MOORE, Okla. — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. More...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. More...

LONDON — Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher’s knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun. More...

Although it has not been in the spotlight, there is an important pro-business, pro-jobs bill making its way through the New Hampshire Legislature. SB 41 revises and updates the New Hampshire Corporations Act. More...

Grief and politics don’t mix. When raw, aching grief and the dirtiest kind of politics meet, a hot volcano of pain and outrage erupts that is unstoppable. But it is necessary. It is the only way things might ever be clean again. More...

Immigration reform, intact More...

Emergency 911 for Wednesday, May 22 3:03 a.m. Meredith EMS, Moultonborough: Locke Lane, Moultonborough, medical aid. 5:09 a.m. Plymouth: Highland Avenue, radio box 7. 5:16 a.m. Laconia: Riverside Court, medical aid. 7:36 a.m. More...

Police responded to 74 calls for service during a 24-hour period ending on Tuesday, May 21. Police arrested Bradley C. Cyr, 21, of 6 Dixon St., Apt. 2, Laconia, on a warrant. Police charged one juvenile, 15, with simple assault. More...

PLYMOUTH — A committed and popular employee described as ‘beacon of goodwill for her department,’ was named the 2013 PSU Distinguished Operating Staff Award recipient at a May 8 ceremony. More...

CENTER HARBOR — Bayswater Book Co., of Center Harbor will sponsor a tea and talk event with “the authors” on Friday, June 7 at 4 p.m., at Lavinia’s Restaurant in Center Harbor. More...

LACONIA — The Laconia Middle School Student Council hosted the 9th Annual Talent Show on Friday, May 17. Each year the Talent Show has a variety of performances with the top three groups taking home ribbons. More...

Say ‘yes’ to mammogram Dear Readers: Women should have a MAMMOGRAM. Talk with your gynecologist or doctor about at what age you should start getting one. More...

We have been looking at transfers into the majors. If the responder has only five in his major, he makes that suit trumps when he has a weak hand. More...

Celebrities born on this day: Joey Logano, 23; Mark Ballas, 27; John C. Reilly, 48; Bob Dylan, 72 More...