NPR 2012-01-04

The Republican presidential candidates are making one last push for votes in Iowa, where GOP voters will caucus today night in the nation's first presidential contest. NPRs David Schaper is traveling with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign

NPR 2012-01-05

President Obama is sidestepping the GOP opposition in Congress to appoint the head of a new consumer protection bureau. Today I'm appointing Richard as America's consumer watchdog. The President speaking about Richard Cordray in Ohio, where the nomin

NPR 2012-01-06

The Obama administration is rolling out a new military strategy aimed at absorbing federal budget cuts. NPR's Tom Bowman reports President Obama unveiled a plan today that as the defense secretary noted was inevitable in a changing world. Defense Sec

NPR 2012-01-07

President Obama points to December's drop in the unemployment rate as further validation of his economic policies. The economy is moving in the right direction. Were creating jobs on a consistent basis. Were not going to let up, not until everybody w

NPR 2012-03-27

The deeply divisive national health care law is before the nation's highest court on the first of three days of arguments. People on both sides of the debate appear to agree that the justices would rule on the heart of the case the constitutionality

NPR 2012-01-02

Reports from Iran say the navy has test-fired what it calls a medium-range surface-to-air missile. The official news agency says the test was carried out during a military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf and the Indian

NPR 2012-06-25

There is a state of emergency in Louisiana, with Governor Bobby Jindal advising a strengthening tropical storm could flood low-lying coastal areas. Meanwhile, forecasters say Tropical Storm Debby will continue to move slowly through the Gulf of Mexic

NPR 2012-03-24

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Afghan civilians. We get more on the story from NPR's Larry Abramson. The Army has charged Bales with killing 17 Afghan villagers in a rampage early in the mo

NPR 2012-12-30

From NPRnews in Washington I am Nora Raum, president Obama says he still believescongress can prevent the tax hikes and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff.But NPR news Jim reports time is running out to reach a deal, speaking in hisweekly radio

NPR 2012-05-31

13 bound corpses have been found in Eastern Syria, UN observers say they discovered the bodies in Deir el-Zour province. The UN team says the victims appear to have been shot at a close range with their hands tied behind their backs. The discovery co

NPR 2012-06-29

The administration's historic health care law that has been under attack since day one has survived the US Supreme Court. In a five-to-four ruling, the court announced today that the Affordable Care Act, including its individual insurance mandate, we

NPR 2012-06-28

A fast-moving wildfire is spreading into the Colorado Springs city limits. More than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. At least six subdivisions have been included, officials say, along with residents of the Air Force Academy. And Colorado

NPR 2012-06-27

A major boost today for the Obama administration. A federal appeals court has endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to rein in greenhouse gases. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports the court's unanimous opinion could be seen as a victory

NPR 2012-06-26

Supporters and opponents of the Arizona immigration law are claiming victory in a Supreme Court ruling today. The court said local law enforcement may not arrest illegal immigrants, and the state may not make it a crime for immigrants to work without

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-25

Street around Emperor State Building in New York remain closed that police continue to investigate this morning shooting in the area.NPR reports 2 people are dead and 9 are wounded。Police say the incident began just after 9am ,recently laid-off wor

NPR 2012-07-24

The accused gunman in the Colorado movie theater shooting rampage had his first court appearance today. James Holmes was advised his rights, but prosecutors won't file their full charges against him until next Monday. Colorado Public Radio's Megan Ve

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.In Syria, there are reports what British official says could be quoted atrocity on a new scale requiring on equivocal condonation? from International community. As R reports activists say Syrian troop

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.The strike of a gavel? formally opens the Republican National Convention in Tampa today to little fanfare. Hardly anyone was there. Limiting? on tropical storm Isaac, tonight's opening event was canceled

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.Hurricane Isaac is * towards New Orleans coast is expected to make landfall by early tomorrow, the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Some people are evacuating, others such as Georgina Moor are p

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-30

More than half million people in five states are without powers. Issac makes it slow six-mile per hour track inland on the U.S. gulf coast. The storm continues to lash New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Louisiana Governor Bo