NPR 2010-10-26

President Obama is back on the campaign trail today, stumping for political allies in the run-up to next week's midterm elections. He has just arrived in Rhode Island. There is one Democrat expected to give the president the cold shoulder today. Gube

NPR 2010-10-28

A Virginia man's charged with plotting to bomb the Washington D.C. subway system. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports, the FBI had been tracking Farooque Ahmed, who allegedly had been scoping out potential targets since spring. Ahmed is alleged to have

NPR 2010-10-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Investigators appear to be contradicting claims by Halliburton that its cement job was no responsible for the BP blowout that led to a historical oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NPR's Jeff Brady says t

NPR 2010-10-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama's campaign swing through the West Coast takes him to California, where he is speaking at a fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer and touting her commitment to helping the middle class. Th

NPR 2011-05-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A familiar sound in the most vulnerable communities along the burgeoning Mississippi River. All eyes are on Tennessee this hour, where the river at Memphis is expected to crest at or near 48 feet tonigh

NPR 2011-09-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama has kicked off his three-day bus tour of the Midwest with a broadside against not only the Republican Party as a whole but the field of GOP candidates. Mr. Obama to stop in Minnesota and la

NPR 2011-10-06

In a landmark development within stem cell research, scientists say theyve used a cloning technique to make embryonic stem cells that match a patients DNA. The journal Nature highlights a study that shows the potential for using the technology to rep

NPR 2011-10-01

The White House is hailing the death of a prominent al-Qaeda figure today as a significant milestone in the international campaign against terrorism. Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in an air strike in Yemen today. The US says the same military counterter

NPR 2008-10-06

The latest financial bailout comes not in the US but in Germany where government officials and private banks have agreed on a 69-billion-dollar deal to save lender Hypo Real Estate. Diane Swonk, Chief Economist with Mesirow Financial says there are

NPR 2009-04-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. One of President Obama's top advisors says he thinks the economic downturn will end in the next few months, but Larry Summers says the US economy still faces substantial downdrafts. NPR's Scott Horsley ha

NPR 2010-10-04

If you're planning a trip to Europe, the State Department wants you to be on alert. A travel warning has been issued, advising US citizens to be vigilant in public places like transportation hubs and tourist sites. Officials are concerned al-Qaeda ma

NPR 2010-10-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. The Labor Department reports first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by 16,000. Four hundred fifty-three thousand people filed claims. That's fewer than experts expected. But economis

NPR 2010-11-10

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is spending this day in Indonesia, where he's looking to shore up relations between the US and the worlds most populous Muslim nation. This trip to Indonesia was long delayed, but as NPRs

NPR 2010-10-13

In a move praised by gay-rights advocates, a federal judge in California has issued an injunction to keep the Obama administration from enforcing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy, which bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. NPRs C

NPR 2010-10-15

The young Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US airliner on Christmas Day has waived his right to a speedy trial. As NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports, the young man is acting as his own attorney. The last time he was in court, Umar Farouk Abdul

NPR 2010-10-16

There will be no cost-of-living increase for retirees and other social security beneficiaries this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports its because inflation has remained relatively tame. This is the second year in a row social security recipients will

NPR 2011-10-11

Markets rally today on signs that European Union leaders are making progress in addressing the debt crisis. On Wall Street the Dow was up 304 points, the NASDAQ up 79. A European Union summits scheduled for next Monday has been delayed to give leader

NPR 2011-03-10

Long-time Washington Post political analyst David Broder dies at the age of 81. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports he helped bring the paper to prominence during the Watergate era. David Broder was lauded for spotting political trends early and asking tou

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

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