The Wire

  • Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:57pm

    (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.

  • Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:50pm

    (AP) — A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

  • IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:43pm

    (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

  • JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:37pm

    (AP) — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.

  • Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:34pm

    (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.

  • Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:34pm

    (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.

  • Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:34pm

    (AP) — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss for 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.

  • Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:33pm

    (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.

  • Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:33pm

    (AP) — Indians closer Chris Perez has deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings.

  • The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:29pm

    (AP) — Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.

  • Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:25pm

    (AP) — Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring.

  • Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:25pm

    (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum — an act that was caught on cellphone video — agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

  • Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:20pm

    Updated on May 21, 2013 at 6:21pm

    (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.

  • Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed official

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:20pm

    (AP) — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.

  • Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:20pm

    Updated on May 21, 2013 at 6:21pm

    (AP) — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

  • Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:18pm

    (AP) — Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes.

  • Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:16pm

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

  • Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:12pm

    (AP) — Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice.

  • Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:10pm

    (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy.

  • The Arkansas state treasurer has resigned amid charges she took cash payments from a broker

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:09pm

    (AP) — The Arkansas state treasurer has resigned amid charges she took cash payments from a broker.