NPR 2010-12-22

New rules for Internet service providers today from the Federal Communications Commission. They are designed to keep broadband landline companies from interfering with information flow to their customers. NPR's Paul Brown reports the plan largely exe

NPR 2010-12-23

The Senate has passed two major pieces of legislation this afternoon that had been caught in the grips of political stalemate. By a vote of 71-26, the Senate has ratified a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia. And Andrew Seabrook of NPR tells us that

NPR 2010-12-29

Flights are arriving at New York's Kennedy Airport and so are the nightmare stories of being stuck on the tarmac for nearly 10 hours. The latest involves Cathay Pacific, whose passengers on at least one of the flights that arrived last night say they

NPR 2010-12-27

Forecasters say the big winter storm blowing up the East Coast could just graze the nation's capital, but other regions may not be so lucky. The National Weather Service's Bob Oravec says the storm will be a blizzard in some areas. Blizzard warnings

NPR 2010-12-26

Winter weather is disrupting holiday travel in the southern US, where some parts are having a rare white Christmas. Hundreds of flights are canceled in and out of Atlanta. And National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Korty says the East Coast sho

NPR 2010-12-24

In Rome, package bombs have exploded today at the embassies of Switzerland and Chile. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports two people were wounded. The first mail bomb exploded at the Swiss embassy when an employee opened a package. He was seriously wounded

NPR 2010-12-30

rescue workers are reportedly, are trying to get two people still trapped in the wreckage of Berlin furniture stores burnt and destroyed, a third person was rescued earlier today hours after apparent natural gas explosion, when city manager JohnZetod

NPR 2010-12-25

The EPA is announcing it'll propose new standards for power plants in July and for oil refineries next December. The Obama administration is moving unilaterally to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions after Congress did not act on climate change le

NPR 2010-12-28

Thousands of air, rail and road travelers along the East Coast are stranded or looking for other ways of getting home after a snowstorm blanketed much of the region over Christmas weekend. In New York City, which bore the brunt of that storm, subway

NPR 2010-12-31

New claims for unemployment benefits are down sharply. NPR's Paul Brown reports economists see the drop as another good sign for the job market next year, but they warn a major recovery is still a long time off. The Labor Department's latest numbers,