-to-June session, an amount cemented into the state constitution in 1889. (They do get their...

America's Most, Least Healthy States
America's Most, Least
Healthy States
Jan 10, 2026 12:37 PM CST

America's Most, Least Healthy States

From New Hampshire to Louisiana

(Newser) - The United Health Foundation is out with a wide-ranging assessment of the nation's health, one that includes a ranking of the states. Looking at dozens of factors in five broad categories—social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors, and health outcomes—the group ranked the best and...

PFAS-Tainted Water May Triple Risk of Infant Death

Study tracked mothers living near contaminated sites in New Hampshire for a decade

(Newser) - A new study raises fresh concerns about PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals" found in everything from nonstick cookware to waterproof clothing, linking PFAS-contaminated drinking water to fetal and infant health risks. PFAS are known to seep into groundwater and contaminate wells. Researchers found that mothers exposed to PFAS-contaminated water...

ICE Detainee With Ties to Leavitt Is Freed on Bond

Bruna Ferreira has a child with Karoline Leavitt's brother

(Newser) - One of the more high-profile detainees at an immigration detention center has been released on a $1,500 bond as she fights to stay in the country. As the Washington Post reports, the woman is 33-year-old Bruna Ferreira, and her arrest last month in Massachusetts made headlines because she is...

DNA Finally Pinpoints Neighbor as Killer of Young Mom in 1975

Ernest Theodore Gable was initially cleared by a faulty hair test in rape, murder of Judith Lord in New Hampshire

(Newser) - Nearly 50 years after a woman was sexually assaulted and strangled in her apartment in Concord, New Hampshire, authorities say they've finally identified her killer: a prior suspect excused by faulty evidence. Judith Lord, a 22-year-old mother to a young son found safe in his crib in the same...

Sununu Launches Senate Bid in NH
Sununu Launches
Senate Bid in NH
Oct 23, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Sununu Launches Senate Bid in NH

Republican is seeking to reclaim seat he lost in 2008

(Newser) - New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for US Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances of regaining a foothold in a region overwhelmingly represented by Democrats. Sununu, 61, is seeking the Republican nomination for...

Teen Faces 97 Years in Killing of His Brother's Family

Sentencing set for New Hampshire's Eric Sweeney, who shot Kassandra Sweeney, her two young sons

(Newser) - A young man from New Hampshire who was 16 when he killed his sister-in-law and two young nephews deserves at least 97 years in prison, prosecutors are telling a judge Friday. Eric Sweeney, now 19, had been living with his older brother's family in Northfield for three years when...

Quick-Acting Patrons at NH Country Club Bashed Shooter

They prevented worse tragedy with selfless acts, AG says

(Newser) - Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly to stop a gunman who opened fire at a New Hampshire country club and likely averted a worse tragedy, authorities said Sunday. One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday night before a suspect was taken into custody in a...

Country Club Shooting Kills 1 in New Hampshire

23-year-old man is arrested and charged in shooting at a Saturday wedding

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said. The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua was a 59-year-old man identified as Robert Steven DeCesare, according to...

State's Only Death Row Inmate Granted New Hearing

NH's top court will hear appeal 6 years after state abolished death penalty

(Newser) - New Hampshire's only inmate on death row has been granted a rare opportunity to plead his case for a life sentence before the state's highest court. In a brief single-page order handed down Monday, New Hampshire's Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, 45,...

Giuliani: It Was 'More Pain Than I Ever Felt'

But 'the best medicine' is on the way for former NYC mayor banged up in crash

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he experienced "more pain than I ever felt" after a car crash last weekend but expects to recover fully, making his first public remarks on video about the rear-end wreck in New Hampshire. After multiple days in a hospital , Giuliani returned—wearing what appeared to...

Succession Star Arrested on Friday in New Hampshire

Nicholas Braun has a Sept. 16 court date for DUI charge

(Newser) - Nicholas Braun, widely recognized for his role as the bumbling but beloved Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession, found himself in less familiar territory late Friday night—under arrest in New Hampshire. Local police say the 37-year-old actor was pulled over in Moultonborough around 11:15pm and arrested for...

Before Fatal Family Shootings, an Embezzlement Allegation

Police say New Hampshire's Emily Long was accused before killing two children, husband, and herself

(Newser) - A new wrinkle has emerged in a brutal New Hampshire case in which a woman fatally shot two of her children, her husband, and herself: an alleged embezzlement scheme. Police say Emily Long of Madbury was being investigated for allegedly stealing $660,000 from her employer, reports NBC News...

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