AP 2011-10-27

1. Rescuers in eastern Turkey are searching among crumbled buildings after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. News reports say at least 4 survivors were pulled from a collapsed six-story building after a man managed to call police on his cell phone. At leas

NPR 2008-08-21

Russia is proposing a Security Council resolution to endorse the peace plan that France mediated between Russia and Georgia. The Security Council has been one place for debating the conflict but there is little agreement on what, if anything, it can

NPR 2008-03-22

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Kline. The State Department is apologizing to all three presidential candidates for security breaches by contractors and a State Department trainee. Spokesman Sean McCormack today acknowledged passport files

NPR 2008-11-11

President George Bush and the man who will replace him, President-elect Barack Obama met today at the White House. The two men were joined by their wives who also got a chance to chat. NPR's Don Gonyea says by all indications the meeting went well,

NPR 2010-09-17

One in seven Americans lives in poverty. The rate is the highest it's been since 1995. NPR's Tamara Keith brings us the findings of a new Census Bureau report that reveals the recession spared virtually no one. The reason more Americans are living in

CNN 2009-05-29

Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. US and South Korean troops are all on the highest alert in three years because of North Korea. That means reconnaissance operations

CNN 2012-02-01

First up.We are reporting on rescue efforts in Brazil after the sudden collapse of several buildings.This happened in historic center of Rio de Janeiro.One of the buildings is 20-stories high,the other was 10 and 4 stories.They were commercial buildi

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CNN 2008-05-31

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Cory Kessler. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look now what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Investigators look for answers in a deadly New York construction crane collapse this afternoon. At least one perso

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Venezuelan President Wins Second Six-Year Term Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won re-election in a disputed vote on Sunday. The result led his main political opponents to call for another vote to prevent a national crisis. Venezuelas National El

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CNN 2009-08-03

Here now, we got a check of the headlines for you. Up first, the breaking story we've been following. The remains of the first American lost in the 1991 Gulf War have been found in Iraq. Captain Michael Scott Speicher was shot down on the first nigh

CNN 2009-08-02

The remains of the first American lost in operation Desert Storm have finally been found. The Pentagon today confirmed the remains recently found in Iraq are those of Michael Scott Speicher, the navy pilot shot down on the first night of the war in

NPR 2008-11-10

President-elect Barack Obama's choice for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says Senator Obama will push for a middle class tax cut soon after taking office. President Bush welcomes the President-elect and Mrs. Obama to the White House tomorro

NPR 2011-08-15

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says her narrow win in the Iowa Straw Poll is the first step in a very long race. Bachmann made the rounds of the network news talk shows today, heralding her victory in the test vote. NPR's Tom Goldman reports. Represe

NPR 2012-06-15

The main presidential rivals are tapping into public weariness over the economys slow recovery to make the case to voters to think twice about voting for the other guy. President Obama and Republican former Governor Mitt Romney lobbed a new round of