NPR 2008-08-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Kline. General Motors second-quarter earnings have come in far worse than Wall Street had expected. The company says it lost 15.5 billion dollars. From Michigan Radio, Dustin Dwyer reports. GM got slammed by

NPR 2008-08-03

Iran failed to meet a deadline today to announce whether it's ready to suspend uranium production, and begin international talks on ending its nuclear program. Teri Schultz has more from Brussels. A European Union diplomat says Brussels wasn't reall

NPR 2008-08-04

Nobel Prize-winning author and famed Russian dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at the age of 89, according to Russian news media reports. His graphic accounts of the slave labor camps in the former Soviet Union earned him international renow

NPR 2008-07-08

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama cancelled a planned appearance in North Carolina today when his plane had mechanical problems. But speaking in St. Louis where the plane landed, he outlined proposals for revitalizing the sagging US econo

NPR 2008-07-09

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations meeting in Japan have endorsed a goal to cut worldwide emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases in half by the year 2050. But there is no legally-binding document. G8 leaders say the agreeme

NPR 2008-07-07

A US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan this morning was aimed at a gathering of insurgents. But local officials claimed that at least 27 civilians were killed. The victims, who were said to be walking to a wedding, included the bride and other women

NPR 2008-07-05

An influential figure in the conservative movement has died. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms died early today from natural causes at a convalescent center. He was 86. NPR's David Folkenflik reports. Jesse Helms became so popular from his T

NPR 2008-07-03

After being held in the jungles of Colombia by rebel forces, in some cases, for years, a group of hostages is (are) now freed today. Colombias Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced, speaking through an interpreter at a news conference in Bog

NPR 2008-07-02

New vehicle sales in the US dropped 18% in June, just the latest in a string of bad sales months for the auto industry. From Michigan Radio, Dustin Dwyer reports. The only major automaker that managed to show any improvement in June was Honda. It ha

NPR 2008-07-01

President Bush today signed a 162-billion-dollar war funding bill. The president thanking both sides of the aisle in Congress for giving him a measure to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year. Speaking at the Oval Office signing

NPR 2008-06-15

Clean water is now a major concern in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where the downtown area is submerged under murky flood waters that have contaminated several collection wells. City officials say supplies of drinking water may last only three or four days un

NPR 2008-06-14

NBC newsman Tim Russert is being remembered today both by his colleagues and by the politicians whom he interviewed, among them President Bush. Russert died suddenly this afternoon while at work. The cause of death is not known. Informed of the news

NPR 2008-06-13

President Bush in Rome, midway through a European trip, says he disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling that says detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to use US courts to challenge their detention. NPRs Don Gonyea reports. President Bush was m

NPR 2008-06-12

Pakistan has launched what it is terming a strong protest with the US over an attack by US forces at the Afghan-Pakistan border, which claimed the lives of 11 Pakistani soldiers. The deaths came as US Special Forces were apparently battling militant

NPR 2008-08-06

President Bush has arrived in South Korea at the start of his Asian tour. The president's plane landed today at a military airport near the South Korean capital. He is expected to meet with South Korea's president tomorrow. North Korea's nuclear pro

NPR 2008-08-05

Tornado warnings were issued in downtown Chicago yesterday because of the severe storm that forced baseball fans out of the stands at Wrigley Field. Cubs' fan Jerry Goldman was among those who found themselves looking for a safe place to wait out th

NPR 2008-10-01

President Bush again took to the airwaves today, urging those in Congress to settle their differences and move forward on a 700-billion-dollar financial rescue package. The president, speaking before the stock market opened, said despite yesterday's

NPR 2008-10-04

The House passed a reworked version of the government's financial bailout plan early this afternoon. Speaking outside the White House today, President Bush applauded the action. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. President Bush thanked House Speaker Nancy

NPR 2008-10-05

European leaders are pledging to do all they can to curtail the credit crisis that is spreading globally from the US. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris concerning the financial crisis. The BBC's Alasdair Sandford reports from Paris. As

NPR 2008-10-06

The latest financial bailout comes not in the US but in Germany where government officials and private banks have agreed on a 69-billion-dollar deal to save lender Hypo Real Estate. Diane Swonk, Chief Economist with Mesirow Financial says there are