CONCORD, N.H. — House and Senate negotiators agreed Friday on legislation needed to implement a settlement with almost all New Hampshire’s hospitals over Medicaid rates and a tax on hospital revenues deemed unconstitutional. The House and Senate still must approve Friday’s agreement when they meet next week. Gov. Maggie Hassan announced the settlement Thursday. Twenty-five […]

Sandy Shaw, center, stands between Lauren Bartholomew and Mayson Lee Picard, on May 22 at Saco Masonic Lodge No. 9. Bartholomew and Picard were recipients of the Masonic Lodge’s G. Patrick Shaw Scholarship, presented in honor of Shaw’s late husband.

RABAT, Morocco — There’s a moment in the Moroccan film “Horses of God” when the protagonist and a friend successfully repair an old moped and cruise around the dusty alleys of the desperately poor shantytown and experience a fleeting moment of freedom. Otherwise the lives of the two young men have been dominated by the claustrophobia of their hovels […]

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON — A friend of the brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon was accused Friday of obstructing the investigation into the deadly attack by deleting information from his computer and lying to investigators. The friend, Khairullozhon Matanov, 23, of Quincy, was arrested at his apartment. He later […]