BOSTON America’s marquee marathon is ready for its close-up. “Boston,” the first feature-length documentary film about the Boston Marathon, is in the works. Its creators say the movie will go well beyond the 2013 bombings to retrace the iconic footrace’s first steps in 1897. “Over the years, the Boston Marathon has had so many extraordinary […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gas prices keep dropping across northern New England. Among the three states, the price-tracking website GasBuddy.com says gasoline prices are lowest in New Hampshire, where the average price fell 1.4 cents per gallon last week to $1.97. In Vermont, the average price is $2.14 per gallon, and in Maine, it’s $2.07. […]

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Connecticut man police say had a meat cleaver, a stun gun and swords in his vehicle in an employee parking lot at Gillette Stadium faces several charges at his arraignment. Authorities say Matthew Bromson, of North Granby, Connecticut, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Wrentham District Court on charges […]

LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire ski areas will take part in a national attempt to set the record for most ski and snowboard lessons taught in a day. Ski areas will conduct lessons in their respective time zones beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, to try to set a record for largest multi-venue […]

BURNS, Ore. People in this rural eastern Oregon town are used to worrying about friction between the federal government and locals, but the armed takeover of a nearby national wildlife refuge is raising concerns to a new high. Keith Landon, a longtime resident of Burns and employee at the Reid Country Store, said he knows […]

WASHINGTON Cpl. Aaron C. Masa became fast friends with a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa was sexually abusing his friend’s 3-year-old stepdaughter. He also took sexually explicit photos of the girl and the Marine’s infant daughter. A military judge convicted Masa last year of sexual abuse […]

KINCAID, ILL. Sharon Stivers mustered a smile as a visitor walked into her muddy yard. “Welcome to my flood sale,” Stivers joked, nodding to a tall stack of water-soaked furniture, appliances and belongings pulled from her home and piled high by the road in the flat central Illinois town of Kincaid. “You can have the […]

GAUHATI, India A strong earthquake hit India’s remote northeast region before dawn today, killing at least eight people, injuring more than 100 and causing damage to several buildings. The death and injuries were caused by falling debris. Manipur state’s home minister, G. Gaikhangam, said several parts of the state suffered extensive damage. He said the […]

TEHRAN, IRAN Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and today began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence that was sparked by the Saudis’ execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain announced it […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government said today that like Vietnam, it opposes China’s recent test of a newly completed runway on one of seven islands Beijing has constructed in the disputed South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said the government was considering protesting China’s action, as Vietnam did, adding […]