NPR 2008-04-02

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Top leaders in the Senate under increasing pressure to do something about the rising number of foreclosures in the housing market opted to put aside some of their differences today and get moving on a pl

NPR 2008-04-04

Transcript From NPR news, in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Georgia and Ukraine may not have formally got on the path toward NATO membership today, but the alliance did pledge eventual membership for the two ex-Soviet states. And Bush administration o

NPR NEWS 2008-02-05

Fans took to the streets of Manhattan last night as the New York Giants managed to pull off one of professional football's biggest upsets. The Giants shocked the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl by beating the Pats 17 to 14

NPR 2008-04-03

Transcript From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congress today, the economy may contract in the first half of 2008. He largely stayed away from using the term recession however, he did not

NPR NEWS 2008-02-01

Republican presidential hopefuls debated at the Reagan Library in California yesterday and sparks flew between Mitt Romney and John McCain. Romney said McCain's positions on taxes and campaign finance show he is not a true Conservative. 'He voted tw

NPR NEWS 2008-02-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Paul Brown. At least 55 people are dead today after two suicide bombings at popular outdoor pet markets in Baghdad. At least 100 people were hurt. Here is Greg Smith with more. Just around 10:30 this morning, apparen

NPR 2008-06-11

A Sudan Airways plane burst into flames while landing in Khartoum today. There are reports that as many as 100 people died. There are more than 200 people on board. The major presidential hopeful spent some time talking about the economy today. Repu

NPR 2008-06-10

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today took aim at his expected Republican opponent in the fall, John McCain. Campaigning in North Carolina, Obama said McCain will only continue President Bush's failed policies. We were promised a fisc

NPR 2008-06-09

There has been no let-up in the surge in gasoline prices over the past three weeks. Prices at the pump were up 20 cents a gallon to a new high of four dollars a gallon nationally for self-service regular. Fuel price analyst Jeff Sundstrom with AAA s

NPR 2008-06-08

Hillary Clinton has ended her campaign for the presidency and endorsed rival Barack Obama. She made the announcement at the National Building Museum in Washington today before hundreds of supporters. NPR's David Greene has more. Hillary Clinton said

NPR 2008-06-06

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders today，holding them accountable after an embarrassing string of events. At Pentagon news conference, Gates accepted the resignations of Air Force Chief of St

NPR 2008-06-05

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to woo Jewish voters today, saying he will do everything in his power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and he will be a strong ally of Israel. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Obama u

NPR 2008-06-04

As the final two Democratic primaries take place today in South Dakota and Montana, there has been a surge of superdelegates declaring their support for frontrunner Barack Obama, who's close to clinching the majority he needs to be the Democratic no

NPR 2008-06-03

Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama says Republican John McCain is too out of touch with American workers to help the nations struggling manufacturing base. Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Detroit suburb of Troy. Detroit Public Ra

NPR 2008-06-02

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rico primary by a two-to-one margin over Barack Obama today. That leaves just two primaries left Tuesday in South Dakota and Montana. At a victory rally in San Juan this afternoon,

NPR 2008-06-01

The Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee appears headed for a compromise concerning the Florida and Michigan dilemma. Those two states held their primaries earlier than party rules allowed. The deal was reportedly reached after committee me

NPR 2008-05-16

For a crowd of 150 people waiting outside the California Supreme Court today in San Francisco, it was an emotional moment .The crowd erupted with cheers when word came down that the state court, on a four-to-three vote, had decided to overturn a sta

NPR 2008-05-15

John Edwards has made it official. The former presidential contender and one-time challenger to Barack Obama, announcing that he will throw his support behind the current front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards made the anno

NPR 2008-05-13

In China, state media report upwards of 10,000 people were killed in Monday's powerful earthquake. The quake struck in mid-afternoon when schools and offices were full. NPR's Laura Sydell reports from Shanghai. In some areas of Sichuan Province, eig

NPR 2008-05-11

Its been a week since a cyclone struck Myanmar, killing an estimated 100,000 people and leaving more than a million survivors in need. The UNs World Food Program says that it will resume aid flights today despite the seizure of food shipments by the