The Wire

  • 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.

  • Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:25am

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

  • 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.

  • Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:23am

    (AP) — An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation — and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.

  • 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

    (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."

  • Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:19am

    Updated on May 22, 2013 at 3:25am

    (AP) — With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.

  • Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:18am

    (AP) — Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year.

  • Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:15am

    (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies.

  • GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:15am

    (AP) — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS wanted a promise that it wouldn't protest outside Planned Parenthood. The agency also demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.

  • Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:15am

    (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. civilian courtroom.

  • Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:14am

    (AP) — The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

  • Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:12am

    (AP) — The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week.

  • Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:06am

    Updated on May 22, 2013 at 3:07am

    (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."

  • Kerry pushes $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:06am

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

  • Maine man charged in death of missing teen

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:00am

    (AP) — A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on Facebook.

  • Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere

    Posted on May 22, 2013 at 2:58am

    (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.