NPR 2012-04-08

Activists in Syria say government forces are shelling rebel-held towns across the country today. They say at least 74 civilians have been killed. The BBC's Jim Muir is monitoring events from Beirut. Theres been in many areas, but specifically Latamne

NPR 2012-04-07

The unemployment rate is fallen to 8.2%. Fewer people were included in March's employment tally because fewer were looking for work and 120,000 jobs were added to economy in March. That's about half the number from the month before. President Obama i

NPR 2012-04-06

President Obama surrounded by a bipartisan congressional group has signed the JOBS Act. Because of this bill, startups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors namely the American people. This was the second ma

NPR 2012-04-05

US stocks are retreating partly on news of Spain's weak bond auction, which's stoking new fears of European debt crisis. Last week, Spain announced tax hikes and deep spending cuts. The price of gold has fallen to its lowest level since January. At l

NPR 2012-04-04

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is under a tornado warning after witnesses reported seeing at least two twisters touch down. All planes at the international airport reportedly are grounded. Theres still no word on possible injuries. But NPR's Wade Goodwyn

NPR 2012-04-22

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously today to increase the number of observers in Syria from 30 to 300. The monitors are there to see whether government troops and rebel forces are complying with a weeklong ceasefire. Violence has be

NPR 2012-04-20

On the ground in Syria, unrelenting anger against the al-Assad regime is suggested by this amateur recording that could not be independently verified. It shows protesters gathered around UN observers in the southern province of Daraa, as the country

NPR 2012-04-19

The Pentagon says it is disturbed by newly released photos in the Los Angeles Times today purported to show American troops in Afghanistan posing near the bodies of insurgents back in 2010. NPR's Tom Bowman reports the paper was warned that publishin

NPR 2012-04-17

Several additional members of the military may come under investigation for their possible involvement in an alleged scandal involving Secret Service agents and prostitutes ahead of President Obamas recent visit to Colombia. General Martin Dempsey, c

NPR 2012-04-16

Labor reforms in Colombia have cleared the way for the US-Colombia free trade agreement. NPR's Scott Horsley tells us the announcement came at the end of the Summit of the Americas. The free trade agreement was passed by Congress last fall, but its e

NPR 2012-04-01

Three days away from the delegate-rich GOP Wisconsin presidential primary vote, Mitt Romney is working to establish himself as the inevitable Republican standard bearer and the man to deny President Obama a second term. They just kill economic freedo

NPR 2012-04-02

The Senate's top Republican is calling on his party to get behind the strongest presidential candidate and focus on winning in November. Mitch McConnell's comments come ahead of presidential primary voting in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of C

NPR 2012-04-21

The former neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida is being released on 150,000 dollars bond while he awaits trial. George Zimmerman testified during his bond hearing today which included an apology t

NPR 2012-03-01

A powerful storm that wreaked chaos across the Mid-western US is continuing its eastward march, bringing with it rain, powerful winds and possibly more tornadoes. Kentucky residents say they have sighted twisters today. They are part of a large power

NPR 2012-03-23

US intelligence officials are warning that global water supplies are unlikely to keep up with demands, and that will pose risks to world food markets and economic growth. NPR's Michele Kelemen has more on feared water wars we could see in the coming

NPR 2012-03-22

The gunman accused of killing seven people in the Toulouse area, France this week and last reportedly is still holed up in his apartment building. The place is surrounded, and police say they are ready to storm that building, but the suspect is said

NPR 2012-03-21

The case of an unarmed black teen whos fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain will go before a grand jury in central Florida in April. Authorities say Trayvon Martin was killed during a confrontation with George Zimmerman last month in a gated

NPR 2012-03-20

Jewish schools in religious sites across France are under a heightened security as the hunt continues for a gunman who killed three children and a teacher at a Jewish school in the southern city of Toulouse this morning. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley repor

NPR 2012-03-18

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are doing a lot of traveling this weekend. One day after Santorum wrapped up his visit to Puerto Rico, Romney arrived on the island ahead of tomorrow's primary there. NPR's David Welna reports from San Juan that Romney h

NPR 2012-03-17

A former Rutgers University student is found guilty of hate crimes for using a webcam to spy on his roommates intimate encounter with another man. NPR's Joel Rose reports a jury in New Jersey found Dharun Ravi guilty on all 15 counts. The jury delibe