NPR 2011-08-14

From NPR News in Washington, Im Nora Raum. While in the final hour voting in Ames, Iowa in the Straw poll of what voters think of the Republican presidential candidates. This not bide in elections is viewed as early indicator of the candidates appear

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 2011-10-14

President Obama says he's working with America's international allies to hold Iran accountable for allegedly plotting to assassinate a Saudi diplomat. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports the president called the conspiracy part of a pattern of dangerous behavi

NPR 2011-04-12

A Pakistani American is getting 23 years in prison for attempting to bomb subway stations in Washington DC. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports Farooque Ahmed was convicted as result of a sting operation. Prosecutors say Farooque Ahmed thought he was helpin

NPR 2011-05-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. More neighborhoods are taking on water in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where Governor Haley Barbour is sounding this warning. You need to go on and get out now while you can. With the Mississippi River still

NPR 2011-01-13

Four days after being shot in the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is said to be making progress. One of her doctors says the Democrat is less sedated and making small movements. Giffords was among 14 people injured Saturday, when polic

NPR 2011-01-10

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona after being shot in the head yesterday. As we hear from NPR's Jeff Brady in Tucson, doctors say Giffords has responded to some simple commands, but she's sti

NPR 2011-01-07

President Obama formally announces his next chief of staff. Today I am proud to announce the appointment of an experienced public servant, a devoted patriot, my friend, fellow Chicagoan Bill Daley to serve as my chief of staff. William Daley is the b

NPR 2011-01-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The 112th Congress is in session with a newly empowered GOP. In the House, where Republicans are now in the majority, Congressman John Boehner of Ohio is the new speaker of the House. He says the top pri

NPR 2011-01-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Floodwaters in the Australian state of Queensland are finally starting to recede in some areas, while others towns are still bracing for the worst. Stuart Cohen reports from Sydney. The city of Rockhampton

NPR 2011-01-02

A powerful bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt this morning as worshipers emerged from a New Year's Mass. Twenty-one people were killed. Speaking through an interpreter, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemned the

NPR 2012-12-15

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school has left an unknown number of people dead. School district officials at Sandy Hook Elementary School say the shooting occurred this morning. Law en

NPR 2011-02-06

There's apparently been a change at the top of Egypt's ruling political party. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports some party leaders have stepped down, including Gamal Mubarak, son of the president. The state-controlled news outlet says embattled President

NPR 2012-05-13

President Barack Obama is honoring the nations top police officers. At Rose Garden ceremony at the White House, the President praised the winners of a National Police Association Award for officers who showed courage and in the line of duty. We will

NPR 2012-05-16

JP Morgans Jamie Dimon will remain chairman of the board, despite the banks $2 billion trading loss. Shareholders are also endorsing Dimons pay package from last year, which totaled $23 million. But despite the loss, the bank is still expected to out

NPR 2012-07-11

The fight over taxes is again playing out on the campaign trail.President Obama went to the swing state of Iowa where he argued that Bush-era tax cut should be extended another year for low and middle income earners but not for the wealthiest in Amer

NPR 2012-07-12

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi,Singh. The Republicans led house had just voted to repeal the affordable healthcare act.President Obama signature domestic legistation. But the vote is widely considered Symbolic and NPR's C reports GOP wants

NPR 2012-02-12

Syria's state-run news agency says a high-ranking military officer has been assassinated in Damascus. NPR's Kelly McEvers reports the attack comes as violence in Syria is escalating. Syrian state media say say Brigadier-General Issa al-Khouli was kil

NPR 2012-03-12

US officials are trying to determine exactly what happened in a village in southern Afghanistan early this morning. Afghan officials say an American soldier went on a shooting spree, killing 16 civilians including nine children. Siddique Siddiqui is

NPR 2012-03-15

Secretary of State Leon Panetta is reported to be safe following a security breach as his plane was landing at a British airfield in southern Afghanistan today. An Afghan national stole a car and sped onto a runway before it crashed into a ditch. NPR