AP 2012-01-07

1. It's on the New Hampshire for the Republican presidential candidates. The latest tallies of Mitt Romney topping Rick Santorum by just 8 votes, it's the closest Iowa caucuses result ever. 2. President Obama goes to Ohio Wednesday to make his case a

NPR 2012-02-07

Amid mounting financial pressure, Greece is signaling a major policy turn. The coalition government says it will slash civil service job roles there by 15,000 positions this year. European leaders advised Greece that major new debt agreements would b

NPR 2012-02-15

Hu Jintao's heir apparent in China Xi Jinping is on his first high-level visit to the White House, where President Obama raised a number of disputes looming over US-China relations. On critical issues like human rights, we will continue to emphasize

NPR 2012-02-16

It's not a done deal yet but a payroll tax cut extension is on track to pass in the GOP-led House. Today, House Speaker John Boehner said the measure that also extends unemployment insurance will be brought to a vote this week. We were not gonna allo

NPR 2012-02-17

House Speaker John Boehner says the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance should be extended, but it won't help the US economy much. The lawmaker's warning came hours after congressional negotiators announced the tentative deal that would end an

NPR 2012-03-05

In a fiery speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference today, President Obama declared the US will not hesitate to attack Iran with military force to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Mr. Obama said tha

NPR 2012-03-10

The US is seeing its strongest three months of hiring since the start of the recession. The Labor Department reports an increase of 227,000 jobs in February. The numbers from the previous two months have also been revised upward. But the unemployment

NPR 2012-03-19

Voting in Puerto Rico's Republican primary closes at this hour, where 20 delegates are up for grabs. Next up, the Illinois primary where Republican presidential hopefuls remain in a pitch battle for their party's nomination. And as NPR's Louise Schia

NPR 2012-03-21

The case of an unarmed black teen whos fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain will go before a grand jury in central Florida in April. Authorities say Trayvon Martin was killed during a confrontation with George Zimmerman last month in a gated

NPR 2012-04-04

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is under a tornado warning after witnesses reported seeing at least two twisters touch down. All planes at the international airport reportedly are grounded. Theres still no word on possible injuries. But NPR's Wade Goodwyn

NPR 2012-05-04

GOP Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota has endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. NPR's Craig Windham reports Bachmann says her one-time rival for the GOP nomination promises a new vision of prosperity and liberty

NPR 2012-05-05

The unemployment rate has edged down to 8.1%, but that's not exactly welcome news to economists. It suggests that more people came up to look for work last month, so they were not counted in the tally. And the employers added a lower than expected 11

NPR 2012-06-19

President Obama says the latest parliamentary vote in Greece offers a positive prospect for restoring financial confidence in euro. NPRs Scott Horsley reports Europe is the main focus of an economic summit meeting that Mr. Obamas attending in Mexico.

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

VOA双语新闻：3、美国大选将影响全球经济

美国大选将影响全球经济 Even as Europe grapples with a debt crisis that threatens the whole region, and China attempts to put the brakes on a slowing economy - the U.S. election is commanding headlines around the world. Global citizens want

CNN 2011-10-23

Each Republican candidate is trying to convince voters that he or she should be the party's presidential nominee. On Tuesday, seven of them faced off during a debate in Los Vegas. You haven't heard about debates among Democrats because president Obam

CNN 2012-05-06

From the CNN news in mid Atlanta, Georgia. It is Thursday. I am Karl Azuz and this is CNN student news. First up today, we have more for you on President Obama's surprise trip to Afghanistan. Afghan forces are expected to fully take over their countr

CNN 2012-05-20

First up, we are looking at four wild fires that are burning in parts of Arizona. These things are getting bigger. We reported on the story earlier in the week. As of Wednesday afternoon, no deaths have been reported in connection with these wild fir

CNN 2012-02-07

Yes I am.You guys are awesome just like Fridays.Thank you for the introduction.I am CA,the real one.Here with your commercial-free headline. First up.A military mission started more than a decade ago could be ended earlier than expected.Yesterday,the

CNN 2012-07-21

Digna, I wanna ask you something into the president said in the interview that aired this morning on CBS, I wanna play that part of views. First of all, we've done a whole slew of positive ads that talk exactly about how we need to change our educati