NPR 2011-09-15

The major US stock indexes were all up more than 2% at one point on news of positive development from today's debt crisis emergency talks. Among the heads of France, Germany and Greece, the subject of the teleconference. As Eleanor Beardsley reports,

NPR 2011-09-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. The White House says President Obama will continue to press his case for a new jobs bill every day and challenge congressional Republicans if they fail to act on the measure. NPR's Scott Horsley report

NPR 2011-09-13

Stocks have opened mixed on Wall Street. The stock prices are down sharply on overseas markets amid new concern that Greece may be edging toward a default and that the European debt crisis might spread to that region's banks. NPR's Paul Brown joins u

NPR 2011-09-12

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the day when four hijacked planes crashed in three places in the US. The remembrances began in New York, where the first and then the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center. President Obama was there this

NPR 2011-09-22

The Federal Reserve is taking another unorthodox step to try to stimulate the US economy. NPR's Chris Arnold says the Fed is engaging in what's being called the Twist. The Fed says it'll sell 400 billion dollars in short-term treasuries and buy up to

NPR 2011-09-21

The country's defense leaders are calling this a historic day for the military and the nation. The ban on openly gay service in the military is officially over. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen says the military's stronge

NPR 2011-09-20

President Obama is challenging Congress to quickly pass his latest proposal to shrink the nation's debt. It includes spending cuts in the most financially weighty programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and also calls for an end to certain tax break

NPR 2011-09-19

Forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi continue to put up fierce resistance in the Libyan cities of Sirte and Bani Walid. Sean Carberry reports that anti-Gaddafi fighters are struggling to advance on the two cities today. Gaddafi loyalists lau

NPR 2011-09-18

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Reno, Nevada today to look into yesterday's air show crash that killed three people including the pilot and injured more than 50. Mike Ho

NPR 2011-09-17

The rebel government in Libya is being given a seat in the UN General Assembly. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports Washington's applauding the news as another big step forward for Libya's so-called Transitional National Council. The General Assembly voted

NPR 2011-09-16

From npr news in Washington, I am J.P. A bipartisan group of senators became known of the summer as the gang of six reemerge today as a group of 36, nprs TW reports that pushing a newly supercommittee pursuing a more ambitious goal for deficit reduct

NPR 2011-09-01

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. A blackhawk helicopter airlifts more supplies to the most flooded areas of Vermont where people are becoming increasingly desperate. Its been days since about a dozen communities were cut off from the ra

NPR 2011-09-02

The number of Americans to file new unemployment claims is down again for the first time in three weeks. NPR's Giles Snyder has the latest from the Labor Department, which says first time applications fell by 12,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 409,000.

NPR 2011-09-03

The US market is getting jolted by today's weakest jobs report in the year with major indexes sliding more than 2%. Before the close on Wall Street, the Dow was down 251 points at 11,242; NASDAQ was off 66 points or 2.5% at 2,480; and the SP 500 down

NPR 2011-09-05

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. President Obama is touring New Jersey today, seeing the effects of Hurricane Irene. He comforted a Wayne resident whose home was damaged by last weekend's storm. Are you OK? I'm so sorry. We will be here

NPR 2011-09-06

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The chant four more years erupts throughout President Obama's speech in Detroit today. He touted the success of a 2009 federal bailout for the largest automakers that he says helps save millions of jobs

NPR 2011-09-07

A mass shooting at a restaurant in Carson city, Nevada this morning reportedly is blamed for at least three deaths and a number of injuries. We have the latest from NPR's Ted Robbins. Witnesses say a man drove up to an IHOP in a strip mall this morni

NPR 2011-09-09

President Obama is expected to call for hundreds of billions of dollars in new tax cuts and government spending tonight in an effort to boost the creation of jobs and bring down the nation's high unemployment rate. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the pre

NPR 2011-09-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama has kicked off his three-day bus tour of the Midwest with a broadside against not only the Republican Party as a whole but the field of GOP candidates. Mr. Obama to stop in Minnesota and la

NPR 2011-09-11

The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated today near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the United 93 plane crashed on September 11th, 2001. Its believed the men who hijacked the plane planned to crash in Washington, but they were stopped by some o