IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic congressman has released the full transcript of congressional investigators' interview with an Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican who said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office, not in Washington.... 6/18/2013 5:30 PM

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.... 6/18/2013 5:16 PM

Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago.... 6/18/2013 9:50 AM

Search for Hoffa mystery endures for decades
Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance almost 40 years ago has been the stuff of urban legend, prompting numerous theories about what happened to the former Teamsters leader.... 6/18/2013 3:48 PM

New video, $65K reward in '08 Times Square bombing
NEW YORK (AP) -- New video footage of a suspected bomber riding a blue bicycle was offered Tuesday along with a $65,000 award in an effort to generate leads in the 2008 blast at the military recruitment station in Times Square.... 6/18/2013 5:18 PM

Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old
FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) -- A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century.... 6/18/2013 3:47 PM

Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial
DETROIT (AP) -- A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew.... 6/18/2013 5:02 PM

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit.... 6/18/2013 2:43 PM

Zimmerman trial attorneys pick 40 potential jurors
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning.... 6/18/2013 4:59 PM

Judge sets Fort Hood suspect trial for July 9
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Nearly four years after the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage, the Army psychiatrist charged in the case will finally go on trial after a judge Tuesday refused his request for a three-month delay.... 6/18/2013 5:04 PM