NPR 2012-01-15

Evangelical Christian leaders meeting in Texas are throwing their support behind Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination. NPR's Joel Rose reports the attendees are hoping to give Santorum's candidacy a boost heading into the South Ca

NPR 2012-01-12

The US needs to reward companies for keeping jobs in the United States. That message from President Obama today, he held a meeting this morning at the White House with business executives and cabinet members and the topic was jobs. Mr. Obama says eve

NPR 2012-01-13

We are seeing US stocks mixed today with investors seeing weaker-than-expected jobs data. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that first-time unemployment claims rose to their highest level in six weeks. The government says 399,000 people applied for unemploym

NPR 2012-01-14

President Obama wants to consolidate six different government agencies that deal with trade and commerce into one. NPR's Scott Horsley reports it's part of a broader streamlining effort for which Mr. Obama is seeking a congressional green light. Pres

NPR 2012-01-16

Three Republican presidential hopefuls hit the national talk shows and the campaign trail today. NPR's Allison Keyes reports they are trying to catch the frontrunner Mitt Romney before Saturday's primary in South Carolina. The former Massachusetts go

NPR 2012-01-11

Voting is underway across New Hampshire for the first-in-the-nation primary. The Republican candidates have spent recent days heavily wooing undecided voters. In Manchester, NPR's Lakshmi Singh encounters some staunch Republicans who say they've been

NPR 2012-01-17

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is suspending his campaign for the White House and is endorsing former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. We have details from NPR's Don Gonyea in Myrtle Beach. Huntsman made the announcement at the Convention Cente

NPR 2012-01-18

At least 11 people are confirmed dead and more than 20 remaining missing from a shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany. Several more bodies were located today aboard the Costa Concordia, the cruise liner that struck rocks last Friday and capsized. Republ

NPR 2012-01-19

The GOP-led House is likely to vote against an increase in the debt ceiling today, but that's not expected to go far in the Democratic-run Senate and with the threat of a presidential veto. NPR's Andrea Seabrook is on Capitol Hill. She says the House

NPR 2012-01-20

Four Republican presidential candidates remain just hours ahead of the debate in South Carolina. Texas Governor Rick Perry is out. I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for President of the United States. NPR's senior Washington edi

NPR 2012-01-21

The Supreme Court has tossed out new legislative maps in the state of Texas only weeks before primary elections. In a unanimous order, the justices say a lower court in Texas that overhauled the maps did not use appropriate standards. NPR's Carrie Jo

NPR 2012-01-22

A rainy day in parts of South Carolina not stopping primary voters today, Johnston resident Bill Mercue voted for Newt Gingrich. I like his philosophy. I like his savvy. Yet I like he makes sense. Susan Leedom of Charleston voted for Mitt Romney. Our

NPR 2012-01-23

Italian divers have found a 13th body on the capsized Costa Concordia. Authorities say the woman was wearing a life vest and was found in the rear of the submerged portion of the ship. As NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, the search of the wreckage cont

NPR 2012-01-10

Republican presidential hopefuls in New Hampshire are spending the last day before that states primary sparring with each other. Newt Gingrich says he has to take back a pledge to run a positive campaign to protect himself from rivals attacks. Mitt R

NPR 2012-01-08

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, urging supporters to go the polls in Tuesday's primary. At the same time, New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports Romneys also looking towards South Car

NPR 2012-01-01

Parts of Nigeria are under a state of emergency today. President Goodluck Jonathan made the declaration and ordered the closure of some international borders. He acted after several recent attacks, which were blamed on a Muslim sect that he wants to

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 2012-01-03

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

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