NPR 2011-04-25

The battle for the Libyan port city of Misrata resumed today. Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi had withdrawn, but now they're firing on the city with shells and rockets. Despite the barrage, rebels say they've driven government troops from the center

NPR 2011-05-26

President Obama calls the US-British alliance as vital as ever in asserting its influence on pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world, but in his address to the British Parliament today, the president said freedom cannot be imposed, just support

NPR 2011-02-23

Wisconsin's Republican governor warns state workers could start being laid off as early as next week if the GOP-led legislature doesn't soon do away with collective bargaining rights for most state workers. Governor Scott Walker says he's taking a ne

NPR 2011-02-25

The US says it's not ruling anything out in how it'll respond to the Libyan government's crackdown on demonstrators, hundreds of whom reportedly have been killed since the start of the uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi. The White House says it

NPR 2011-02-26

The White House is moving ahead with sanctions on Libya, where more people are reported dead from a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Tripoli. Spokesman Jay Carney says the US is finalizing the sanctions process today. The United States is i

NPR 2011-09-28

Roughly two and a half percent gains in major US market indexes today with the DOW up around three hundred point eleven thousand three hundred thirty four last night.So investors are hopeful.European leaders are closer to getting a handle long their

NPR 2011-09-30

The US economy is growing a little more than earlier estimates show. But as NPR's Paul Brown told us the rate of growth is still very small. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product to grow at 1.3% annual rate in the second quarter. It

NPR 2011-09-29

Wall Street's three-day winning streak ends with stocks down before the close. Investors just cannot shake their worries about Europe's stability to contain its debt crisis and the feature of the US economy is also a concern before whereas the market

NPR 2011-11-13

For the first time in 46 years, Penn State is playing football without Joe Paterno coaching from the sidelines. The sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky cost Paterno his job. At the start of today's game against Nebraska,

NPR 2011-11-20

From NPR News in Washington, Im Louise Schiavone. Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protestors in Cairos Tahrir Square this weekend. Clashes began when authorities stormed the tent encampment. In the chaos that followed at leas

NPR 2011-11-16

A decision is expected this afternoon from a New York judge who's ruling on whether the overnight evacuation of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park was legal. Lawyers representing the protesters went to court in an effort to try and get

NPR 2011-10-27

US stocks are higher in afternoon trading with word that China may buy bonds to help Europe get a handle on its relentless debt problems. But Richard Asquith with the global accounting services firm TMF says if European leaders holding marathon negot

NPR 2012-01-29

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Florida's Panhandle today. NPR's Greg Allen reports the former Massachusetts governor made a pitch to the many veterans who live in the area. Pensacola is home to a

NPR 2012-02-29

A third student is confirmed dead from yesterday's shooting rampage at Chardon High School in Ohio. The Metro Health System says Demetrius Hewlin was declared dead this morning. Fellow Classmates Daniel Parmertor and Russell King also died from injur

NPR 2012-02-23

The Obama administration wants to cut the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that's part of a broader proposal designed to simplify the tax code. The current corporate tax rate is one of the highest in the world. Whil

NPR 2012-02-24

President Obamas countering GOP criticism that he is to blame for rising gasoline prices. He will deliver remarks this hour in Florida on his energy polices, and hell defend the big push for green energy. Meanwhile, his reelection campaign is prepari

NPR 2012-02-27

Thousands of Russians turned out today to form a human chain around the central part of Moscow. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports the demonstration was designed to show support for free elections in opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Central Mos

NPR 2012-01-24

A Marine sergeant who faced manslaughter charges for killing unarmed Iraqi men, women and children in 2005 has entered a plea deal with military prosecutors. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich agreed to plead guilty to dereliction of duty for his role in the

NPR 2012-03-24

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Afghan civilians. We get more on the story from NPR's Larry Abramson. The Army has charged Bales with killing 17 Afghan villagers in a rampage early in the mo

NPR 2012-03-27

The deeply divisive national health care law is before the nation's highest court on the first of three days of arguments. People on both sides of the debate appear to agree that the justices would rule on the heart of the case the constitutionality