The Wire

  • Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:57am

    Updated on May 23, 2013 at 1:00am

    (AP) — A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian.

  • Asia stocks slide as China factory output slips

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:48am

    (AP) — Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.

  • Survey shows China manufacturing contracting

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:42am

    (AP) — A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.

  • Teen birth rates decline in most US states

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:21am

    The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:20am

    (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

  • Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series lead

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:18am

    (AP) — Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

  • Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:18am

    (AP) — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.

  • Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:59pm

    (AP) — Prosecutors are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.

  • LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:55pm

    (AP) — LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.

  • Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:51pm

    (AP) — A government investigation says poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh.

  • Gov't probe faults construction materials, code violations for Bangladesh building collapse

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:49pm

    (AP) — Gov't probe faults construction materials, code violations for Bangladesh building collapse.

  • Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:44pm

    (AP) — The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation.

  • Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:42pm

    (AP) — A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.

  • Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese climber becomes oldest man to summit Everest

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:30pm

    (AP) — Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese climber becomes oldest man to summit Everest.

  • Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:20pm

    (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will close its two Australian auto plants, ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales.

  • Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:17pm

    (AP) — Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.

  • 37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:13pm

    (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

  • Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:07pm

    (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.

  • Asia stocks down as China factory output slips

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:03pm

    (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.

  • Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 10:59pm

    Updated on May 22, 2013 at 11:01pm

    Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.