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 2011-06-28

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is convicted at his corruption retrial, with a jury finding him guilty a short time ago on 17 of the 20 charges against him. Those include all 11 charges related to his attempt to sell or trade President Obama

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 2011-11-18

Contagion from the European debt crisis is far from contained as US banks are warned they are at serious risk, and bond yields rise everywhere in the eurozone except Germany. Teri Schultz also reports from Brussels that financial authorities are now

NPR 2012-12-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.Police in Newtown Connecticut are still investigating the crime scenes where 27 people died yesterday. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports the names of the victims have not yet been released. Police Lieutenant P

NPR 2012-12-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. It may be a day closer to the fiscal cliff, but lawmakers don't appear to be making any steps away from it. They continue to stand their ground. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says raising the age f

NPR 2011-04-02

The United Nations confirms at least seven of its international workers, both staff and guards, were killed today in northern Afghanistan when protesters stormed the office and opened fire. Officials at UN offices in New York say the final count coul

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 2011-02-10

Labor groups are on strike in Egypt, further complicating the government's attempts to end a more than two-week-old revolt against long-time President Hosni Mubarak. He is still resisting demands to resign immediately. The US and other allies have ca

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 2011-02-08

Anyone looking for a big party? Green Bay is where it's at. Fans are heading into Lambeau Field this hour to welcome their Super Bowl champs the Packers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Classes were let out early. Some businesses shut

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 2012-05-11

The House Armed Services Committee is overwhelmingly supporting a 624-billion-dollar defense legislation it calls for construction of a mission defense site on the East Coast, and [to] restore ships and planes that were supposed to be retired early.

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