4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio

Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity. Now Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.

4 weeks ago in Lifestyle

You should be dancing, yeah. Moving to music offers all kinds of benefits as you age

Moving to music is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Medical professionals say it doesn't matter if it's Western line dancing, ballroom steps, salsa, tap, Zumba at the gym, or with a group

4 weeks ago in Sports

Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.

4 weeks ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

4 weeks ago in World

Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.

4 weeks ago in Features

A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better

After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.

4 weeks ago in Local

House votes to censure Rep. Corcoran over social media posts

In a vote of 288 to 54 Thursday lawmakers voted to take punitive action against Rep Travis Corcoran R- Weare following post on social media which targeted fellow state representatives.

4 weeks ago in Local

New Hampshire Senate kills Campus Carry bill

In a voice vote Thursday lawmakers officially killed off HB1793 which would have allowed citizens the ability to carry a gun on any college campus that receives state funding.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day

From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday.

4 weeks ago in Local

Brush fire in Claremont considered suspicious

Fire crews worked for several hours to contain and control the fire, which ultimately burned an estimated 2-3 acres.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show

Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.

4 weeks ago in Local

Hampton man accused of stealing firearms in Nashua

Nashua Police say Dennis Field is facing charges after he allegedly stole the weapons from a home on Myrtle Street.

4 weeks ago in Local

Two hospitalized after a small plane crashes in Jaffrey

Authorities say the two suffered serious injuries after the plan veered off the runway and flipped onto its roof Thursday while trying to land at Silver Ranch

4 weeks ago in Sports

WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time

A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.

4 weeks ago in Sports

NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027

Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.

4 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.

4 weeks ago in Local

New Hampshire Attorney General investigating shooting in Milan

Investigators say the shooting occurred Thursday night when police responded to home on West Milan Road

4 weeks ago in Local

Former Manchester resident charged with shooting at Border Patrol agent pleads not guilty

Blu Zeke Daly, otherwise known as Cullan Zeke Daly was arraigned from their hospital bed Thursday for an incident in Stewartstown in which authorities say she opened fire at agents during a traffic stop.

1 month ago in Local

Manchester man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl and cocaine

Following his guilty plea authorities say Xavier Santana is scheduled for sentencing on August 31st.

1 month ago in Local

Manchester Police pay tribute to one of their own

Officers gathered Wednesday to honor Frank Dustin who suffered a fatal heart attack on May 30, 1918, while in the line of duty.