At least 11 people remain missing from an oil platform explosion off the coast of Louisiana. Seven workers are badly hurt from the blast and fire late last night on the offshore drilling platform. Theres no word on what caused the blast. The Coast Gu
President Obama is telling Wall Street that sweeping change is on the way. He's pushing to overhaul the financial regulatory system and outlined that plan in New York's Cooper Union college today. Meanwhile, bipartisan negotiations on an overhaul bil
Crews are trying to bore holes into a West Virginia coal mine. Theyre trying to vent poison gas, so they cant send rescue crews into search for four miners. They were in explosion Monday that killed 25 other people. NPRs Dianna Douglas is in Melville
President Obama is taking aim at an Arizona immigration bill that requires police to question people suspected of being in the country illegally. At a naturalization ceremony in Washington, D.C. today, Mr. Obama seized on the controversial state meas
The Gulf Coast is bracing for the shoreline impact of the worst oil spill the region's ever faced. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the growing oil slick threatens wildlife, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Republican senators again turned back a Democratic financial overhaul bill today. The legislation creates new regulations for Wall Street investment firms and for complex products called derivatives. GOP senators have successfully blocked debate on t
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are approaching a showdown this afternoon over a bill to overhaul the nation's financial regulations. NPR's David Welna reports that although talks are underway to hammer out a bipartisan compromise, the upcomi
President Obama is due to speak at a memorial service this hour for 29 miners killed in a mine explosion in West Virginia earlier this month. In excerpts of his eulogy, the president talks about the miners dying in pursuit of a better life. As a resu
A massive weather system sweeping across the Deep South is spawning tornadoes. Suzette Berry lives just outside Yazoo City, Mississippi where she says a twister tore through Highway 49 and flattened just about everything in its path. Trees downed, I