NPR 2010-09-28

There's a lot of buzz surrounding the latest merger in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines is buying discount competitor AirTran. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports the deal is worth nearly $1.5 billion. Although the name on the fuselage says Southwest,

NPR 2010-08-26

President Obama is expected to address the nation Tuesday about the end of US combat operations in Iraq. The White House says Mr. Obama is also expected to visit troops at Fort Bliss in Texas. The US focus in Iraq is shifting from combat to training

NPR 2010-10-30

President Obama is expected to speak shortly about suspicious packages out of Yemen that have prompted international security alerts. The packages were found at an airport north of London and a cargo side in Dubai. Sweeps were conducted at airports i

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Taliban insurgents （叛乱分子） are threatening to target Afghans who vote in the country's November 7 presidential runoff. Afghan election officials are working to improve security while minimizing fraud. The lead up to Afghanistan's second round of

AP 2012-01-09

1. Police say a wounded man is the sole suspect in the shooting of six drug squad police officers who were serving a search warrant in Utah. One officer was dead and the rest of the wounded are in the hospital. 2. A deadly wave of explosions has stru

NPR 2010-02-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb at a busy restaurant in Western India. Anti-terrorism forces have been dispatched to the scene and major cities around the country have

NPR 2012-01-22

A rainy day in parts of South Carolina not stopping primary voters today, Johnston resident Bill Mercue voted for Newt Gingrich. I like his philosophy. I like his savvy. Yet I like he makes sense. Susan Leedom of Charleston voted for Mitt Romney. Our

NPR 2012-04-19

The Pentagon says it is disturbed by newly released photos in the Los Angeles Times today purported to show American troops in Afghanistan posing near the bodies of insurgents back in 2010. NPR's Tom Bowman reports the paper was warned that publishin

NPR 2011-07-05

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province. NATO forces found the body after an extensive search this morning. Taliban insurgents claim they executed him. This as General David Petraeus attended a re-enlistment ceremony in Ka

CNN 2011-06-22

We're heading north into the remote hills for a glimpse of Afghanistan's future. The war here in Badakshan is not against the Taliban, but against a business so profitable, growing so fast, many worry it's Afghanistan's only option when the West pull

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CAPITOL HILL Turkeys two-pronged campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants and Kurdish PKK forces is provoking mixed reactions from U.S. lawmakers. Both a more assertive Turkish role against IS and, more particularly, Turkish permission for the U

NPR 2009-08-13

The interest rate setting arm of the Federal Reserve has wrapped up its two-day meeting in Washington, taking no action on a key overnight bank lending rate it controls. In its end of meeting statement, the members of the Fed's Open Market Committee

NPR 2010-07-09

The AP is reporting all ten people accused of spying for Russia pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom at this hour. The hearing is expected to spur the largest US-Russian spy swap since the Cold War. Officials tell NPR the ten will be swapped for sp

NPR 2010-07-02

The footsteps of a military honor guard carrying the casket of Senator Robert Byrd into the Senate chamber today, the West Virginia lawmaker laid in repose. He died Monday at the age of 92. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports people have been paying tribut

NPR 2010-02-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The US economy shed 20,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7%. One reason: more people have stopped looking for work, so theyre no longer figured into the Labor Departments unempl

NPR 2010-03-07

At least three people were killed today when a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Insurgents are blamed for dozens of other deaths in the Iraqi cities in the run-up to tomorrow's national elections. Hundreds o

NPR 2011-08-11

President Obama is meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in the aftermath of the central bank's decision to offer extremely low interest rates for two more years, though the announcement caused the market to rally yesterday. By the day, all that wen

AP 2011-07-21

Progress but no deal yet, the efforts to bring budget agreement that for an August second debt ceiling deadline. The leader of the Senate says the chamber will meet every day including weekends until Congress sends president Barack Obama legislation

AP 2011-09-16

1. President Barack Obama pushes Congress to pass his jobs bill immediately, asking lawmakers during a stop in Ohio What on earth are we waiting for. He says it would put scores of construction workers to work in the state. 2. Freedom could be near f

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Jordanian Pilot Reportedly Dead 约旦飞行员死亡 The Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State militants reportedly is dead. Photos released on social media Tuesday appear to show the pilot being burned to death. Jordanian State television says Jord