Posted: 3:14 AM FBI agents are planning a third day of digging in suburban Detroit in their search for the remains of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa was last seen alive 38 years ago.

Posted: 7:12 AM The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

Posted: 7:08 AM President Barack Obama is drawing a distinction between China's alleged intellectual property theft and what he calls "standard fare" spying on other countries.

Posted: 7:02 AM The White House is reporting progress on President Barack Obama's initiatives to reduce gun violence, but says the most important step would be getting a reluctant Congress to pass new firearms laws.

Posted: 8:46 PM Approval of a massive farm bill could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week.

Posted: 6:46 AM The judge in the Colorado theater shootings says as many as 3,500 prospective jurors will be summoned when the case goes to trial.

Posted: 6:42 AM Residents are anxious to return to the scene of Colorado's most destructive wildfire but authorities say it's still not safe.

Posted: 6:37 AM Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties.

Updated: 2:41 PM Nebraska officials are sending a firefighting helicopter to Colorado to help that state battle raging wildfires near Colorado Springs.

Posted: 6:56 AM Authorities say an outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar has collapsed during the NBA Finals, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay and critically injuring three people.

Posted: 6:48 AM The House is heading toward passage of a defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.

Posted: 6:44 AM President Barack Obama's decision to authorize lethal aid to Syrian rebels marks a deepening of U.S. involvement in the two-year civil war. But U.S. officials are still grappling with what type of weaponry to send the forces and how to ensure the equipment stays out of the hands of extremists.

Updated: 7:17 AM The defense for a man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade is hinting a trial can be avoided with a plea if he escapes the death penalty.

Posted: 7:07 AM The director of the National Security Agency is making a forceful defense of spy operations that have stirred fears of government snooping and violations of privacy rights.

Posted: 7:00 AM Top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York are set to announce the formation of a nationwide initiative and coalition of police, prosecutors and other officials in an attempt to stop a surge in smartphone thefts.

Posted: 6:54 AM After three days of trying to seat a jury in Florida, prosecutors and attorneys for George Zimmerman have interviewed two dozen potential jurors but are still a half-dozen short of being able to enter the next round of questioning.

Posted: 4:13 PM CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell retired from his post Wednesday, after managing the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus over an extramarital affair, and defending the agency's performance over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

Posted: 3:52 PM Kentucky officials say a bus carrying students on a college visit when it crashed on an interstate had not received a state inspection in at least two years.

Updated: 2:44 PM A judge has ruled that opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska can proceed with their legal challenge to a state law that paved the way for a new project route.

Posted: 4:16 AM A Cleveland man is scheduled for his first court appearance on charges of holding three women captive in his home for a decade and raping them.

Posted: 4:13 AM Meteorologists are warning that a gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms is likely to threaten one in five Americans on Wednesday.

Updated: 10:30 PM A sheriff says remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Posted: 3:45 PM Officials say a bus carrying students on a college campus visit crashed on a Kentucky interstate and more than three dozen people were taken to area hospitals.

Posted: 9:09 AM House Speaker John Boehner says he thinks there's a good chance that legislation overhauling America's immigration system can be signed into law "by the end of the year."

Updated: 7:18 AM The National Weather Service says a tornado has been reported in Maryland.