NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-10

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The White House is hosting major players in gun policy including the National Rifle Association. Its gathering proposals for gun control initiatives weeks after the mass shooting at a Connecticut element

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-09

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. Bells toll across Tucson, Arizona in memory of the lives forever changed by a gunman who killed six people and wounded 13 during an outdoor event. Among the survivors, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giff

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-08

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama has nominated former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense and CIA veteran John Brennan to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Both could face tough questioning during thei

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-07

From NPR News in Washington, Im Nora Raum. Syrias president has struck a defiant tone in a rare speech to his country. NPRs Kelly McEvers reports the address disappointed those who had expected a meaningful offer to end Syrias conflict. Syrian Presid

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-06

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. President Obama says he is looking forward to working with the new Congress on growing the economy and shrinking budget deficits. But in his weekly address, the President said he won't compromise on whether

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-05

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. More than two months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Northeast, the Senate has passed a $9.7 billion bill, providing aid to storm victims. The bill cleared the House earlier today. New

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. No sooner had global markets heaved a sign of relief with House passage of a fiscal cliff deal than recriminations emerged about something GOP leaders had not done, approve emergency relief for state

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Just before 2 am, the US Senate overwhelmingly endorsed a measure to catch the government economy in free fall. But despite the post deadline timing, the House is not rushing to pass the bill. The si

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is out with a far-reaching plan to fight climate change. In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama announced his administration would launch the first-ever federal regulations to limit

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-24

(From) NPR News in Washington, Im Nora Raum. Edward Snowden, the former US contractor whos wanted on espionage charges for revealing information on surveillance programs, has left Hong Kong and is seeking asylum elsewhere. NPRs Nathan Rott reports Sn

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The Friends of Syria, 11 Western and Arab nations opposed to the Syrian president, agreed today to provide more military support to the rebels seeking the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. British Foreign Secretar

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-31

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A military judge has convicted Private First Class Bradley Manning on all but two of all criminal charges against him for giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrete group W

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Secretary of State John Kerry is hosting Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams at the State Department this evening, relaunching a peace process that has been stalled for years. NPR's Michele Keleme

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. In Egypt, despite bloody clashes with security forces that have left dozens dead, Muslim Brotherhood supporters are standing their ground. But as NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson tells us, the interim go

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Across in Egypt and in Cairo, the death toll is mounting as supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi have been clashing with police. More than 70 people across Egypt who died in the clashes, more

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House has announced plans to move two more detainees out of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports the prisoners are from Algeria. By law, in order to transf

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The State Department confirms that one American is among the 80 killed in a train derailment in northern Spain. That's now described as one of Europe's worst rail disasters. More than 100 people includi

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama says the ongoing partisanship in gridlock in Washington are undermining the economic recovery. Speaking at a college in Illinois, Mr. Obama acknowledged that the recovery remains fragile

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Boy meets world. Today, the world had its first glimpse of Britain's royal new born, the third in line to the throne. He was brought up by his parents William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. An

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider a Massachusetts law that sets up a buffer zone around clinics where abortions are performed. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports those who oppose abortion are asking