NPR 2010-07-17

BP says early test results from its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico are not calls for alarm, but aren't calls for celebration either. Scientists have been spending today studying what's happening in the well now that the flow of oil has stopped.

NPR 2010-09-20

A huge misunderstanding. That's how Sarah Shourd explains her experience being held on espionage charges in an Iranian prison. She was released last week after 13 months of detention and arrived back home in the US today. She's especially worried abo

NPR 2010-09-19

From NPR News in Washington, Im Barbara Klein. President Obama is due to address the Congressional Black Caucus annual awards dinner this hour. NPRs Allison Keyes reports the president is working to energize African-American voters for the upcoming m

NPR 2010-09-18

The FBI has custody of a couple charged with conspiring to attempt to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela. Department of Justice spokesman Dean Boyd says a scientist and his wife appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The defen

NPR 2010-09-17

One in seven Americans lives in poverty. The rate is the highest it's been since 1995. NPR's Tamara Keith brings us the findings of a new Census Bureau report that reveals the recession spared virtually no one. The reason more Americans are living in

NPR 2010-09-16

President Obama is praising the fact that lawmakers appear to be moving towards approval of a small business jobs bill. However, the president blasted those he says are standing in the way of his plan to extend tax cuts for middle-income households.

NPR 2010-09-15

An American woman held for more than a year in Iran has arrived in Oman. Sarah Shourd was released today. She was arrested along with two American men while hiking in July last year along the Iran-Iraq border. As NPR's Jackie Northam reports, there a

NPR 2010-09-06

President Obama will be talking about jobs and the economy during several speeches this week including at a Labor Day rally tomorrow in Milwaukee. Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio has more on what the president will cover. The president will

NPR 2010-09-21

The economic recession in the US is officially over. It ended in June of last year. That's according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, which identifies the official dates of recessionary periods. As NPR's John Ydstie reports, the recent re

NPR 2010-08-23

Even though more than half a billion eggs have been recalled in the salmonella outbreak, some farmers want you to know you don't have to give up omelets or eggs Benedict. Krista Eberle of the United Egg Producers points out only two farms are involve

NPR 2010-08-22

After three weeks of relentless rain and floods, one fifth of Pakistan is under water. The BBC's Mike Wooldridge reports there are more pledges of aid from United Nations members meeting in New York. The economic impact of this disasters already beco

NPR 2010-08-21

Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan to meet face to face for the first time since talks collapsed nearly two years ago. They've been invited to Washington early next month. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says each side will need to do its part t

NPR 2010-08-20

New unemployment claims hit the half million mark, the highest level since November. Analysts say last week's surge underscores more trouble in the jobs market with employers slashing positions as the economic recovery continues to slow. A symbolic m

NPR 2010-08-19

President Obama, confronted with growing worries over economic recovery in the US, is trying to convince voters that his policies are, in fact, working. Slowly but surely we are moving in the right direction. Were on the right track. The economy is g

NPR 2010-08-18

The Iraqi capital's reeling from its deadliest strike in weeks. A suicide bomber attacked army recruits, killing at least 57. The BBC's Hugh Sykes reports security forces are favorite targets. Baghdad traffic policemen and federal police have been mu

NPR 2010-08-17

Flood survivors blocking a highway in southern Sindh province in Pakistan outrage they're not seeing the humanitarian aid promised them. The BBC's Mike Wooldridge says an estimated 20 million people are affected with waterborne diseases on the rise.

NPR 2010-06-22

Triple-digit gains on Wall Street have(口误) been wiped out. At last check, the Dow was down eight points at 10,443, NASDAQ losing 20 points at 2,289. We'll check back on those numbers a little bit later on. About 35% of the more than million homeo

NPR 2010-06-21

President Obama's chief of staff says there is a political opportunity for the White House to pass a robust new energy bill following the Gulf Coast disaster. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports. Rahm Emanuel, never known for mincing words, says there is a chan

NPR 2010-06-20

BP's Tony Hayward is the object of more outrage today after the Associated Press reported the CEO took today off. Instead of overseeing efforts to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Hayward watched a yachting race in England, which included hi

NPR 2010-06-19

The administrator of the 20-billion-dollar escrow fund being established to help victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf says he plans to pay legitimate claims quickly. In an interview of NPR's All Things Considered, Ken Feinberg says he hopes to pay