Pats Beat Browns 27-26 With TD After Onside Kick

Tom Brady passes against the rush from Cleveland Browns defensive end Ahtyba Rubin (Elise Amendola/AP)

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and the Cleveland Browns committed two critical penalties in the final 61 seconds as the Patriots stormed to a 27-26 victory Sunday.

Pats TE Gronkowski suspected to have torn ACL

Storm Brings Little Accumulation, But Slick Roads

Most will see a coating to an inch of snow, but some areas that get a heavier burst could top 2 inches.

Snowden May Testify Before EU Parliament

A European lawmaker says former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is set to testify before a civil liberties committee later this month.

Mass. To Give $8 Million In Mental Health Grants

Applications are being accepted for $8 million in grants to improve the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services.

Mass. Group Honored For Immigrant Integration Work

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition has been awarded one of four 2013 E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives.

Mass. Panel Considers Casino Firms’ Macau Dealings

Chinese administrative region Macau, the most lucrative gambling market in the world, has caught the eye of state regulators.

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U.S. Veteran, Held By North Korea, Arrives Safely In Calif.

Merrill Newman (left) walks beside his wife Lee and son Jeffrey after arriving at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.

North Korea frees elderly U.S. tourist after weeks in detention

In Kiev, Protesters Topple Statue Of Vladimir Lenin

Ukrainians break a monument of Vladimir Lenin in center Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Is Mining On The Moon's Horizon?

S. Korea Expands Its Own Air Defense Zone

Japanese Coast Guard vessels sail alongside Japanese activists' fishing boat, not in photo, warning the activists away from a group of disputed islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan. (AP)

Obama: History Tells Us Sanctions, Threats Won't Make Iran Cave

President Obama participates in a conversation with Saban Forum Chairman Haim Saban at the 10th annual Saban Forum on Saturday.

Economists Toast 20 Years Of NAFTA; Critics Sit Out The Party

A truck bearing Mexican and U.S. flags approaches the border crossing into the U.S., in Laredo, Texas.

For U.S. Workers, It Was A Week Stuffed With Good News

An auto worker tightens bolts on the wheel of a Focus at a Ford plant in Wayne, Mich. Reports this week showed increases in auto sales and manufacturing jobs.

With The Help Of Smugglers, Syrian Refugees Sneak Into Europe

Refugees warm their hands at a refugee camp in Harmanli, Bulgaria, on Nov. 27. More Syrians are turning up in Europe. Many are trying to get to northern Europe, believing that is the best place to start a new life.

France Increases Its Troops In The Central African Republic

French troops patrolled the Central African Republic's tense capital on Saturday, as reinforcements crossed into the country as part of a UN-mandated effort to quell a wave of deadly sectarian violence.

Hagel Arrives In Afghanistan, No Plans To Meet With Karzai

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on Saturday.

Debate On Wage And Wealth Gap Heats Up; Solutions Elusive

Protesters in Boston march in the parking lot of a Burger King as part of a nation-wide protest supporting higher wages for workers in the fast-food industry. (AP)

Report Details ATF's Use Of Mentally Disabled In Gun Stings

The seal of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives photographed in 2007.

Mandela: The Virtue Of Compromise

In 1995, South African rugby captain Francios Pienaar receives the Rugby World Cup from President Nelson Mandela, who wears the green Springbok jersey. (Ross Setford/AP)

Husband Finding Peace After A Terrorist Attack

David Harris-Gershon wrote a book about meeting Mohammad Odeh's family, What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist who Tried to Kill Your Wife?

U.N. Inspectors Visit Iranian Plant Linked To Nuclear Program

A general view of the water facility at Arak on January 15, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Will They Ever Leave? What It Takes To Nudge Millennials Out Of The Nest

How do young adults who successfully move out overcome adversities? According to a new study, it all boils down to peer support. (ibm4381/Flickr)

Duke's Standout Football Season Has Fans Cheering

Duke coach David Cutcliffe hugs David Helton (47) following Duke's 27-25 win over North Carolina on Nov. 30.

Gene Therapy Keeps 'Bubble Boy' Disease At Bay In 8 Children

David Vetter was born without a functioning immune system and spent his life in a bubble that protected him from germs. He died at age 12 in 1984. Scientists are using gene therapy to treat the disorder so that children can live normally.

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What We're Like When We ‘Like’ Something We Really Don't Like

Julie Wittes Schlack: Most of us use social media not to converse so much as to seek and give validation in a well-intentioned but startlingly automatic way. In this photo, the Facebook "like" symbol is illuminated on a sign outside the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Why Nelson Mandela Came To Boston In 1990

Nelson Mandela, center, waves after his after his arrival at Logan Airport on June 23, 1990. Mandela is flanked by Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, left, and Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, far right. (David Longstreath/AP)

23andMe Bows To FDA's Demands, Drops Health Claims

23andMe will still perform genetic tests, but it won't be making health-related interpretations of the results.

What Separates A Healthy And Unhealthy Diet? $1.50 Per Day

A Safeway customer browses in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway in Livermore, Calif.

White House Invites All To 'Gather Around' A Holiday Tradition

Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House. They spend the next five days stringing garlands and hanging ornaments, making the White House sparkle for the holidays.

Every year, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House.

Blind Opera Star Seeks High-Tech Vision At MIT

Blind opera star Andrea Bocelli speaks during a MIT workshop to introduce new technologies to empower blind people to become more independent. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

Superstar Andrea Bocelli's foundation funds research to create technologies that would basically "substitute...for the eyes."

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