National

FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends

The excavation of a field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery. Full Story

• Zimmerman jurors asked about neighborhood watch
• Montana court says bison transfer legal
• Feds: 2 upstate NY men tried to make X-ray weapon

Entertainment

Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!," died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Full Story

• Critics hail Daniel Radcliffe's latest stage turn
• Review: Fighting and losing in Iran, then and now
• 'Wild Blue Yonder' features sky pirates, adventure

Health

• HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
• EU fines pharma firms over generics delay
• Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high

World

• Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
• 16 dead: Militants infiltrate UN's Somalia office
• China, North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing

Local

PD: Driver was drunk when hit, killed mechanic on I-17

According to the police report, Carl William Day was combative with medical staff and witnesses and his preliminary blood test showed a BAC of .26. Full Story

Doce Fire outside of Prescott grows to 7,000 acres

Doce Fire outside of Prescott grows to 7,000 acres Full Story

Sports

Gomes' HR lifts Red Sox to doubleheader sweep

The Boston Red Sox had just enough energy left to celebrate Jonny Gomes' big swing. Full Story

• Hamilton hits into 3 DPs as Angels lose to M's
• Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day
• Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel

Politics

Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA

The obscure Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program was itself meeting Wednesday behind closed doors. Full Story

• House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
• World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
• GOP targets high-speed rail, transportation grants

Finance

• Fed says it will maintain pace of bond purchases
• Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate
• Porsche tops in annual survey of vehicle quality

Science & Tech

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. Full Story

• 'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
• Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine
• Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Strange

• Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
• Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
• Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior