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

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

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

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

Hacking probe in Ohio rape case targets Ky. man
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into an Ohio high school's computer and posted a video related the rape of a teenage girl at an alcohol-fueled party.... 6/18/2013 5:01 PM

Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.... 6/18/2013 3:23 PM

Catholic religious order opens abuse files
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Roman Catholic religious order based in the Midwest is releasing an unusually candid report admitting it failed victims of clergy sex abuse.... 6/18/2013 2:19 PM