NPR 2009-08-28

A processional of police motorcycles escorted the body of Senator Edward Kennedy from Cape Cod to Boston today in advance of his funeral Mass on Saturday. From member station WCAI Sean Corcoran reports. Hundreds of people lined the tree-covered stre

NPR 2009-08-27

The tributes are pouring in today for 77-year-old Senator Edward Kennedy, who died last night following a year-long battle with brain cancer. Speaking at his rented vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama called Kennedy the greate

NPR 2009-09-25

AColorado man charged with being involved in an alleged bomb plot in the US was in a Denver courtroom this morning. His father was released from federal detention but Najibullah Zazi remains in custody. NPR's Jeff Brady has more. Both men were initi

NPR 2009-11-30

Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will build ten new facilities to enrich uranium. His statement to Irans state news agency came just days after the governing board of the UNs nuclear watchdog agency censured Iran for its refusal

NPR 2009-07-30

House Democrats reached a deal today on details of a health care bill. A vote in a key committee is now expected by the end of the week. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports. Conservative Blue Dog Democrats bargained for changes to the bill going through t

NPR 2009-09-23

Speaking today at the United NationsClimate Summit in New York, President Obama pledged to make the issue of climate change a key US initiative. President said the nation is determined to act against the threat of global climate change in order to m

NPR 2009-10-31

One day after a rosy outlook sent stocks up more than 2%, Wall Street took it all back in lump sum today. Worries over a weak report on consumer spending last month as well as an end-of-month selling bout caused investors to pull back. Britt Beemer

NPR 2009-11-29

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. Russian officials are calling the bomb that caused a deadly train derailment last night the worst terrorist attack in that country in years. The blast forced a luxury high-speed train heading from Mosco

NPR 2009-11-27

President Obama is sending a Thanksgiving tribute to troops serving in war zones this holiday. The White House says Mr. Obama telephoned ten service men and women to thank them for their sacrifices. Within days, the President is expected to announce

NPR 2009-11-26

President Obama plans to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan next week. He'll give an evening address from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The White House says he will first brief members of Congress. The president's senior military command

NPR 2009-11-25

President Obama welcomed the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House today on a formal state visit. The president says he and the Indian leader have agreed to increase cooperation on law enforcement issues and intelligence. And he un

NPR 2009-11-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Some of the moderate Senators who cast crucial votes to move a sweeping health care overhaul bill to the Senate floor for debate say the legislation will have to be changed before they would support le

NPR 2009-06-23

Emergency officials in Washington DC are investigating the collision of two subway trains in northeast Washington today. The incident involving two of the city's Metro trains is said to have taken place on Metro's Red Line. DC fire officials say the

NPR 2009-07-31

President Obama says he expects government numbers due out tomorrow will show the U.S. economy continue to shrink in the second quarter, but not as much as it did earlier in the year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. President Obama says the consensus o

NPR 2009-6-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. According to witnesses in Tehran, there were more clashes today between police and protestors with reports of baton-wielding riot police striking demonstrators and firing tear gas and rounds of ammunition

NPR 2009-09-24

Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, President Obama said the world's leaders who have criticized the US for acting on its own need to join him in tackling global problems. At his first address as president to UN attend

NPR 2009-6-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Bernard Madoff whose multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme cost many investors their life savings was sentenced to 150 years in prison today in a New York courtroom. NPR's John Ydstie reports. U.S. Distric

NPR 2009-5-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama says he is looking to nominate someone to the Supreme Court who has common sense and who understands the practical day-to-day impact of the court's rulings. Mr. Obama is expected to ann

NPR 2009-06-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There has been a coup d'etat in the Central American nation of Honduras. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports. By a show of hands, the Honduran Congress elevated the congressional President Roberto Micheletti

NPR 2009-01-29

President Obama is looking past today's expected House vote on his $825 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He met with business leaders today to urge Congress to complete the process swiftly. NPR's Giles Snyder has more. The meeting in the Roos