Protests by thousands of angry Afghans over plans by an obscure U.S. church to burn copies of the Quran grew on Friday, with demonstrations spreading to the capital and at least five provinces, officials said.

Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans" post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome.

Tom Brady and the Patriots finalized a 4-year extension, and Peter King reports that Brady its safe to say be the highest-paid player, averaging roughly $19 million per year.

President Barack Obama will take his case against Republicans to millions of Americans on Friday, faulting the party for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy.

A woman just suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods plant in northeast Philadelphia returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third, police said.

A judge has denied the request of Huguette Clark"s relatives to appoint a guardian for the 104-year-old heiress, saying the claim relies on hearsay. Msnbc.com"s Bill Dedman reports.

With nearly 170 homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire that shows no signs of relenting, wind gusts of up to 60 mph threaten to drive flames into the heart of Boulder.

The Mexican police officers who arrested infamous drug suspect Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," did not initially know who they had caught, according to a booking report obtained Thursday.

Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey each hit a two-run homer and Pat Burrell and Juan Uribe also went yard as the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 7-3 Thursday night to pull within one game of the NL West-leading Padres.

Allen Dale June, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, has died. He was 91.

Take your seat, buckle up, and stow your preconceived notions about the brash, brazen Michael OLeary, whose low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has taken flak as the Wal-Mart of the skies.

Science editor Alan Boyle"s Weblog: Space Adventures says it has reached "a unique agreement" with the Boeing Co. on future space transportation services.

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal put a slow start behind him, dealt well with the wind, and beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday night in the first all-Spanish quarterfinal in U.S. Open history.

Fans of the best-selling novel "Waiting to Exhale" may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author Terry McMillan never thought she would revisit her most famous characters.

A spokesman for Iran"s mission to the U.N. says the American hiker who will be freed this weekend is the only woman among the three.