NPR 2010-11-09

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A radical Sunni Muslim cleric born in the US is urging religious scholars to promote holy war against American and Israeli interests in the Middle East. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is in Cairo and repo

NPR 2010-11-10

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is spending this day in Indonesia, where he's looking to shore up relations between the US and the worlds most populous Muslim nation. This trip to Indonesia was long delayed, but as NPRs

NPR 2010-11-11

British police say a mail bomb intercepted last month at an English airport could have exploded in flight over the US East Coast. Scotland Yard says in a statement that the bomb could have gone off on Friday, October 29th, if it had not been found an

NPR 2010-11-12

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Taps and stillness following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day. Vice President Joe Biden appealed to all Americans to really remember what US troops and their families

NPR 2010-11-14

Freedom today for pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, the former Burma. Seven and a half years ago, Suu Kyi was sentenced to house arrest. Today, at the age of 65, her sentence, which had been extended three times, expired. Back in 19

NPR 2010-10-09

More people are still losing jobs faster than they're finding them. This morning, the Labor Department released its September employment report. Ninety-five thousand jobs went away last month and kept the unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent. It wa

NPR 2010-08-16

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the flooding in Pakistan the worst natural disaster he's ever seen. The UN chief spent the day flying over the hardest-hit areas. As many as 20 million people are affected. From the city of Multan in the souther

NPR 2010-09-01

In what is only his second prime-time Oval Office address to the nation, President Obama at this hour is expected to declare Operation Iraqi Freedom to be over with the end of US combat mission. Mr. Obama excerpts some of his speech released by the W

NPR 2010-09-02

Challenging Mideast leaders to seize what he called a fleeting opportunity to end their differences, President Obama is playing host to the first Mideast peace talks in nearly two years. The president holding talks today with Israeli Prime Minister B

NPR 2010-09-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Traces of oil are stretching out from the site of a rig explosion today off the Louisiana coast, the second blast since April. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says the platform operated by Mariner Energ

NPR 2010-09-04

President Obama is calling for improving the economic climate for the nation's small businesses today. Danielle Karson reports Mr. Obama plans to roll out a package of measures next week he says will boost economic growth. President Obama stood with

NPR 2010-09-05

Palestinian Authorities continued a crackdown on militants in the West Bank today following the shooting attacks on Israeli settlers this week. NPR's Deborah Amos reports from Jerusalem. As many as 600 Palestinians have been arrested in the largest c

NPR 2010-09-07

Fighting words from President Obama in Milwaukee today as Democrats face stiff election-year competition over his handling of the economy. At the Milwaukee Laborfest in Wisconsin today, the president described his critics as more talk than action. So

NPR 2010-09-08

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says he will not seek reelection next year. The 68-year-old Daley has been mayor since 1989 following a special election after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, died at age 74 of a

NPR 2010-09-09

Scathing words from President Obama to Republican leaders critical of his handling of the US economy. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports that during an appearance in suburban Cleveland, Mr. Obama singled out House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio. Presiden

NPR 2010-09-10

The State Department is warning Americans abroad to be on alert for possible protests against the US after a Florida church announced it would burn copies of the Koran this Saturday. Ahead of that, NPR's Michele Kelemen reports governments worldwide

NPR 2010-11-13

President Obama's spending the last two days of his Asia tour in Japan, shoring up trade support at a regional summit after suffering a few setbacks. Earlier at the G20 meeting in Seoul, the president was unable to secure a free trade pact with South

NPR 2010-09-12

Ceremonies today to mark the anniversary of September 11th, 2001 began at the spot where the attacks began that day. New York City, where the twin towers fell, is now called Ground Zero. NPR's Margot Adler reports. The ceremony on this ninth annivers

NPR 2010-09-13

At this hour, some of the San Bruno, California residents whose homes were not heavily damaged by Thursday's natural gas pipeline explosion are returning to their homes. Bob Hensley of Capital Public Radio says officials may be shocked at the conditi

NPR 2010-09-14

President Obama's pressing the Senate to pass a bill that, he says, would cut taxes for small businesses and create much-needed jobs. Proposed tax cuts in general have led to a political showdown between the White House and congressional Republicans.