美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-31

From NPR news in Washington. I am Lakshmi Singh. The Associate Press now are reporting now 39 death from hurricane Sandy. More than 8 million people up and down the east coast are now believed to be without power still as the super storm pushes inlan

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-28

Hundreds of people rallied in front of the US Capitol today to protest the Obama administrations wide-range surveillance programs. As Jack Obfenston of number station of WAMU reports, the demonstration comes as new details emerge about NSA taps on th

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-29

Syria has met today's deadline to provide details of its chemical weapons program that's according to international inspectors. Still, former vice president Dick Cheney says he doubts US policy seeking a negotiated settlement to end Syria's civil war

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-31

The head of National Intelligence Agency has told the US lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the spy on leaders of foreign allies has been come in practice for decades. National Intelligence Director James Clappers noting the same kind of spy takes place

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-24

The White House says the US is reviewing a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing civilians in drone attacks. N international SC says the Obama administrations veil of secrecy prevents analys

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-26

On Capitol Hill today, House lawmakers grilled representatives of 4 major contracting companies, their work done the government health insurance website. In an exchange with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Cheryl Campbell of CGI federal said her firms part

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-25

Bank of American has been convicted of fraud, as NPRs Dan B reports, a Federal jury in NY says BofA lied about the quality of mortgages as it passed loans to finical firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Its one of few fraud cases from the financial cris

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-09-10

Congress returns to work tomorrow after its summer break, and lawmakers will be faced with the pivotal decision of whether to launch military strikes against Syria after its alleged use of chemical weapons. Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-09

As the government shutdown persists, calls for House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the Senate spending bill are growing louder. As NPRs Ailsa Chang reports, both President Obama and Senate leaders say the speaker could single-handedly end t

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-08

Theres no apparent movement in the partisan stalemate over the budget and the debt ceiling. House Speaker John Boehner told ABCs This Week that debt ceiling wont be raised until President Obama negotiates government spending. It is time to deal with

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-07

US special forces have carried out a counter-terrorism operation in Somalia against the leader of the Islamist group al-Shabab, but the Defense Department is giving no further details. An official tells NPR the operation was aimed at capturing the te

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2014-08-10

Policy in the nation's capital say a medical examiner in Virginia has concluded this week's death of former white house press secretary James Brady was a homicide linked to the wounds he suffered in 1981 when a gunman tried to assassinate president R

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-14

Still no end in sight to the stalemate of the federal budget and debt ceiling, senator republicans will somehow from a few democrats prevented a democratic proposal to raise the debt ceiling from being put to a yes-or-no vote. Senator majority leader

美国国家公共电台 NPR 10 Years After She Went Missing, A Black Lab Is Returned To Her Owners

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A dog named Abby is back from the dead. Abby, a black lab mix, wandered away from her home in Apollo, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, ten years ago. Abby's owner Debra Suierveld and her children looked for their dog but couldn't f

美国国家公共电台 NPR Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Today in Your Health, we're going to tackle an issue that affects about half of all mothers. The technical term is diastasis recti, but many of us know it by another name - mommy pooch - you know, that soft belly that bulges out a

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2015-05-10

The family of Freddie Gray is welcoming of the announcement of a federal probe into the Baltimore Police Department. Kenneth Burns from member station WYPR reports the police union also supports the investigation, but suggests it be widen to include

美国国家公共电台 NPR More Than 10 Years After Alleged Sexual Assault, Bill Cosby Trial To Begin

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some other news now, jury selection in the criminal trial of Bill Cosby begins in Pennsylvania today. It's a year and a half since Cosby was charged with felony counts of sexual assault over a 2004 encounter, which Cosby contends

美国国家公共电台 NPR Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Time to take the temperature of music on public radio stations across the country this month. Well, it's hot. Here's what the music mavens have put into Heavy Rotation. JESSE MENENDEZ, BYLINE: My name is Jesse Menendez. I'm a hos

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Trump 10': Packing On The Pounds In An Age Of Stressful Politics

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There have been all kinds of societal effects because of the current political climate. Here's one you might not have heard of, though. It's causing celebrities and others to gain weight. Here's NPR's Allison Aubrey. ALLISON AUBR

美国国家公共电台 NPR VA Whistleblowers 10 Times More Likely Than Peers To Receive Disciplinary Action

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Whistleblowers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are feeling some sense of vindication because the Government Accountability Office is saying what they have said for years. Many of those who speak up about mismanagement,