NPR 2011-05-28

Consumers are spending more apparently because they have to. The Commerce Department reports a 0.4% jump last month as people shelled out more money to buy food and fill up their gas tanks. Take[Taking] those two categories out of the mixing, consume

NPR 2011-05-24

Vast areas of Joplin, Missouri are said to be unrecognizable, a day after a tornado plowed through downtown with up to 165-mph winds. People in the southwestern Missouri city are finding entire neighborhoods reduced to twisted metal and rubble. Strip

NPR 2011-09-24

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has applied for full membership of the United Nations, winning broad applause in the halls of the General Assembly today. Israel's prime minister, though, says that's not the way to peace, as NPR's Michel

NPR 2011-11-15

A long-anticipated legal battle over the country's health care law is now slated to unfold before the nation's highest court. The US Supreme Court decides next year whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority in passing a law that requ

NPR 2011-11-17

Greece's coalition government wins a vote of confidence today, but it's already facing divisions between the supporting parties. That would make it difficult to release money from Brussels Greece needs in order not to go bankrupt by Christmas. We hav

NPR 2012-01-04

The Republican presidential candidates are making one last push for votes in Iowa, where GOP voters will caucus today night in the nation's first presidential contest. NPRs David Schaper is traveling with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign

NPR 2012-04-30

The presidents counterterrorism adviser says the US has so dismantled al-Qaeda that the potential for a near-term strike on US soil seems slim. John Brennan spoke on FOX News Sunday. He says the US remains mindful of the threats that could accompany

NPR 2012-03-30

More children are being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at a higher rate than ever before. Coleen Boyle, a director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the CDC has just released a report indicating an alarming increase.

NPR 2010-12-29

Flights are arriving at New York's Kennedy Airport and so are the nightmare stories of being stuck on the tarmac for nearly 10 hours. The latest involves Cathay Pacific, whose passengers on at least one of the flights that arrived last night say they

NPR 2008-03-19

From NPR news in Washington, Im Carl Kasell. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce another cut in interest rates later today, but analysts remain divided on how far the Fed will go. NPRs Dave Mattingly reports. The question on Wall Street isnt

NPR 2011-11-01

The UN's cultural agency is supporting the Palestinians' bid for full membership despite strong Israeli and US objections. As a result, Washington's cutting off funding to UNESCO. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. We were to have made a $

NPR 2011-11-09

The office of Italy's president says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is pledging to resign after parliament approves economic reforms to stem Italy's debt burden. President Giorgio Napolitano said he met with Berlusconi after the prime minister lost

NPR 2011-02-11

Protesters in Egypt's Tahrir Square are waiting for an announcement from embattled President Hosni Mubarak, who is widely expected to relinquish some power after two weeks of anti-government demonstrations. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that the army

NPR 2011-02-09

The numbers calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign in Egypt keep growing in central Cairo. More than a quarter million people now estimated to be overflowing from Tahrir Square. Thousands more are rallying outside Cairo. NPR's Corey Flintoff m

NPR 2012-12-11

From NPR News in Washington, Im Windsor Johnston. President Obama is in Michigan today, where he is expected to help announce the expansion of a truck engine plant near Detroit. The president and Detroit Diesel will unveil a 100-million-dollar invest

NPR 2012-02-11

President Obama's trying to put to rest criticism of a controversial policy on birth control. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the administration is tweaking its policy now to address concerns of the Roman Catholic Church. The new policy will still ensure

NPR 2012-02-13

Members of the Arab League are meeting in Cairo today to discuss the next step in dealing with Syria. The group has been at the forefront of efforts to stop the bloody crackdown on anti-government protests that began last March. President Bashar al-A

NPR 2012-03-13

Shock. That's how the Obama administration describes news that a US soldier in Afghanistan allegedly massacred 16 men, women and children in two villages over the weekend. The White House says a full investigation is underway. This as it works to kee

NPR 2012-04-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Two weeks away from a GOP presidential primary in his home state, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign. He says it was a family decision. This was a time for prayer an

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The majority of Supreme Court justices may be leaning towards striking down 1996 Defense of Marriage Act with a potential swing vote from Justice Anthony Kennedy. That is if they get to the merits of DO