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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Bernard Madoff whose multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme cost many investors their life savings was sentenced to 150 years in prison today in a New York courtroom. NPR's John Ydstie reports. U.S. Distric
A 23-year-old Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines plane. In a statement released by the Justice Department, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly boarded Flight 253 with a device attached to his body and tried
The Obama administration is promising a review of the airport security procedures after the Christmas day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight. A Nigerian man suspected of trying to detonate explosives on the plane bound for Detroit has bee
President Obama says he hopes a final health care bill will reach his desk with some combination of funding mechanisms from both the House and Senate versions. That would include a tax on so-called Cadillac insurance plans. NPR's Scott Horsley report
The Senate has defeated an effort to add a stronger abortion ban to its health care overhaul. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. By a 54-45 vote, Senators who support abortion rights turned back the efforts of those who oppose abortion to include in the bi
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was among those on Capitol Hill today, appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer lawmakers' questions about the administration's newly unveiled Afghanistan war plan. On the heels of President Ob
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Today Judge Sonia Sotomayor described her judicial philosophy as fidelity to the law. Her opening statement capped the first day of her confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The use of scientific knowledge in legal cases is called forensics, from the Latin term for a public forum. The public may get the idea from TV that forensic science can solve almost any mystery. Yet the m
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week's meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the third Group of 20 summit in less than a year. Leaders of the major developed and developing economies discussed ways to fix the world financia
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor families in several Asian and African countries. A treadle pump in vegetable fields in Bangladesh The treadle pump is based on a design d
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Fritzi Bodenheimer. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. On our program this week, we discuss scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Not long ag
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Summer is a busy time for travel. Today, we discuss ideas about how to stay healthy on a long trip. VOICE ONE: For years, people have w
EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shirley Griffith and Tony Riggs complete a report about America's second manned space program, Gemini. Its purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal
In Iraq, at least 25 people have been killed in three separate attacks. The recent upsurge in violence has many Iraqis worried. Khaleel Mahood mourns over his brother's body after he was killed in a suicide bombing in Kirkuk, Iraq, 21 May 2009 In th
The European Union is urging Burma to immediately release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. European and Asian foreign ministers are meeting in Hanoi this week to discuss cooperation on a range of issues. EU leaders ar
One day after the U.S. central bank signaled a possible end to America's longest recession since World War II, new data suggest continued weakness in several economic sectors. Shoppers move through the check-out line after a shopping trip to Wal-Mar
Burma's fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have expressed deep disappointment over opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's extended house detention. As Western governments call for tougher sanctions, political analysts in the
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up her Africa trip in Cape Verde with talks that included how best to respond to this month's constitutional referendum in Niger. Niger's president is changing the constitution to extend his time i
By Scott Bobb Harare 16 October 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during a press conference in Harare, 16 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his Movement for Democratic Change is disengaging from the ZANU-PF par
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Burma's top military ruler, General Than Shwe. He is urging the general to release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L)me