NPR 2012-05-25

Police in New York and the Manhattan District Attorney's officer looking into the story of a man who they say has implicated himself in the death of six-year-old Etan Patz whose disappearance 33 years ago. Forever changed the way people looked at iss

NPR 2012-05-24

In his first public testimony about the prostitution scandal that's engulfed his agency. The director of the Secret Service apologized for the misconduct. But as NPR Tamara Keith reports, he insists there isn't a permissive culture of the service. Th

NPR 2012-03-29

The US Supreme Court is expected to rule by June on the fate of the nation's sweeping health care law after hearing three days of arguments. It's really anyone's guess how the court will lean. Paul Clement, the lawyer for the 26 states seeking to hav

NPR 2012-04-29

On Rattlesnake Ridge in Washingtons Cascade Mountains, King County sheriffs believe they have found the dead body of Peter Keller. The survivalist had not been seen since last weekends killings of Kellers wife and daughter, for which hed been charged

NPR 2012-04-27

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by providing arms and ammunition to rebels during neighbor Sierra Leones ten-year civil war. However, the judges ruled that the prosecution faile

NPR 2012-12-25

From NPR news in Washington. I am LK. The upstate New York town of Webster is coping with a Christmas Eve tragedy after firefighters responding to a blaze and countered gunfire from a wood struct, two of them died. Police say the man suspected in the

NPR 2012-01-09

The Iranian government is signaling some willingness to resume nuclear talks with the West. But as NPRs Peter Kenyon reports, at the same time, a conservative Iranian newspaper says Tehran has begun enriching uranium at a new protected underground si

NPR 2012-03-25

Republican voters in Louisiana weigh in on the party's field of presidential hopefuls today. Hopes are high in Rick Santorum's campaign after Mitt Romney crushed opponents in Illinois. NPR's Don Gonyea is in Lafayette, Louisiana for the vote. He repo

NPR 2012-04-26

The US Supreme Court is indicating it may allow Arizona to enforce parts of its immigration law known as SB 1070. That law includes a provision that requires police officers to ask about a persons immigration status, if he or shes suspected of being

NPR 2012-04-25

Five states are holding Republican primaries today. Mitt Romney is expecting victories in all of them. That will get him that much closer to the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican Partys presidential nomination. But as NPRs Ari Shapi

NPR 2012-04-24

A bleak forecast for Social Security, the government says today the trust funds that support the program will run dry in 2033. And Medicare's hospital insurance fund is forecast to run out of money even sooner in 2024. President Obama will do tomorro

NPR 2012-04-23

Iran is claiming its building a copy of a US surveillance drone it captured last year. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee is skeptical. NPRs Allison Keyes reports. Irans military says experts have extracted data from the RQ-170 Se

NPR 2012-03-30

More children are being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at a higher rate than ever before. Coleen Boyle, a director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the CDC has just released a report indicating an alarming increase.

NPR 2012-03-28

The JOBS Act is now headed to President Obama's desk for his approval. A short time ago, it passed the GOP-led House by a vote of 380-41. The legislation makes it easier for startups to navigate federal regulations and raise capital. The US Supreme C

NPR 2012-04-30

The presidents counterterrorism adviser says the US has so dismantled al-Qaeda that the potential for a near-term strike on US soil seems slim. John Brennan spoke on FOX News Sunday. He says the US remains mindful of the threats that could accompany

NPR 2012-06-30

Congress has cleared three major items off its to-do-list. NPRs Tamara Keith reports both the House and Senate today passed a measure combining the highway bill, a long-term flood insurance extension and another year of reduced student loan interest

NPR 2012-05-30

Top Syrian diplomats are being told to leave the US and several other countries in a coordinated protest against Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the action follows a massacre in which the United Nations says citizens i

NPR 2012-05-29

In communities, margin small American are honoring US military members today. In Washington president Obama placed grace in tomb of unknown and Vienna memorial. In the upstate ,New York community North country public radio Brand reports observance is

NPR 2012-05-28

The United Nation Security Council is meeting in an emergency session today to discuss Syria. Members are to hear from the head of the UN observer mission in Syria about Fridays massacre in the town of Houla. UN officials say at least 90 people were

NPR 2012-01-03

In presidential politics, Rick Santorum is spending this last day before the Iowa caucuses trying to keep his momentum going. The latest polls show Mitt Romney is still favored among the GOP candidates, but only narrowly--a margin Santorum is hoping