Kevin West

Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired, capping a thrilling final two minutes and giving the Patriots a 20-17 upset over the St. Louis Rams on a red, white and blue Sunday.

Nearly 1 million discouraged people suspended their job searches in January, producing an unexpected drop in the nation's unemployment rate.

Venture capitalists emerged from the dot-com debris to finance more fresh ideas late last year.

Investigators on Saturday matched fingerprints found in a burglarized home to one of four inmates who escaped from a Texas jail.

Alaska has few incentives to own a stake in a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states, according to a Department of Revenue report.

Nearly two months after a judge jailed 228 teachers for refusing to end a strike, the teachers union and school district have reached a tentative contract agreement.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston said Saturday that two pastors were suspended from all assignments following the discovery of past allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors.

Northern Afghanistan's two main militias worked Sunday to finalize an accord aimed at keeping clashes from spreading into the region's main city, a key mediator said Sunday.

Police chiefs and sheriffs say their officers are the first line of defense against domestic terrorists. Problem is, many of their officers are being called up to fight terrorism elsewhere.

A murder suspect who was found dead in his cell at the Clarke County Jail last year strangled himself with bed sheets, a jury at a coroner's inquest ruled Friday.