The Wire

  • Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:00am

    (AP) — A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.

  • Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:00am

    (AP) — Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more — might turn up something the investigators missed.

  • Star witness to be mum during House hearing on IRS

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:54am

    (AP) — A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently hold its hearing without input from its star witness.

  • Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:47am

    (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.

  • Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:47am

    (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.

  • Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:46am

    (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.

  • Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:43am

    (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.

  • Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:38am

    (AP) — In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."

  • Afghan students protest women's rights decree

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:37am

    (AP) — Hard-line Islamist students are protesting in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic.

  • Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:37am

    (AP) — A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. It's not such good news for entrepreneurs like Thamonwan Thawornthaweewong, whose Angry Bird fish balls, squid rings and other products now cost more to sell in Japan.

  • 7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:37am

    (AP) — Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said.

  • Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:36am

    (AP) — Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of Leipzig.

  • Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:35am

    (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title.

  • Sharks hang on to beat Kings 2-1 and tie series

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:27am

    (AP) — The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win.

  • Bruins rally, push Rangers to brink of elimination

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:25am

    (AP) — John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins.

  • Spurs can't ease up despite 2-0 lead on Grizzlies

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:24am

    (AP) — If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute.

  • Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:22am

    (AP) — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so.

  • Bay Bowl: San Francisco to host 50th Super Bowl

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:22am

    (AP) — Build a new stadium, host the Super Bowl to show it off.

  • Immigration bill heads to full Senate

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:21am

    (AP) — A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's troubled immigration system is headed to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

  • Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:20am

    Updated on May 22, 2013 at 3:25am

    (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."