Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia....

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet....

FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- 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....

Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is getting better organized and is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall along Mexico's Gulf Coast....

Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller is cautioning Congress to give careful consideration before making any changes to the National Security Agency programs for mass collection of people's phone records and information from the Internet....

Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise....

Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apparently, Men's Wearhouse Inc. doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore....

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave
DENVER (AP) -- Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air....

VP Biden pays tribute to civil rights leader
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer....

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin....