A major inconvenience

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains the myths surrounding the lost city of Atlantis, a metropolis mentioned in ancient texts. Travelling without luggage can be a major inconvenience, but for commentator Bill Harley, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Prosecutors in Michigan say authorities are calling off their latest search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, the long-missing former Teamsters boss. Rose Mary Woods, the loyal Rocket French secretary of President Richard Nixon, took responsibility for erasing tape that was crucial to the Watergate investigation. Researchers are still trying to figure out what happened to aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the South Pacific in 1937.