NPR 2008-12-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President-elect Barack Obama is again saying there is no indication from a review by his own lawyers that shows he had any direct contact with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Speaking in Chic

NPR 2008-12-12

Giant Bank of America is the latest financial firm to announce major job cuts. The Charlotte-based bank which is in the process of merging with Merrill Lynch, said today it plans to cut 30, 000 to 35, 000 jobs over the next three years. Tony Plath i

NPR NEWS 2008-02-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Four states are holding presidential nominating contests today. Nebraska, Kansas, and Washington State are holding caucuses, and as NPR's Greg Allen reports Louisiana is holding its presidential primary. L

NPR NEWS 2008-02-08

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Paul Brown. Officials say the strong storms and tornadoes that killed 55 people this week in several states including Tennessee and Arkansas were the deadliest in more than two decades. Dozens of tornadoes swept acro

NPR 2008-07-10

Israel reacted with caution today to news Iran tested several missiles during military exercises including larger long-range rockets Iran says are capable of reaching the Jewish state from Jerusalem. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports. In Jerusalem, Isra

NPR 2008-04-11

American Airlines which for a third straight day cancelled hundreds of flights as it carries out inspections of its MD-80 jetliners said today it hopes to be able to resume normal operations by the weekend. So far, the nations largest airline has to

NPR 2008-04-09

The top US general in Iraq has been spending the day getting grilled by lawmakers on Capital Hill. General David Petraeus told members of Senate committee today he thinks there should be a pause in troop withdrawls this summer in order to reassess t

NPR 2008-09-21

The White House says the price tag for the administration's proposal to deal with the nation's financial crisis will range up to 700 billion dollars. That's the amount of spending authority being sought for the Treasury Department to buy up troubled

NPR 2008-09-19

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are sitting down at this hour with congressional leaders to discuss the widening economic crisis. Stock prices rebounded sharply today. That followed a report the administration has a ne

NPR 2008-09-18

The Treasury Department said today it would issue new debt to raise money for the Federal Reserve. It comes just after the government announced another multi-billion-dollar bailout on Wall Street. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports. Treasury took the unusua

NPR 2008-12-04

President-elect Barack Obama says he is glad to see the Big Three automakers put forward more serious plans for restructuring, though he says he will withhold judgment on those plans until after auto executives appear at Congressional hearings. NPR'

NPR 2008-12-17

The Federal Reserve slashed a key bank lending rate to just about zero today. The move establishes the federal funds target rate between 0 and 0.25%. The rate cut is an effort to spur the economy. NPR's Wendy Kaufman has more. The action by the Fed

NPR 2008-12-18

The Illinois Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge that questioned the fitness of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to hold office since he faces federal corruption charges. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports. The state's attorney general had filed

NPR 2008-12-19

Speaking as he unveiled his choice to head the Security and Exchange Commission today, President-elect Barack Obama said not just regulators but his administration needs to push for more transparency in the financial markets. Obama made his remarks

NPR 2008-12-20

The Bush administration today announced a more than 17-billion-dollar rescue plan for troubled Detroit automakers Chrysler and GM. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. President Bush said that under ordinary circumstances he would have let the automakers fai

NPR 2008-12-21

Much of the northern half of the nation is in the grip of an arctic air mass and is bracing for another wave of snow and ice. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports. People in western Washington State are gearing up for a Mega-storm, that description is from a lo

NPR 2008-12-22

Fierce winter storms have been pounding the northern half of the nation today, dumping more snow and ice on states still struggling to restore power knocked out by ice storms last weekend. Unusually frigid temperatures are gripping much of the Midwe

NPR 2008-12-23

The five men accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix army base in New Jersey were found guilty on federal conspiracy charges today. They now face possible sentences of life in prison. Peter Crimmins of member station WHYY was in the courtroom. Th

NPR 2008-02-17

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Bush's in Tanzania, second stop on a five-nation trip to Africa. The trip is part of an administration effort to highlight successful U.S. policies on the continent. Mr. Bush threw his suppor

NPR 2008-02-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Fidel Castro said today he's resigning as president of Cuba after 49 years in power. From member station WLRN in Miami, Shannon Novak reports. Fidel Castro's announcement is published in today's Communist