The Wire

  • Idaho couple and Sun Valley in Twitter tussle

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:00pm

    (AP) — A central Idaho couple is suing the Sun Valley Co. and the Twitter Inc. social media site, asking a judge to bar the resort from using the handle "SunValley."

  • High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:59am

    (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.

  • United to restart 787 flights on Monday

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:57am

    United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.

  • Small-company stocks lead the market higher

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:55am

    (AP) — The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares.

  • Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:54am

    (AP) — Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.

  • Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:54am

    (AP) — A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles.

  • Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:52am

    (AP) — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.

  • Senators work through changes to immigration bill

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:51am

    (AP) — Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S.

  • Russia claims to have foiled possible terror act

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:51am

    (AP) — Russia's counter-terrorism agency says it killed two militants it believes were planning a terrorist act in Moscow and detained a third.

  • Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:47am

    (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.

  • Iran election overseers may bar former president

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:44am

    (AP) — Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners.

  • Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:44am

    (AP) — Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

  • Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:39am

    (AP) — A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.

  • Derek Hough wants to expand career beyond 'Stars'

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:39am

    (AP) — Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps Tuesday, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show this season.

  • Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:35am

    (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister has called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government.

  • Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:33am

    (AP) — Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.

  • 'Chuck' and 'Smash' stars head to Broadway

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:31am

    (AP) — A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway.

  • Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:30am

    Updated on May 20, 2013 at 11:31am

    (AP) — Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow abortion.

  • Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:26am

    (AP) — Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard.

  • German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:17am

    (AP) — Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared over remarks by the two countries' leaders, including references to Hitler's occupation of the eastern European country in 1944 and an irritated German government response condemning Hungary's allusion to the Nazi era as "deplorable derailment" on Monday.