美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-15

Arlen Specter major force in senate for 30 years died today at the age of 82.His family said he has complication of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.NPR reports the moderate republican turn democratic play pivotal role in the confirmation hearing of 14 year sup

NPR 2012-12-12

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Michigan lawmakers have given final approval to two right-to-work measures that will likely weaken unions in what has been a labor stronghold. The bills prohibit unions from demanding dues from non-unio

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-13

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi announced today hes replacing his defense minister and head of the armed forces Hussein Tantawi as well as his deputy. From Cairo, the BBCs Yolande Knell reports. The dramatic changes concerning Egypts two top genera

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-14

The legendary editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown, has died at the age of 90. Before her success in the magazine world, she heated big in the 1960s with the book Sex and the Single Girl. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has this remembranc

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-12

Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. NPR's Brain Naylor reports Ryan is a seven-term member of Congress best-known for working on budget issues. Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee and is author of

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-11

Thousands of mourners, many of them Indian Americans from across North America, are in Wisconsin to pay tribute to the victims of last Sunday's attack at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek. Some people silently sobbed as the crowd slowly filed into a school

NPR 2012-07-14

The fallout from GP Morgan's failed hedging startegy is nearly three times worth than initially estimated, the bank is now reporting a 5.8 billion dollar trading loss. The conference called investors, CEO James Dimon says the blood cuts deep. Trading

NPR 2012-07-13

Wells Fargo, the country's fourth largest bank has agreed to pay 175 million dollars to settle charges that violated fair lending laws during the housing boom. Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the bank's practices affected minorities in 36 sta

NPR 2012-07-12

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi,Singh. The Republicans led house had just voted to repeal the affordable healthcare act.President Obama signature domestic legistation. But the vote is widely considered Symbolic and NPR's C reports GOP wants

NPR 2012-07-11

The fight over taxes is again playing out on the campaign trail.President Obama went to the swing state of Iowa where he argued that Bush-era tax cut should be extended another year for low and middle income earners but not for the wealthiest in Amer

NPR 2012-06-15

The main presidential rivals are tapping into public weariness over the economys slow recovery to make the case to voters to think twice about voting for the other guy. President Obama and Republican former Governor Mitt Romney lobbed a new round of

NPR 2012-06-14

Syrian state television is reporting the troops have retaken control of rebellious mountain village in Al-Hafa after more than a week of heavy shelling there. Rebels had withdrawn from Al-Hafa overnight after intense fighting and in nearby villages.

NPR 2012-06-13

The State Departments worried Russia may be supplying Syria with helicopters the military could be using in its offensive against the Syrian opposition. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during remarks at the Brookings Institution in Washing

NPR 2012-06-12

Caution appears to be returning to global markets after the initially rallied over news that Spains banks would get an EU bailout. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid Spanish markets have closed flat, and the country's borrowing costs have shot back up

NPR 2012-06-11

Spain's prime minister is hailing his country's bailout as a victory for the euro, but also acknowledges that Spain's 25% unemployment rate is likely to rise before it goes down. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid on the Spanish leader's first comment

NPR 2012-05-16

JP Morgans Jamie Dimon will remain chairman of the board, despite the banks $2 billion trading loss. Shareholders are also endorsing Dimons pay package from last year, which totaled $23 million. But despite the loss, the bank is still expected to out

NPR 2012-05-15

The political tug-of-war(拔河) in Greece is threatening to unravel Greeces bailout arrangement with its EU and IMF partners, which could cause a ripple effect through global markets. Theyre struggling to form a coalition government, without that, n

NPR 2012-05-14

The CEO of JP Morgan Chase says he was dead wrong when dismissed concerns about the banks trading. Speaking on ABC's Meet the Press, Jamie Dimon played down the concerns in April as a tempest in a teapot. So first, I was dead wrong when I said that.

NPR 2012-05-13

President Barack Obama is honoring the nations top police officers. At Rose Garden ceremony at the White House, the President praised the winners of a National Police Association Award for officers who showed courage and in the line of duty. We will

NPR 2012-12-11

From NPR News in Washington, Im Windsor Johnston. President Obama is in Michigan today, where he is expected to help announce the expansion of a truck engine plant near Detroit. The president and Detroit Diesel will unveil a 100-million-dollar invest