Heading into the last two weeks of the holiday season with everyone buoyant, optimistic and enthusiastic may not be the best time to hold an economic summit at the State House. More...

COLCHESTER, Vt. — Dozens of Vermonters who had their homes damaged or destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene are expected to apply for a federal program to buy their homes from them. More...

The Claremont-based Knights of Columbus recently started a fundraising drive to purchase an ultrasound machine for the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley. More...

FORT MEADE — A military hearing for the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks focused yesterday on why Pfc. More...

NEW YORK — A man charged with dousing a woman in flammable liquid and tossing a Molotov cocktail on her in an elevator told police he set her on fire because he was angry that she owed him $2,000, authorities said yesterday. More...

WATERVILLE, Maine — Maine police appealed yesterday for the public’s help in finding a toddler who has been missing from her Waterville home since a family member saw her asleep in her bed Friday night. More...

DENVER — Not this time, Tim Tebow. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shut down Tebow’s late-game heroics and clinched a playoff berth with a 41-23 victory over the Denver Broncos yesterday. More...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run. More...

TORONTO — Greg Stiemsma tipped in the game-winning shot with 12 seconds left and the Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 76-75 yesterday in the preseason opener for both teams. More...