NPR 2011-12-04

Herman Cain says he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for president. He made the announcement a few minutes ago in Atlanta. Cain has been accused of sexual harassment and having had an extramarital affair. Cain called the alleg

NPR 2011-12-05

Russian state television reports that exit polls show the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is picking up less than half the vote in parliamentary elections. Opposition parties and election monitors claim even this figure is inflated. They charg

NPR 2011-12-06

President Obama is delivering a stern warning to Congress to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at year's end, saying failure to do so would mean average families will see their taxes increased by $1,000. At the White House today Mr. Obama

NPR 2011-12-07

It's make-or-break time for the middle class, President Obama's message today at a high school in Osawatomie, Kansas. It's the same town where Republican President Theodore Roosevelt spoke more than 100 years ago in his New Nationalism address to fig

NPR 2011-12-08

Illinois ousted Governor Rod Blagojevich is sentenced to 14 years in prison for political corruption. After learning his fate today, Rod Blagojevich told reporters he was going home to speak with his family about the road ahead. If you can meet with

NPR 2011-12-09

Virginia Techs on lockdown while police search for a gunman who killed a police officer and another person a few hours ago following a traffic stop on the campus. University spokesman Mark Owczarski is heard on WDBJ Television. As right now, the stat

NPR 2011-12-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Penn State University is named along with former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in the first civil lawsuit to emerge in the sex abuse case. As NPR's Jeff Brady tells us, a 29-year-old man al

NPR 2011-12-22

The latest numbers on the housing market show at least a little improvement. The National Association realtor says the sale of existing homes rose 4 percent for the month before. This after association yesterday revised the sale of past 4 years downw

NPR 2011-12-21

In the house of representative:the nes were 193 and the motion is optic?Without objection emotion reconsider is laid upon the table.Republicans powered through a rejection of the senate pass 2 month extension of unemployment benefit and payroll tax c

NPR 2011-12-20

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hoping that the change in North Koreas leadership will lead to improved US relations with the communist nation. She spoke to reporters after a meeting in Washington with Japans foreign minister. We reiterate our

NPR 2011-12-19

Early this morning, the US ended its military involvement in Iraq. A final convoy of heavily armoured personnel carriers rolled across the border into Kuwait. Soldiers cheered, bumped fists and hugged each other in celebration. The nearly nine-year w

NPR 2011-12-18

President Obama is praising a senate agreement passed this morning to extend the social security payroll tax cut into the new year.As NPR S.H reports the short term agreement merely sets the stage from another tax showdown in early 2012.The tax cut a

NPR 2011-12-17

In the House, lawmakers eager to leave Washington gridlock behind them for a holiday break have approved a one-trillion-dollar spending bill. Speaker of the House John Boehner announced the vote. The ayes are 296, the nays are 121. The conference rep

NPR 2011-12-23

President Obama is continuing the pressure on House and Republican to approve senate-passed measures that extend payroll tax cut for 2 months. The House needs to pass a short-term version of the compromise then we should negotiate agreement as quickl

NPR 2011-10-01

The White House is hailing the death of a prominent al-Qaeda figure today as a significant milestone in the international campaign against terrorism. Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in an air strike in Yemen today. The US says the same military counterter

NPR 2011-10-23

Libya's transitional leaders say they'll hold a liberation ceremony tomorrow to start the clock towards elections in eight months. The chief of the transitional council, Mahmoud Jibril, is at the World Economic Forum meeting near the Dead Sea in Jord

NPR 2011-10-22

President Obama is calling all American troops home from Iraq before year's end, closing a long and deeply divisive chapter in US history. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Washington and Baghdad have been unable to reach a

NPR 2011-10-20

More than 60 million Americans who receive social security benefits are expected to see a little more in their monthly checks. Starting next year, the Social Security Administration says retirees and the disabled will see a cost of living adjustment

NPR 2011-10-19

Now the hard work begins, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's message in Tripoli today to Libya's interim leaders as they face a transition to democracy. Democracy takes time. It will not be easy or quick. But we are filled with admiration for what

NPR 2011-10-18

All the major US market indexes are down around 2%. They were retreating from last week's gains after Germany downplayed the idea that a solution for Europe's debt crisis might be reached during a summit this Sunday. At last check on Wall Street, the