National

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases

In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening. Full Story

• New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
• Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
• Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck

Entertainment

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters. Full Story

• Famous fictional mobsters
• Stars share reaction to James Gandolfini's death
• Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines

Health

• HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
• Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving
• New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

World

US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects

Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants. Full Story

• Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
• Iraqis vote in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces
• Singapore haze at worst yet, Malaysia schools shut

Local

New senior facility planned for Hailey

    The Wood River Valley may soon have more options for senior care than was expected. Full Story

Sports

Rejuvenated Blackhawks tie series 2-2 with OT win

The Chicago Blackhawks shifted from flat to frenzied, then tied the Stanley Cup finals with a hard-fought overtime win over the Boston Bruins in a free-flowing Game 4. Full Story

• Cards foil Jackson's bid for 3rd straight win, 4-1
• Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-2
• Sale struggles for White Sox in 7-4 loss to Twins

Politics

• Compromise among senators eyed on border security
• Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance
• Obama making plans to tackle global warming

Finance

• Bernanke declines to address future at the Fed
• Bernanke: Fed could reduce bond buys this year
• GAO says airline merger would reduce competition

Science & Tech

• Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia
• 'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
• Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine

Strange

• Cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy in Ohio
• Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention
• Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car