NPR 2010-05-12

The Minerals Management Service and the US Coast Guard have launched the Marine Board of Investigation into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. NPR's Debbie Elliott says the board is hearing testimony from witnesses of the April 20th incident. T

NPR 2010-05-13

Congressional investigators say three previously undisclosed defects in a critical safety device may have contributed to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was owned by Transocean and leased by energy company BP. NPR's Peter Overby

NPR 2010-05-14

Federal agents investigating the Times Square attempted bombing have custody of three people. They were detained on alleged immigration violations. Attorney General Eric Holder says they were picked up during searches in parts of the northeastern US

NPR 2010-05-15

President Obama's decrying what he calls the ridiculous spectacle of executives of BP and other companies, pointing fingers this week over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Following a cabinet meeting at the White House today, the president

NPR 2010-08-08

You can now call her Justice Elena Kagan. She was sworn in this afternoon as the 112th justice for the US Supreme Court. NPR's Allison Keyes tells us Kagan is the fourth woman to serve on the high court. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts first

NPR 2010-06-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. BP is making another attempt at tackling the oil spill that's been dumping as much as 19,000 barrels of oil each day for over a month in the Gulf of Mexico. NPR's John Ydstie has details. The goal is to

NPR 2010-06-03

A rescue plan to cap a blown-out well deep in the Gulf of Mexico is stalled. BP is using undersea robots to free a saw that got stuck while it was cutting through a pipe on the wellhead assembly. The goal is to at least contain the oil spill. With an

NPR 2010-06-04

BP says it may find out in the next 12 to 14 hours whether its latest attempt to cap a devastating oil spill works. CEO Tony Hayward concedes it's risky. Earlier, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen announced that the damaged pipe spewing crude from the f

NPR 2010-06-05

Investors bailing out stocks again today. The Dow Industrial Average fell very sharply, at last check down 340 points at 9,916 . NASDAQ losing 84 points at 2,219. NPRs Chris Arnold has been following the markets and he joins us now. Hi Chris. Hi Laks

NPR 2010-06-07

BP says the containment cap that are rigged on its shattered oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is working, but US officials say the effort to contain the spill has only just begun. NPR's Brian Mann reports. In its first day of operation Friday, the cap

NPR 2010-06-08

It has been an especially bloody day for American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Five American soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, at least two other Americans died in a separate attack today. The alliance is suffer

NPR 2010-06-09

The government is confirming that BP's giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been producing plumes of oil deep below the water surface. We have more from NPR's Debbie Elliott. NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco says the agency has evaluated water

NPR 2010-06-10

Israel is taking its first step toward calming worldwide outrage over its recent raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Palestinian officials say Israel is easing its embargo, allowing snack foods and other previously banned items, but Hamas, which runs

NPR 2010-06-11

The Secretary of the US Army delivers a stinging indictment today against those accused of sloppy record keeping at Arlington National Cemetery. And John McHugh tells the families of those resting in that hallowed ground that he is deeply sorry. Toda

NPR 2010-06-12

Sixteen people are believed to be missing after heavy rains caused a flash flooding along two rivers in southwestern Arkansas. Sabrina McCormick from member station KTXK reports. Many of the dead were camping at the popular tourist camp, Albert Pike

NPR 2010-06-13

State police say the number of people missing after a flash flooding in Arkansas is down to about two dozen. The early Friday floods have killed at least 17 people. NPR's Wade Goodwyn is near the campgrounds in Langley, Arkansas and tells us more tha

NPR 2010-06-14

The government's point man for responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill disaster says he expects BP to offer a new improved containment plan as early as today. NPR's Neda Ulaby has more. Admiral Thad Allen of the US Coast Guard appeared on CBS's Face T

NPR 2010-05-16

Oil continues to gush from a broken pipeline on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles says the weather isn't helping efforts to contain the spill. Currently, unfortunately, the weather is not conducive to skimming o

NPR 2010-08-10

A House ethics panel releases new details on charges against California Congresswoman Maxine Waters. We've got the latest from NPR's Audie Cornish. In its reports, ethics committee investigators alleged the congresswomen's chief of staff, who is also

NPR 2010-08-11

Five people including former Republican Senator Ted Stevens are confirmed dead following a plane crash in southern Alaska last night. NPR's Martin Costi with the latest. Ted Stevens was on board a single-engine plane that was flying in the southern p