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 2012-01-02

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 2012-01-24

A Marine sergeant who faced manslaughter charges for killing unarmed Iraqi men, women and children in 2005 has entered a plea deal with military prosecutors. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich agreed to plead guilty to dereliction of duty for his role in the

NPR 2012-01-25

Charges of discrimination and mistreatment of Latinos has landed four Connecticut police officers in jail. Today the FBI arrested the officers for allegedly assaulting undocumented immigrants in East Haven, conducting illegal searches of Hispanic-own

NPR 2012-01-27

President Obamas pitching his economic agenda to southwestern voters today, recapping the plan he outlined in his State of the Union address Tuesday. The president says everything his administration has done to build up manufacturing, clean energy an

NPR 2012-01-26

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise the benchmark interest rate before 2014. Its policymaking arm, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), is trying to reassure consumers and investors they'll be able to borrow cheaply well into the future. St

NPR 2012-01-29

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Florida's Panhandle today. NPR's Greg Allen reports the former Massachusetts governor made a pitch to the many veterans who live in the area. Pensacola is home to a

NPR 2012-01-30

The two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, are both campaigning in Florida today, two days before the primary. NPR's Greg Allen reports from Fort Myers both campaigns have unveiled some new a

NPR 2012-01-31

The leading Republican presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, are keeping up their verbal attacks as Floridians prepare to vote in tomorrow's potentially game-changing primary. Meanwhile, a new report shows that unregulated Super PAC

NPR 2012-01-28

US economic growth is apparently picking up, although it came in at a modest pace in the final months of 2011. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports the latest numbers were not as strong as economists had been forecasting. Economists were expecting 3% growth.