The Wire

  • Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:29am

    (AP) — Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:

  • Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:28am

    The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19:

  • Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:26am

    (AP) — A Congolese military official says that fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma.

  • Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:23am

    (AP) — Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild — from an acupuncturist.

  • Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:22am

    (AP) — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.

  • Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:20am

    (AP) — Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

  • German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:14am

    (AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession.

  • Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:06am

    The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.

  • Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:06am

    (AP) — Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.

  • Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:05am

    Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game.

  • Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:04am

    (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

  • Ari Folman animates Robin Wright in 'The Congress'

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:04am

    (AP) — Hollywood is hell.

  • Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:00am

    (AP) — Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot.

  • South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:59am

    (AP) — An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff.

  • 3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:59am

    (AP) — Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day.

  • Futures fall as markets await hints from Fed

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:53am

    (AP) — U.S. stock futures are down in light trading ahead of an appearance this week by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress.

  • AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:52am

    (AP) — I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.

  • Apple's Cook to face Senate questions on taxes

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:50am

    (AP) — A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, but the world's most valuable company says it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" in taxes to the U.S. government.

  • Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:43am

    (AP) — An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.

  • Vodafone annual profits up 1.9 percent

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:37am

    (AP) — U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations.