NPR 2011-01-25

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says he'll appeal a court's decision today to boot him off the February 22nd ballot for Chicago mayor. I have no doubt that we will in the end prevail at this effort. As my father always used to say: 'No

NPR 2011-08-31

The national guard is airlifting food and water to about a dozen Vermont towns where roads and bridges are washed out because of hurricane Irene, a storm that's blamed for more than 40 deaths ,billions of dollars in damage and widespread power outage

NPR 2011-08-26

NATO is playing a major role in helping Libyan rebels trying to track down Muammar Gaddafi, landing reconnaissance and intelligence assets. But Gaddafi loyalists continued to put up fight in pockets of the capital Tripoli and in his hometown of Sirte

NPR 2011-08-24

Damage assessment is under way in the areas across the Northeastern US that were unexpectedly shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Washington DC resident Litz Rauh says she was rattled as much as the buildings. So shaking, yeah, everything moved, an

NPR 2011-09-23

The deep market losses suffered in other global market today are playing out on Wall Street. The massive sell-off spurred by pessimism about the long-term health of the US and European economies. At last check, the Dow was down more than 450 points,

NPR 2011-12-26

In Nigeria today, mourning and terror as a series of bombs exploded in five different cities. At least 25 people were killed in an explosion during Christmas mass at a Roman Catholic church outside the Nigerian capital Abuja. In the central city of J

NPR 2011-12-24

The payroll tax cut is now extended for 2 month.Congress approved it eariler today and President Obama has signed it into law.As NPR's Brain N~ reports some 160000 Americans will continue getting a break on their taxes.And unemployment benefits will

NPR 2011-10-26

Turkish television is reporting a prison riot as a result of today's strong aftershock in the eastern city of Van. Authorities say inmates of the facility that can incarcerate as many as 1,000 people apparently panic. They set bedding on fire in an a

NPR 2011-10-25

World stocks hit their highest level in seven weeks with the investors buoyed by news that European leaders may be closer to resolving their region's credit crunch. News of a series of acquisitions end by strong earnings posted by US companies. Cater

NPR 2011-11-19

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. A majority of lawmakers in the GOP-led house supports of balanced budget amendment to the Constitution but not by enough to pass the proposal. The measure aimed at forcing Congress to balance its budget

NPR 2011-11-14

Italian officials say economist Mario Monti is working to form a new Italian government now that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconis party has backed him and the president has appointed him. Berlusconis Conservative Party there requests that Mon

NPR 2012-01-30

The two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, are both campaigning in Florida today, two days before the primary. NPR's Greg Allen reports from Fort Myers both campaigns have unveiled some new a

NPR 2012-02-25

Despite relentless shelling in parts of Syria, today thousands of people still demonstrated across the country in support of the city of Homs. NPRs Peter Kenyon reports that four embassies and the Red Cross are working now to evacuate the wounded, in

NPR 2012-02-28

One Ohio community remained stunned after this mornings school shooting. A student has died, four others wounded in that shooting at a northeast Ohio high school this morning. From member station WCPN in Cleveland, Bill Rice has these details. Police

NPR 2012-01-25

Charges of discrimination and mistreatment of Latinos has landed four Connecticut police officers in jail. Today the FBI arrested the officers for allegedly assaulting undocumented immigrants in East Haven, conducting illegal searches of Hispanic-own

NPR 2012-01-07

President Obama points to December's drop in the unemployment rate as further validation of his economic policies. The economy is moving in the right direction. Were creating jobs on a consistent basis. Were not going to let up, not until everybody w

NPR 2012-01-06

The Obama administration is rolling out a new military strategy aimed at absorbing federal budget cuts. NPR's Tom Bowman reports President Obama unveiled a plan today that as the defense secretary noted was inevitable in a changing world. Defense Sec

NPR 2012-01-03

In presidential politics, Rick Santorum is spending this last day before the Iowa caucuses trying to keep his momentum going. The latest polls show Mitt Romney is still favored among the GOP candidates, but only narrowly--a margin Santorum is hoping

NPR 2012-05-30

Top Syrian diplomats are being told to leave the US and several other countries in a coordinated protest against Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the action follows a massacre in which the United Nations says citizens i

NPR 2012-03-25

Republican voters in Louisiana weigh in on the party's field of presidential hopefuls today. Hopes are high in Rick Santorum's campaign after Mitt Romney crushed opponents in Illinois. NPR's Don Gonyea is in Lafayette, Louisiana for the vote. He repo