HUNTINGTON, Utah — Rescuers bulldozed a mountain path Tuesday to erect a seismic listening device outside a mine where six miners had been trapped for more than a day, hoping to establish contact, one of the mine's owners said.

Once the device is in place, crews will set off dynamite, a sign to the stranded men to tap the ceiling with hammers, said Robert E. Murray, chairman of Murray Energy Corp. of Cleveland, a part owner of the Crandall Canyon mine.

Efforts to reach the miners trapped more than 1,500 feet underground will take at least three days, and rescuers weren't even sure the men had survived the cave-in, Murray said.

"The Lord has already decided whether they're alive or dead," said Robert E. Murray, chairman of Murray Energy Corp. of Cleveland, a part owner of the Crandall Canyon mine. "But it's up to Bob Murray and my management to get access to them as quickly as we can."

If all goes well, it will still take three days to reach the chamber where the miners are believed to be, he said. Even then, rescuers will have only a 2-inch hole into the chamber through which to communicate with the miners and provide them food or air, he said.

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Navy, FBI divers join search for bridge collapse victims

MINNEAPOLIS — An elite team of Navy divers joined the search for victims of the interstate bridge collapse Tuesday, bringing to the job lessons learned from such disasters as TWA Flight 800 and the loss of the space shuttle Columbia.

The team of 16 divers and a five-member command crew arrived hours before dawn Tuesday, and several divers immediately entered the Mississippi River even though local officials encouraged them to wait until daybreak.

"Two in the morning, they dove into the water," Minneapolis Police Capt. Mike Martin said, calling them "the best divers in the world."

"These guys make our SWAT guys look humble," Martin said.

Navy Senior Chief David Nagle said the divers wanted to get a feel for the area and were in the water for about two hours. Divers were back in the river by late morning, removing concrete rebar and other debris.

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Connecticut burglary suspects make court appearance

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two suspects in a burglary and arson that left three people dead and shocked a suburban town last month faced a slew of charges Tuesday in a heavily secured courthouse.

Family members of the victims — the wife and daughters of a prominent doctor, who survived the attack — filled two rows in the packed courtroom. A man was escorted from the courtroom after he yelled "Killer!" as Joshua Komisarjevsky faced the judge. Otherwise, the brief hearing was quiet.

Komisarjevsky, 26, and Steven Hayes, 44, did not enter pleas and spoke only to answer yes or no questions. Department of Corrections special operations team members wearing fatigues and heavy black vests kept watch on the two.

The men have been held on $15 million bond since July 23, when they are accused of taking the family hostage, killing 48-year-old Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11.

The state medical examiner said Hawke-Petit, who was taken to a bank and forced to withdraw money during the ordeal, was strangled. The girls died from smoke inhalation after the family's home in suburban Cheshire was set ablaze.

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Murders of 3 students in N.J. schoolyard add to wave of killings

NEWARK, N.J. — They were on the cusp of adulthood: four friends who made music together and were preparing to return to the college where their friendship had blossomed.

An apparent robbery attempt by several assailants left three of them dead, the latest victims in this city where the murder rate has risen 50 percent since 1998.

Police said the three were forced to kneel against a wall and shot at close range; a fourth was wounded.

The killings bring Newark's murder total for the year to 60, and put pressure on Mayor Cory A. Booker, who campaigned last year on a promise of reducing crime.

"He doesn't deserve another day, another second, while our children are at stake," Donna Jackson, president of the community-based Take Back Our Streets organization, said Monday at a news conference in front of City Hall. "Anyone who has children in the city is in panic mode. It takes something like this for people to open up their eyes and understand that not every person killed in Newark is a drug dealer."

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CEO convicted in Brocade stock options trial

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. CEO Gregory Reyes was convicted Tuesday of defrauding investors in the first stock options backdating case to go to trial.

The guilty verdict on all counts is an important validation of the Justice Department's options backdating probe, which has so far led to criminal charges against at least 10 executives. Reyes' case was seen as an important test of whether a jury considers it a crime deserving of jail time.

Reyes wiped his forehead with a handkerchief and glared at the jury as the verdict was announced. His wife, Penny, sobbed. They embraced afterward and left the federal courthouse in San Francisco without commenting.

Reyes' defense lawyer, Richard Marmaro, said only that he plans to appeal.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Crudo declined to comment, as did members of the jury.

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Country Music Hall of Fame inductees selected

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery have been selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Their selection was announced Tuesday by Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee and Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young. They will be formally inducted in October.

Inductees are chosen by the Country Music Association's Hall of Fame Panel of Electors, a group of more than 300 voters appointed by the CMA board of directors.

Gill, whose hits include "When I Call Your Name" and "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away," said he was overwhelmed by the honor and feels blessed to be able to create and perform music for a living.