New Hampshire Union Leader

15 hours ago | unionleader.com | Molly Crane-Newman

In the moments Sean “Diddy” Combs was losing his grip on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, he threatened to release humiliating footage of her engaging in dehumanizing sex acts with strangers at his direction, a Manhattan jury heard at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial Wednesday.

23 hours ago | unionleader.com | Hannah Knowles

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term “maybe” hurt Democrats and that “with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case.” But Biden’s former transportation secretary also tried to turn the page Tuesday night as he makes moves toward another presidential run in 2028, saying his party is “not in a position to wallow in hindsight” and using a packed town hall here to warn against counting on backlash to...

1 day ago | unionleader.com | Flint McColgan

The Karen Read murder retrial took Tuesday off. The announcement came in the form of a somewhat cryptic message from the state’s courts. “Please be advised that the trial in Commonwealth v. Karen Read is not taking place today due to unavoidable circumstances,” Massachusetts state courts spokeswoman Jennifer Donahue wrote in an email. There was no further explanation.

2 days ago | unionleader.com | Julie Huss

A vacant downtown Derry property touted for years as a catalyst for economic development is getting new life as a parking/housing project continues to move forward. A parking garage/housing/retail plan is gaining momentum as town officials approved funding sources for the garage portion of the project to be located on the town-owned property known as Abbott Court.

2 days ago | unionleader.com | Kevin Landrigan

The 1,135 people who have filed claims for settlement from the Youth Development Center Fund have requested just under $1.5 billion for an average $1.3 million in damages for sexual and/or physical abuse, according to the latest quarterly report from John Broderick, the administrator and retired Supreme Court chief justice. The 296 cases settled either through Broderick or the office of Attorney General John Formella will spend $156 million for an average award of $527,027.