NPR 2012-03-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. An international summit on nuclear security gets underway in Seoul, South Korea this week, with both President Obama and South Korean President Lee warning North Korea against a planned missile launc

NPR 2012-03-16

Iran is largely cut off from global commerce after a banking hub severed ties. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication or Swift is reinforcing sanctions the EU imposed in a bid to make Iran stop its nuclear development. Swift'

NPR 2012-03-15

Secretary of State Leon Panetta is reported to be safe following a security breach as his plane was landing at a British airfield in southern Afghanistan today. An Afghan national stole a car and sped onto a runway before it crashed into a ditch. NPR

NPR 2012-03-14

President Obama is condemning this week's attack on Afghan civilians allegedly at the hands of one US soldier, and hes promising swift punishment for anyone involved. The United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own

NPR 2012-03-13

Shock. That's how the Obama administration describes news that a US soldier in Afghanistan allegedly massacred 16 men, women and children in two villages over the weekend. The White House says a full investigation is underway. This as it works to kee

NPR 2012-03-12

US officials are trying to determine exactly what happened in a village in southern Afghanistan early this morning. Afghan officials say an American soldier went on a shooting spree, killing 16 civilians including nine children. Siddique Siddiqui is

NPR 2012-03-11

The campaign for the Republican nomination for president continues in Wyoming and Kansas today. There are 40 delegates up for grabs in the Kansas caucuses and a dozen in Wyoming. After Super Tuesday wins earlier this week, both Rick Santorum and Mitt

NPR 2012-03-01

A powerful storm that wreaked chaos across the Mid-western US is continuing its eastward march, bringing with it rain, powerful winds and possibly more tornadoes. Kentucky residents say they have sighted twisters today. They are part of a large power

NPR 2012-03-23

US intelligence officials are warning that global water supplies are unlikely to keep up with demands, and that will pose risks to world food markets and economic growth. NPR's Michele Kelemen has more on feared water wars we could see in the coming

NPR 2012-03-22

The gunman accused of killing seven people in the Toulouse area, France this week and last reportedly is still holed up in his apartment building. The place is surrounded, and police say they are ready to storm that building, but the suspect is said

NPR 2012-03-21

The case of an unarmed black teen whos fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain will go before a grand jury in central Florida in April. Authorities say Trayvon Martin was killed during a confrontation with George Zimmerman last month in a gated

NPR 2012-03-20

Jewish schools in religious sites across France are under a heightened security as the hunt continues for a gunman who killed three children and a teacher at a Jewish school in the southern city of Toulouse this morning. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley repor

NPR 2012-03-18

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are doing a lot of traveling this weekend. One day after Santorum wrapped up his visit to Puerto Rico, Romney arrived on the island ahead of tomorrow's primary there. NPR's David Welna reports from San Juan that Romney h

NPR 2012-03-17

A former Rutgers University student is found guilty of hate crimes for using a webcam to spy on his roommates intimate encounter with another man. NPR's Joel Rose reports a jury in New Jersey found Dharun Ravi guilty on all 15 counts. The jury delibe

NPR 2012-03-19

Voting in Puerto Rico's Republican primary closes at this hour, where 20 delegates are up for grabs. Next up, the Illinois primary where Republican presidential hopefuls remain in a pitch battle for their party's nomination. And as NPR's Louise Schia

NPR 2012-03-10

The US is seeing its strongest three months of hiring since the start of the recession. The Labor Department reports an increase of 227,000 jobs in February. The numbers from the previous two months have also been revised upward. But the unemployment

NPR 2012-03-09

The US House has overwhelmingly passed a jobs bill. It contains a collection of six measures to help small businesses. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports the legislation drew rare bipartisan support. It's called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or J

NPR 2012-03-07

The Obama administration is out with new initiatives to help struggling homeowners. Under the plan outlined at the White House today, borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages will be able to refinance at half the fee currently charges. The president also

NPR 2012-03-06

President Obama is offering no sign as yet that the US has convinced Israel to hold its fire against Iran, where the government is suspected of working toward nuclear weapons. As he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, the presiden

NPR 2012-03-05

In a fiery speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference today, President Obama declared the US will not hesitate to attack Iran with military force to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Mr. Obama said tha