NFL Capsule: Texans at Patriots

HOUSTON (11-1) At NEW ENGLAND (9-3) (   12/06/2012 1:51 PM )

• Toys, gifts donated to 3-year-old burned boy in NH

• Meningitis victims can likely inspect pharmacy

• Springfield police chasing mysterious naked jogger

• Mass. GOP chair to step down

Sandy brings economic booms, busts to Northeast

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time jobs to carry them through the winter. (   12/06/2012 3:04 PM )

• US Attorney resigns during probe of online posts

• Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana

• Families of missing Iowa girls await IDs of bodies

• Air Force drone aircraft crashes in Nevada desert

McAfee denied asylum; expected in Belize

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Software company founder John McAfee was denied political asylum in Guatemala on Thursday and police in Belize said they expected him to be flown back soon for questioning about the killing of a fellow American expatriate. (   12/06/2012 3:09 PM )

• Clooney: Village burnings in Sudan a war crime

• Pregnant Kate discharged from London hospital

• 'The Bodyguard' stage musical opens in London

• EU imposes massive fine on TV, monitor producers

Officials: Human error caused Atlanta gas leak

ATLANTA (AP) -- Carbon monoxide detectors will be placed in an Atlanta elementary school where dozens of students were sickened after two workers failed to reopen a boiler valve. (   12/06/2012 1:29 PM )

• Harvard recognizes group promoting safe kinky sex

• UK student convicted of denial of service attack

• UMass trustees request $480M in state funding

• Webcam update: Athina goes back to school

To the moon? Firm hopes to sell $1.5 billion trips

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A team of former NASA executives is launching a private venture to send people to the moon for a price that is definitely out of this world. (   12/06/2012 3:08 PM )

• Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space

• Report: CA stem cell agency needs a restructuring

• New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled

• Below surface, moon reveals a "shattered" history