Forecasters are spending another weekend keeping a watch on tropical weather. Tropical storm Lee has stalled along the Gulf Coast. And while the sun has been shining for some of today, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says its not shining now. He say
Wall Street's three-day winning streak ends with stocks down before the close. Investors just cannot shake their worries about Europe's stability to contain its debt crisis and the feature of the US economy is also a concern before whereas the market
The US economy is growing a little more than earlier estimates show. But as NPR's Paul Brown told us the rate of growth is still very small. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product to grow at 1.3% annual rate in the second quarter. It
Roughly two and a half percent gains in major US market indexes today with the DOW up around three hundred point eleven thousand three hundred thirty four last night.So investors are hopeful.European leaders are closer to getting a handle long their
The Democratic-led Senate is set to vote within hours on legislation that would avoid a possible government shutdown later this week and restore dwindling funds for disaster relief. NPRs David Welna reports that the disaster money is only a small par
Saudi King Abdullah says women in his country will be allowed to vote for the first time ever in municipal elections scheduled four years from now. But NPRs Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports the kings pledge falls short for some. Many Saudi women and th
Finance ministers from around the world are meeting in Washington this weekend to discuss ways to keep the European debt crisis from spiraling out of control. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is representing the US. NPR's Allison Keyes reports Gei
The deep market losses suffered in other global market today are playing out on Wall Street. The massive sell-off spurred by pessimism about the long-term health of the US and European economies. At last check, the Dow was down more than 450 points,
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has applied for full membership of the United Nations, winning broad applause in the halls of the General Assembly today. Israel's prime minister, though, says that's not the way to peace, as NPR's Michel