NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Air traffic controllers are being spared further furloughs after government felt the rough of a traveling public affected by hundreds of flight delays. Today the U.S. House voted 361: 41 in favor of a m

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-28

From NPR in Washington, Im W Johnston. Charges have been filed against a Mississippi man in the probe into the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and two other officials. NPRs Alice K reports. FBI special agents arrested 41-year-old James E

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Rescue crews who've been trying to reach survivors still trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory in Bangladesh are facing new challenges. A fire broke out at the site when rescuers sen

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Law enforcement officials tell NPR that the mystery man known as Misha who was tied to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is not believed to have played a part in the attacks. But as NPR's Dina Temple

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. It took all night, but the Senate passed a budget just before dawn today. The vote was 50:49. It's been four years since the Senate last adopted a budget blueprint. And Republican leader Mitch McConnell

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. US stocks pared losses but investors are still worried about the future of the Euro zone. At last glance the Dow was down 62 points at 14,415; NASDAQ off ten at 3,235 and S%P 500 down five at 1,552. So

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S. Supreme Court justices are weighing landmark cases on same-sex marriage and questioning whether they took up the issues too soon. NPR's Nina Totenberg says the first of two days arguments focused o

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The majority of Supreme Court justices may be leaning towards striking down 1996 Defense of Marriage Act with a potential swing vote from Justice Anthony Kennedy. That is if they get to the merits of DO

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Search warrants released today in the Newtown school shooting describe an arsenal of weapons found in the home and car of shooter, Adam Lanza. NPR's Margot Adler reports the rampage during which Lanza k

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-30

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Environment Protection Agency is proposing new rules to clean up gasoline in order to reduce air pollution. NPR's Richard Harris reports the changes would require the nation to meet California's cur

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-31

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The White House said today it's taking seriously new threats by North Korea, but said that Pyongyang has a history of what it called bellicose rhetoric. North Korea warned Seoul today that the Korean Penins

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-21

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Democratic former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, has pleaded guilty to charges he misused 750,000 dollars in campaign funds. He could face four years in prison. His wife also faces prison time a

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S investigators are trying to learn more about the Boston Marathon suspects with help from their parents in Dagestan. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston sheds more light on what federal authorities are hearing

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration says U.S. intelligence agencies now believe that forces loyal to the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons on a small scale. NPR's Craig Windham

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A divided Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, saying it was unconstitutional because it denied equal protection to legally married same-sex couples. The court also cleared the way

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-28

NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Democratic-controlled Senate is on the verge of approving the biggest overhaul of immigration policy in a generation. NPR's David Welna reports while the bill is expected to win strong bipartisan support

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is in South Africa, the second leg of his three-country tour through Africa. His arrival has prompted protests against US foreign policy including the war in Afghnistan. But NPR's Ari Sh

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The President and First Lady will not visit South African leader Nelson Mandela in the hospital during their current visit to Johannesburg. But as NPR's Ari Shapiro reports, the Obamas are meeting with

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama has delivered a national security speech at a time through disruptions from a member of the audience of the National Defense University today. Obama spoke extensively about drone strikes

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Afghan capital is reeling from a Taliban attack near the UN compound today. Local authorities say there were a number of casualties in Kabul. The Syrian government is signalling that it may be willi