The Wire

  • Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 12:24am

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 12:24am

    (AP) — Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history.

  • Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 11:17pm

    (AP) — Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.

  • Lottery officials estimate Powerball jackpot at $590.5M.

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 11:13pm

    (AP) — Lottery officials estimate Powerball jackpot at $590.5M.

  • Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 11:12pm

    (AP) — Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004.

  • Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 11:12pm

    (AP) — A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says 'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.

  • Lottery officials: Winning numbers in $600M drawing are 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and Powerball 11.

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 11:07pm

    (AP) — Lottery officials: Winning numbers in $600M drawing are 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and Powerball 11.

  • Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 10:51pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 10:51pm

    Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

  • Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 10:44pm

    (AP) — It's all about the odds.

  • 1 of 2 fires north of LA contained

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 10:23pm

    (AP) — A wildfire burning in the hills along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles has been fully contained.

  • FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 9:28pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 9:29pm

    (AP) — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

  • No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 9:11pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 9:12pm

    (AP) — Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

  • Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:55pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 8:57pm

    (AP) — An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

  • Chella Choi takes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:36pm

    (AP) — Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again — and that's a good thing.

  • Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:34pm

    (AP) — Authorities say a police officer's bullet killed a New York college student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home.

  • Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:32pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 8:33pm

    (AP) — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.

  • Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:32pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 8:32pm

    (AP) — Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite — no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.

  • Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 8:19pm

    (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

  • As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:54pm

    Updated on May 18, 2013 at 7:56pm

    (AP) — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.

  • Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:53pm

    (AP) — It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning.

  • Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson

    Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:52pm

    (AP) — Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.