The Wire

  • Senators warm to transportation nominee

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:27pm

    (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary is getting a friendly reception from senators of both parties laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them.

  • Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teen's death

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:27pm

    (AP) — Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's lawyer.

  • Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:25pm

    (AP) — When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment as a teenager, according to police.

  • HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:23pm

    (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

  • Faith healers charged with murder after 2nd death

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:21pm

    (AP) — A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances.

  • Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:18pm

    (AP) — A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.

  • Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:17pm

    (AP) — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.

  • Soldier charged with videotaping women

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:17pm

    (AP) — An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.

  • Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:16pm

    (AP) — Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family.

  • UK officials: Radical Islam drives London attack

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:16pm

    (AP) — Two U.K. government officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a London military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam.

  • Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:13pm

    (AP) — The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS.

  • Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:10pm

    (AP) — Stocks are closing lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve.

  • Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:09pm

    (AP) — Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.

  • ND ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:09pm

    A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign.

  • House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:06pm

    (AP) — Lawmakers have approved legislation to stem the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military.

  • Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:04pm

    (AP) — A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee.

  • 2 UK govt officials: London attack appears to be motivated by radical Islam

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:03pm

    (AP) — 2 UK govt officials: London attack appears to be motivated by radical Islam.

  • Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:03pm

    (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences.

  • Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 4:02pm

    (AP) — The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid.

  • UK PM: London attack near barracks could be terror

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:59pm

    (AP) — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.