美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-31

Tropical storm Isaac's winds are down to 40 miles per hour and has slowly moved out of Southern Louisiana. But it's still causing tremendous problems across the wide swathe of the US Gulf Coast. NPR's Christopher Joyce tells us that thousands of peop

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-24

Sharp drop in US stocks today on fading hopes of economic stimulus from the Fed disappointing reports from the eurozone and China's mixed data on the US economy. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was off 114 points at 13,058. New Home sales are a

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-09-23

The presidential and vice presidential candidates are campaigning this weekend and they lost no time in criticizing each other. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues to mention comments President Obama made in 1998 discussing some wea

NPR 2012-07-25

US tax payers could see a savings of about 48 billion dollars over 11 years as a result of the Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health care reform law. The congressional budget office says the savings come through changed Medicaid requiremen

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.NASA is reporting a death in the family. Astronaut Neil Armstrong died at the age of 82. He was the first man to walk on the moon. His moonwalk on July 20th 1969 was the climax of entire US 20th centu

NPR 2012-07-26

Heady? gunfire from opposition fighters in the Syrian city Aleppo was collected by the Turkish agency Anadolu as fighting enters its 5th day. Opposition activists say fighting raged through the night and many neighborhoods. Syria's commercial hub is

NPR 2012-07-27

The Olympic torch is passing London landmarks today just ahead tomorrow's ceremonies. Britian's Prince William and his wife Kate welcomed the Olympic torch debarking in palace today. It's also being carried by athletes and charity workers. The torch

NPR 2012-07-28

The London summer Olympics are about to officially begin with the traditional opening ceremony. NPR .. reports the spectacle features thousands of performers and perhaps a bit of controversy. Ten thsousand volunteer performers will sing, dance and ac

NPR 2012-07-30

Mitt Romney delivered a foreign policy address in Jerusalem today. He is still ** directly criticising President Obama. NPR's Allison Keyes reports the Republican Presidential candidate stressed that all options should be on the table to keep Iran fr

NPR 2012-07-31

Colorado prosecutors have formally charged former doctoral student James Holmes with 142 counts, including murder, attempted murder and position of explosives in connection with the Aurora massacre nearly two weeks ago. Holmes appeared in court today

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-24

Investors are lowering their earnings expectations and that's been helping to push stocks sharply lower today. Before the close, Dow was down 243 points at 13,103; NASDAQ was off 27 at 2,990; and SP 500 down 21 at 1,413; of course Apple cut some of i

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-17

Israeli media are reporting that the Israeli cabinet may be considering mobilising as many as 75,000 reservists in an escalating conflict with Palestinians in Gaza. This as reports emerged from the region today of rocket fire aimed at Jerusalem. The

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-16

Oil giant BP will shell out 4.5 billion dollars to resolve charges related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The company has agreed to plead guilty to 14 charges, including obstruction of Congress. NPRs Carrie Johnson reports individual executives will fac

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-15

President Obama says hes ready to compromise with Republicans on preventing the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. But he showed little sign today that he would waver from his demand that the wealthiest Americans should pay more in t

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-14

President Obamas first meetings in the wake of his reelection addressed the looming fiscal cliff. Those sweeping spending cuts and tax increases slated to take effect at the end of the year. Today he met with the heads of several labor unions, and to

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-13

A good friend of former CIA Director David Petraeus says the retired general is devastated. Retired Army Colonel Steve Boriland said on ABCs Good Morning America the revelation of the Petraeuss affair with a female biographer has been punishing for P

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-30

Some of the most highly-populated areas across the northeast quarter are look like ghost towns these hours. Hurricane Sandy speeds toward the coast, expecting to make landfall in New Jersey within hours. It is expected to blow ashore with top winds o

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-26

The northeastern US could be in for a major weather event by Halloween with gale-force winds, heavy rain and snow. Forecasters caution the tracking state are still all over the map. But they say it's possible randoms of hurricane Sandy from the South

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-25

Mitt Romney is trying to win hearts and minds this hour in Nevada, a battleground state still recovering from one of the worst foreclosure and unemployment rates in the nation. His running mate Paul Ryan was in Ohio, where he promised a new White Hou

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-09-26

The NFL is upholding the Seattle Seahawks' 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Today the league sided with a replacement official's controversial ruling on the last second touchdown pass last night, a decision that touched off criticism both ta