NPR 2008-06-29

President Bush has issued an emergency declaration for California, opening the way for more federal assistance for fire crews battling hundreds of wildfires there, most sparked by lightning. More than 260, 000 acres have burned so far. Christina Aan

NPR 2008-06-27

President Bush today eased some economic sanctions against North Korea in exchange for a North Korean declaration on details of its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Mike Shuster reports. The president moved to rescind North Korea's designation as a st

NPR 2008-06-26

The Supreme Court today has struck down a law allowing the execution of individuals convicted of child rape. The high court, in a 5-4 vote, said a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates a constitution ban on

NPR 2008-06-28

The US government will pay nearly six million dollars to settle a lawsuit related to the FBI's investigation of the anthrax attacks of 2001. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports. The settlement ends a four-year case brought by bioweapons expert Steven Hat

NPR 2008-06-23

Gasoline prices have risen another ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks to a national average of $4.10 for self-service regular. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says, though, that some areas have higher gas prices than others. Los Angeles, th

NPR 2008-06-30

Zimbabwes long-time leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in for another term as president today despite an international outcry about the legitimacy of his election. Marwick Khumalo headed a team of election observers from the Pan-African Parliament who m

NPR 2008-06-24

The Supreme Court says it is going to review a lower court ruling protecting marine mammals from Navy sonar. NPRs Martin Kaste has more. For years, environmental groups have argued that the Navys high-intensity, submarine-tracking sonar can disorien

NPR 2008-05-17

President Bush's request to Saudi Arabia to increase oil production has been rebuffed. Mr. Bush spent the day out of public view meeting with Saudi's King Abdullah about soaring gas prices and other issues. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from the Saud

NPR 2008-05-06

Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squared off over a proposed gas tax holiday ahead of primaries tomorrow in North Carolina and Indiana. More from NPRs David Welna. On ABCs This Week, an Obama supporter in the polit

NPR 2008-05-21

Polls have closed in Kentucky at this hour with voters there casting ballots in the state's primary. Up for grabs are a total of 51 convention delegates. Based on exit polls and early returns, NPR is now projecting Hillary Clinton is the winner of t

NPR 2008-05-23

The Senate today approved a bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with a measure containing money for domestic programs including an expanded GI Bill. NPRs Brian Naylor has more. The war funding bill will provide some 165 billion doll

NPR 2008-06-21

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan told the House Judiciary Committee today that top White House officials deliberately misled him about the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports. McClellan testified that he

NPR 2008-06-19

Scores of communities along the Upper Mississippi River continue to fight the rising waters even as levees around the area begin to fail. The governors of both Illinois and Missouri were on site today to assess the situation. From member station KWM

NPR 2008-06-17

Rain-soaked residents of the Midwest experiencing some of the worst flooding there in 15 years are getting little relief. In the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, people have been out of their homes, in some cases, since last week, after the Cedar River o

NPR 2008-06-16

Iowa's Governor Chet Culver says the flood damage in his state will run into the billions of dollars. Gloria Kelsey of Des Moines says her home remains completely underwater. We don't know if theyre gonna be able to rebuild and more on social securi

NPR 2008-06-13

President Bush in Rome, midway through a European trip, says he disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling that says detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to use US courts to challenge their detention. NPRs Don Gonyea reports. President Bush was m

NPR 2008-06-15

Clean water is now a major concern in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where the downtown area is submerged under murky flood waters that have contaminated several collection wells. City officials say supplies of drinking water may last only three or four days un

NPR 2008-05-02

Theres been an explosion near an American military patrol in Baghdad today. Eight Iraqis have been killed. American officials have not confirmed an Iraqi government report that one US soldier was killed. Islamist rebels in Somalia say a US air strik

NPR 2008-06-07

The biggest one-day jump in oil prices ever. A more-than-ten-dollar-a-barrel surge coupled with an unexpectedly weak employment report was enough to give the financial markets a case of indigestion at week's end. Oil closed at its highest level ever

NPR 2008-05-13

In China, state media report upwards of 10,000 people were killed in Monday's powerful earthquake. The quake struck in mid-afternoon when schools and offices were full. NPR's Laura Sydell reports from Shanghai. In some areas of Sichuan Province, eig