The Wire

  • Fossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. park

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:26pm

    (AP) — St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide.

  • Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:18pm

    (AP) — A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.

  • Belmoktar claims responsibility for Niger attack

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:18pm

    (AP) — International terrorist Moktar Belmoktar, whose group led the January attack on the Ain Amenas gas plant in Algeria, has announced that his fighters took part in Thursday's attack on a French-operated uranium mine in Niger.

  • Tornado took town's youngest as it swept through

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:14pm

    (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field.

  • Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:14pm

    (AP) — The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence.

  • Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:14pm

    (AP) — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.

  • 87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:08pm

    (AP) — An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.

  • Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:07pm

    (AP) — It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp.

  • Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 8:03pm

    (AP) — A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.

  • Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:54pm

    Updated on May 23, 2013 at 7:55pm

    (AP) — U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.

  • Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:52pm

    (AP) — The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.

  • Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:48pm

    Updated on May 23, 2013 at 7:50pm

    (AP) — Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant.

  • Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:42pm

    Updated on May 23, 2013 at 7:44pm

    (AP) — Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first campaign stop than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy a day earlier.

  • Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plant

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:39pm

    (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.

  • Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:34pm

    (AP) — Ryan Palmer was standing in the fairway on his last hole Thursday when his longtime caddie and fellow Colonial member issued a challenge.

  • Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:34pm

    (AP) — Procter & Gamble is bringing back former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, to its top post in a surprise move as the world's largest consumer goods maker tries to improve its results globally.

  • Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:28pm

    (AP) — Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend.

  • Judge declares mistrial in penalty phase of Jodi Arias trial; retrial scheduled for July

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:26pm

    (AP) — Judge declares mistrial in penalty phase of Jodi Arias trial; retrial scheduled for July.

  • Jury deadlocks again on life term or death for Jodi Arias

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:24pm

    (AP) — Jury deadlocks again on life term or death for Jodi Arias.

  • Avalanche hire Patrick Roy as coach

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:19pm

    (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise.