NPR 2008-10-21

It now appears the Bush administration is having a change of heart when it comes to the idea of a second economic stimulus package aimed at boosting the economy. Both Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush said today that they are more open to

NPR 2008-08-23

There are confusing reports about Russian actions in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia today. While journalists on the ground there reported seeing tanks and military convoys leaving key positions and heading back toward Moscow, US officials inc

NPR 2008-08-22

Russia has stopped military cooperation with NATO in response to NATO's decision earlier this week to freeze consultations with Russia. The standoff comes because of Russia's refusal to pull its troops out of Georgia. NPR's Mike Shuster reports from

NPR 2008-08-21

Russia is proposing a Security Council resolution to endorse the peace plan that France mediated between Russia and Georgia. The Security Council has been one place for debating the conflict but there is little agreement on what, if anything, it can

NPR 2008-08-19

Key West weathered the wind and rain of Tropical Storm Fay today. The storm is now moving into the Gulf where it's expected to pick up strength as it makes its way toward Florida's west coast. At least eight people died in Haiti and the Dominican Re

NPR 2008-08-18

Russia's president says Russian forces will begin withdrawing in Georgia tomorrow back to positions held before fighting broke out last week. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects some stalling. But he says such tactics could further damage

NPR 2008-08-17

President Bush is hailing Russia's signing of a ceasefire agreement with the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. He called on Russia to withdraw its troops immediately. And he cautioned Russia against trying to take over two breakaway regions. They a

NPR 2008-08-08

A military jury has sentenced the former driver for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden to five and a half years in prison. The sentence handed down to Salim Hamdan for his conviction of supporting terrorism was far less than the 30 years prosecutors h

NPR 2008-08-07

Government papers released in the anthrax investigation paint Army scientist Bruce Ivins as a disturbed man who tried to mislead investigators by submitting false samples. NPR's Allison Keyes has more. According to the documents, the case against Iv

NPR 2008-08-09

Opening ceremonies in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games where the show began with movie director Zhang Yimou's version of Chinese history complete with drummers and lavish traditional garb. With the lighting of the Olympic Flame, the Games officiall

NPR 2008-08-20

The United Nations Security Council is holding emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. The move comes amid reports that Russia has taken its first tentative steps toward pulling its forces ou

NPR 2008-07-22

Serbias president says his forces have arrested a man long-sought by a UN war crimes tribunal. NPRs Michele Kelemen reports. According to a statement by President Boris Tadics office, Serbian security officials arrested former Bosnian Serb leader Ra

NPR 2008-07-21

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama held what was called a working lunch with Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai in Kabul today. Obama says Afghanistan has not gotten enough attention because of what he called the distraction posed by th

NPR 2008-07-20

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with US military commanders in eastern Afghanistan today, an area of escalating hostilities that he has said is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration. Obama made a stop en route

NPR 2008-07-19

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's planned trip to the Middle East drew faint praise today from his Re:publican rival John McCain. Sarah Hulett of Michigan Radio reports. Senator McCain told an audience at a General Motors facility in

NPR 2008-07-18

The Food and Drug Administration has lifted its warning on eating fresh tomatoes. Officials say the salmonella outbreak is still ongoing, but varieties of tomatoes on the market now have been given the all-clear. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. FDA of

NPR 2008-07-17

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told members of the House Financial Services Committee today that inflation is too high and remains a top priority of the Federal Reserve. The Fed Chairman also acknowledged Americans are hurting whether o

NPR 2008-07-04

Campaigning in Fargo, North Dakota today, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said if elected, he still plans to bring troops home from Iraq. However, the presumptive Democratic nominee also said that depending on what he learns from an upc

NPR 2008-07-12

One of the nation's largest independent mortgage lenders has been taken over by the federal government after determination the California-based thrift was unsound. The decision by the Office of Thrift Supervision comes after efforts by IndyMac to ra

NPR 2008-07-23

Congressional budget analysts say a Bush administration plan to rescue mortgage backers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, could cost the government up to 25 billion dollars. The House may vote on the rescue package as soon as tomorrow. NPR's Brian Naylor