NPR 2011-06-23

Americans are expecting to hear more details tonight from President Obama on his plans to bring US troops home from Afghanistan. NPR's Ari Shapiro is here to talk about what the president is expected to reveal tonight in his prime-time televised addr

NPR 2011-06-26

At New York's legislature, a victory for gay marriage supporters. The bill has been signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and its due to take effect in 30 days. Correspondent Kemmie Getts reports not everyone is pleased. The Senate approved the bill 33-29

NPR 2011-06-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Souris River is cresting in Minot, North Dakota even as thousands struggle with the impact of the surging river water. In Sawyer, North Dakota, restaurant owner Connie Arnhold says that she's doi

NPR 2011-05-27

The former Bosnian Serb general accused of being the architect of some of the worst atrocities in Europe, not seen since World War II, is under arrest. Ratko Mladic appeared in a Belgrade courtroom today, wearing a cap and appearing frail, as he was

NPR 2011-08-25

Hurricane Irene is gaining strength over the Bahamas as it makes its way straight for the Eastern US. Though still a Category 3, the storm's top winds are now at around 120 miles per hour. Evacuations are already underway on one of the tiny islands o

NPR NEWS 2008-03-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Flood waters are still threatening homes in parts of the Midwest even as some rivers have begun receding. Donald Ray was one of the volunteers helping build a protective wall of sand banks today in the

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Time now for business news. There was plenty of bad news on the economic front yesterday. Stock prices slid while the cost of a barrel of oil rose by more than two dollars and forty cents. One reason for the moves was a steep drop in the value of the

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台十一月-More Good News for Chocolate Lovers

If you can not resist chocolate, a new study offers a reason not to feel so guilty about eating small amounts, like say that bag of chocolate chip cookies that somebody brought into our studio this morning. Anyway, researchers have made a surprise fi

NPR 2011-05-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. Members of the group that took out Osama bin Laden is expected to be thanked personally by President Obama. The White House says the president plans to travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky tomorrow to meet

NPR 2011-06-21

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Wal-Mart is hailing the Supreme Courts decision today to block a class-action lawsuit from going forward in its current form. The ruling is a big setback for more than a million women who accused the na

NPR 2011-06-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The top staff of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign have resigned en masse. As NPR's Mara Liasson reports, their departure raises the question of whether the Gingrich campaign, rocky from the start,

NPR 2011-06-09

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. For the first time this year, economic recovery has actually slowed across several US regions. A Federal Reserve survey points to a slowdown in four of its twelve bank regions in April and May compared

NPR 2011-06-08

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Yemen's president is reported to be gravely wounded. Various news agencies, citing US officials, say Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered burns on about 40% of his body and shrapnel wounds from an attack on

NPR 2011-06-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Home prices across the US are at nine-year lows. The SP/Case-Shiller Home Price Index reveals a steep drop from February to March in 18 of the 20 big metro areas tracked. Patrick Newport, an economist w

NPR 2011-06-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Stocks are down sharply partly on news of more uncertainty out of Greece. Thousands of protesters gathering in Athens today outrage about deep cutbacks. The Greek government says the country needs the c

NPR 2011-06-17

After two weeks of scandal, Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York is leaving office. NPR's Margot Adler reports that Weiner officially resigned this afternoon at the same location where he first asked citizens for their votes some 20 year

NPR 2011-05-13

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama wants two more years out of FBI Director Robert Mueller, whose 10-year term expires this September 4. He plans to ask Congress to let Mueller stay on the job longer because of what he de

NPR 2011-06-12

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says al-Qaeda in Africa has been dealt a serious blow with the death of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the man accused of being the mastermind of the deadly 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The att

NPR 2011-06-15

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Fierce firefighting efforts are under way in eastern Arizona, where the Wallow Fire is now nearly 470,000 acres, making it the largest in state history. While many people have returned to their homes, A

NPR 2012-01-13

We are seeing US stocks mixed today with investors seeing weaker-than-expected jobs data. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that first-time unemployment claims rose to their highest level in six weeks. The government says 399,000 people applied for unemploym