NPR 2011-08-19

Stocks extended their loss on Wall Street today. Blue chips down more than 500 points at one time. Preliminary closing numbers have the Dow down 421 points right now, with financials and tax stocks hit hard. The NASDAQ and the SP 500 both down more t

NPR 2011-08-09

A brutal day on Wall Street with US stocks plunging as Standard Poor's did another downgrade this time on mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The closing bell just a minute to go, the Dow closing down more than 600 points under the 11,000 mar

NPR 2011-09-04

Forecasters are spending another weekend keeping a watch on tropical weather. Tropical storm Lee has stalled along the Gulf Coast. And while the sun has been shining for some of today, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says its not shining now. He say

NPR 2011-09-11

The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated today near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the United 93 plane crashed on September 11th, 2001. Its believed the men who hijacked the plane planned to crash in Washington, but they were stopped by some o

NPR 2011-09-18

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Reno, Nevada today to look into yesterday's air show crash that killed three people including the pilot and injured more than 50. Mike Ho

NPR 2011-09-19

Forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi continue to put up fierce resistance in the Libyan cities of Sirte and Bani Walid. Sean Carberry reports that anti-Gaddafi fighters are struggling to advance on the two cities today. Gaddafi loyalists lau

NPR 2011-09-20

President Obama is challenging Congress to quickly pass his latest proposal to shrink the nation's debt. It includes spending cuts in the most financially weighty programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and also calls for an end to certain tax break

NPR 2011-10-04

Amanda Knox is walking free. As heard through an interpreter on CNN just moments ago, a judge with the Italian appeals court announced the panel was throwing out the former students murder conviction. So we have overturned. So, knox, Amanda, is free.

NPR 2011-10-05

President Obama's pitching his multi-billion-dollar jobs creation plan in Texas this day, challenging Congress's Republican leaders to put the whole package to a vote rather than focusing on sections of the legislation. He's firing back at House Repu

NPR 2011-10-08

The nation's jobless rate for September held steady at 9.1%. One hundred three thousand non-farm jobs were added across the nation last month. Economist Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial in Chicago. The net effect is that the US economy is better than

NPR 2011-10-10

In Cairo, Coptic Christian protesters marching on the state television building came under attack today. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is covering the story. She says Egyptian state radio reports at least 20 people were killed. Traffic was at a stands

NPR 2011-10-20

More than 60 million Americans who receive social security benefits are expected to see a little more in their monthly checks. Starting next year, the Social Security Administration says retirees and the disabled will see a cost of living adjustment

NPR 2011-12-18

President Obama is praising a senate agreement passed this morning to extend the social security payroll tax cut into the new year.As NPR S.H reports the short term agreement merely sets the stage from another tax showdown in early 2012.The tax cut a

NPR 2011-12-20

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hoping that the change in North Koreas leadership will lead to improved US relations with the communist nation. She spoke to reporters after a meeting in Washington with Japans foreign minister. We reiterate our

NPR 2011-12-05

Russian state television reports that exit polls show the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is picking up less than half the vote in parliamentary elections. Opposition parties and election monitors claim even this figure is inflated. They charg

NPR 2011-12-02

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is wrapping up a visit to the long-isolated South East Asian nation of Myanmar by meeting with its main opposition leader. NPR's Michele Kelemen is traveling with the secretary in the country also known as Burma. Cl

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from npr news in washingdon,i am nor ram.the federal aviation administration says a boening 777 crashed a short while ago when landing in san francisco airport.the asian airlines flight has come from soul south korea,a spokes man says it appears the

NPR 2012-01-11

Voting is underway across New Hampshire for the first-in-the-nation primary. The Republican candidates have spent recent days heavily wooing undecided voters. In Manchester, NPR's Lakshmi Singh encounters some staunch Republicans who say they've been

NPR 2008-03-12

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station. The seven astronauts blasted off early this morning in a rare nighttime shuttle launch. Pat Duggins of member station WMFE re

NPR 2008-03-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. A female suicide bomber killed a prominent Sunni Arab tribal chief in Iraq today. He headed the neighborhood security unit that was working with U.S. forces in northern Diyala province. NPR's Dina Temple