National

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

The excavation of a rural 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

• Feds: 2 NY men tried to make X-ray weapon
• Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
• CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment

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

• Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans
• 'Wild Blue Yonder' features sky pirates, adventure
• Madonna premieres tour film, talks secret project

Health

• EU fines pharma firms over generics delay
• Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high
• 18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

World

16 dead: Militants infiltrate UN's Somalia office

Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N. compound in Somalia's capital Wednesday, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said. Full Story

• Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
• One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico
• John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

Local

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
• Padres have 7-game winning streak end
• Morales lifts Mariners to 3-2 win over Angels

Politics

• Mueller: FBI uses drones but very seldom
• Obama warns EU over high youth unemployment
• Comparison of mass protests in Brazil and Turkey

Finance

FedEx 4Q profit drops as priority services lag

FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options. Full Story

• United Tech sees possible impact from court order
• Ousted founder of Men's Wearhouse fights back
• Oil little changed before Fed's Bernanke speaks

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