Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally....

Ex-hitman: I was heartbroken Bulger was informant
BOSTON (AP) -- An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant....

Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried....

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause....

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years....

Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city....

Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize
MIAMI (AP) -- A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala, northern Honduras and southern Mexico....

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School....

Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
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....

Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park....