NPR 2010-06-01

Fury in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey where hundreds tried to storm the Israeli Consulate today. It was a similar scene in Greece and parts of the Arab World reacting to Israel's deadly attack this morning on an international aid flotilla bound for

NPR 2010-06-17

President Obama's first big meeting with BP executives at the White House reaffirms that BP would be held liable for the Gulf oil spill until communities are whole again. BP is a strong and viable company, and it is in all of our interests that it re

NPR 2010-06-23

The top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is in hot water with the White House for some derogatory comments he made during an interview for a magazine article. The remarks were controversial enough to have him summoned to the W

NPR 2010-06-28

World leaders meeting in Toronto appear to have reached consensus on the importance of cutting government deficits. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports they pledge today to reduce deficits in half by 2013. The leaders are meeting at a time when the global e

NPR 2010-06-27

Homing in on global security challenges at their Toronto summit, leaders of the eight wealthiest nations urged Iran to stop its nuclear saber-rattling, and NPR's Jim Zarroli says the G8 also condemned North Korea's recent attack on a South Korean shi

NPR 2010-06-26

President Obama is praising congressional negotiators for working out a deal on an overhaul of the rules governing Wall Street, and he is carrying his victory to Canada. This weekend in Toronto, I hope we can build on this progress by coordinating ou

NPR 2010-06-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's Senate confirmation hearing is underway, beginning with a swearing-in by Senator Patrick Leahy. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give in this matt

NPR 2010-06-25

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he fully supports President Obama's decision to appoint General David Petraeus to replace General Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan. And as NPR's Rachel Martin reports Gates says the strategy t

NPR 2010-06-24

The top US commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal is out. President Obama made the announcement after hearing about disparaging remarks the general and his aides made about members of the national security team. We need to remember what

NPR 2010-06-30

Wall Street's confronted with a crisis of confidence, keeping stocks way down. We last saw the Dow losing more than 260 points at 9,869, NASDAQ down nearly 4% at 2,135. Few factor is playing into this. Details are now from NPR's Yuki Noguchi. The Eur