NPR 2009-04-13

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. The American cargo ship captain who was held hostage for days by Somali pirates has been rescued and is said to be in good health. A top navy official says the commander in charge ordered snipers to at

NPR 2009-04-15

Retail sales fell more than 1% in March, the biggest decline in three months, and a surprise to most analysts who expected sales to increase slightly. According to the Commerce Department, automobile sales fell the sharpest, down nearly 24% from the

NPR 2009-04-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. World leaders including President Obama have converged on London for the G-20 meeting scheduled for this Thursday. It marks the first official foreign tour for the president since taking office. Even as l

NPR 2009-04-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. As street protests in London's financial district dispersed this evening, the G-20 leaders and their wives gathered as dinner guests of Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow they'll attempt to agree on a response to

NPR 2009-04-03

Wrapping up his first international summit meeting, President Barack Obama hailed agreements reached by world leaders at the now-concluded G20 Summit in London. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after G20 leaders reached agreement to providing an additional 1

NPR 2009-04-04

Authorities in Binghamton, New York say 14 people are dead, four others are listed in serious condition after an armed man walked into an immigration services center and opened fire today. Joseph Zikuski is chief of the Binghamton Police Department.

NPR 2009-04-05

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Three officers are dead and two more were injured in what is being called the deadliest day in Pittsburgh Police history, following a domestic disturbance call. Arnie Bernard of member station WDUQ rep

NPR 2009-04-06

Pittsburgh police say the gunman who shot dead three police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call was lying in wait. Police Chief Nate Harper describes what happened. Stinace, the officer, stepped in to the doorway. He was immediately m

NPR 2009-04-07

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says authorities have now raised the death toll to at least 150 after a powerful earthquake hit a mountainous region of Italy overnight. The quake which struck just before dawn flattened buildings and left at least

NPR 2009-04-08

From NPR News in Washington, Im Jack Speer. President Barack Obama made a brief visit to Iraq today where he met with the Iraqi leaders and US troops. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports from the Iraqi capital. Bad weather stopped the president fro

NPR 2009-04-09

In a major about face from the policies of the previous president, the Obama administration said today it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over the country's suspected nuclear program. State Department spokesman Robert Woods says t

NPR 2009-04-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. One of President Obama's top advisors says he thinks the economic downturn will end in the next few months, but Larry Summers says the US economy still faces substantial downdrafts. NPR's Scott Horsley ha

NPR 2009-04-11

Wild weather continues to plague the Middle West and the South today. Weather officials in central Tennessee said at least two people are dead, 30 others are injured after a twister touchdown there today. Officials said the Blackman community in Mur

NPR 2009-04-12

The US cargo ship that was attacked by Somali pirates is back in port in Kenya and 19 crew members have been debriefed by FBI agents. But the ship's captain is still being held hostage by four heavily armed pirates in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean.

NPR 2009-4-22

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama today left open the possibility of criminal prosecution for Bush administration officials who authorized harsh interrogation techniques. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. President Obama reassur

NPR 2009-04-21

President Obama made his first visit to the CIA's headquarters in Virginia today. The president's visit coming just days after the administrations decision to release top secret memos detailing the agency's use of a simulated drowning technique know

NPR 2009-4-20

President Obama is scheduled to arrive back at the White House within a half hour from a Latin American trip that concluded with the summit of leaders of more than 30 other western hemisphere nations in Trinidad. Mr. Obama says the leaders did not a

NPR 2009-04-19

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the US will vigorously raise to the Iranian government, the administration's concerns about the eight-year-prison sentence given to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi. She was convicted this week by a co

NPR 2009-4-18

The cargo ship captain rescued from Somali pirates Easter Sunday is back home in Vermont. Captain Richard Phillips' plane landed in Burlington late this afternoon. After a brief reunion with his family, Phillips spoke to the media for the first time

NPR 2009-04-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Iran's president says he'll soon present a plan to end the international standoff with the West over his country's nuclear program. He also reiterated the program will continue. Teri Schultz has more f