美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-12

President Obama honored veterans today at Arlington National Cemetery. After laying a wreath at the tomb of unknowns, the President said America will never forget the sacrifices made by veterans and their families. The President also noted a special

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-10

President Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House next week to discuss possible solutions to the so-called fiscal cliff. As NPR's Brian Naylor tells us, the President made his first public appearance since winning reelection on Tue

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-09

The gunman in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting is getting life in prison without parole for killing six people and wounding 13. That punishment was expected today at Jared Loughners sentencing where some survivors and victims families confronted him for

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-08

President Obama heads back to Washington D.C. later this hour to embark on a new effort with a lame-duck session of Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff, spending cuts and tax breaks due to expire at the end of the year. The White House says the Presid

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-07

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is rallying every vote he can before the polls closed tonight in Massachusetts, where he will return this evening and watch the returns. Between now and then, he and his family are making final appeals in

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-06

The Presidential campaigns are blitzing states most influential in the outcome of tomorrow's election, including Virginia. In 2008, President Obama became the first Democrat since 1992 to carry the commonwealth. This election, Virginia, with 13 elect

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-01

From NPR news in Washington. I am Lakshmi Singh. The mass transit system in the nations largest city is slowly coming back to life after super storm Sandy overwhelming New York city's infrastructure. Governor Antral Quomo says parts of the subway sys

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-02

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The Defense Department is flying in support from California to the East Coast to help restore power to the nearly five million who are still without electricity since hurricane Sandy. Here is Pentagon sp

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-03

The nation's coming of a better than expected month for hiring. The Labor Department says the economy added 171,000 jobs in October, but the unemployment rate edged up to 7.9%. As more people resumed their jobs search and were therefore included in t

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-04

President Obama met with some of his top aides and governors and mayors from areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. He got an update at FEMA headquarters today. The federal government is giving storm victims new aid. It will help people who lost their h

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-05

Recovery work continues in the northeast from Superstorm Sandy. There are more than 2 million people who still don't have power, nearly a week after the storm passed through the region. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo says the gas shortage that ha

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum Florida Department state says President Obama has won the state of Florida.NPR reports that make final electoral vote ally 332 to Mitt Romney 206.The president has already clinched the reelection. But this g

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 2012-11-20

Diplomacy is intensifying to bring an end to the cross border siege between Israel and Gaza's Hamas militants. Delegations are meeting in Cairo to help Egypt mediate a ceasefire. The White House says President Obama telephoned Egyptian President Moha

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-19

Israeli worshipers went to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem today to offer prayers for Israelis under attack. Hamas militants from Gaza had fired more rockets into Israel today, including toward Tel Aviv. Israeli military says its missile defense system

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-11-18

Air raid sirens went off in Tel Aviv earlier today. Israeli military says its rocket interception system brought down a rocket headed for the city. There are no reports of injuries. Israel bombarded Gaza in a series of overnight air strikes in respon