NPR 2008-02-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is to begin testifying before Congress this hour. He is to give his take on how the economy is doing. Analysts expect to hear hints about whether there will be anot

NPR 2009-06-23

Emergency officials in Washington DC are investigating the collision of two subway trains in northeast Washington today. The incident involving two of the city's Metro trains is said to have taken place on Metro's Red Line. DC fire officials say the

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-24)

1. Strong winds are expected to continue fanning the flames of two wildfires in Arizona. Hundreds of residents have evacuated, but no buildings have burnt. A California man is accused of starting one fire when he left behind hot coals at a camp site.

AP 2012-02-25

1. Officials say a 170-billion dollar bailout bill for Greece will prevent a default next month. It will also come with close monitoring demanded by some members of the Euro Zone frustrated that the country has not always enacted powerful reforms and

AP 2012-05-29

1. Pedro Hernandez, the man accused of murdering six-year-old Etan Patz underwent a psychological examination Friday, exactly 33 years after the boy's disappearance. Hernandez is waiting an arraignment in Manhattan criminal court. 2. For the first ti

VOA标准英语2013--9/11 Suspects Get New Hearings at Guantanamo

9/11 Suspects Get New Hearings at Guantanamo More than 11 years after the attacks, the case drags on in a Guantanamo Bay naval base courtroom. The proceedings are best characterized by the defiance and antics displayed by alleged ringleader Khalid Sh

NPR 2009-09-03

President Barack Obama has now scheduled what is being billed as a major address to Congress on health care for September 9th. The speech will come just one day after lawmakers return to the Capitol from their August recess. The move comes at a time

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-22

1. Authorities hunting the source of a nationwide E-coli outbreak are focusing on nine California farms after discovering what could be a crucial clue -- an opened bag of spinach left in the refrigera

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-26

1. A judge ordered a psychological exam for the woman accused of killing a pregnant friend and cutting the fetus from her womb. Tiffany Hall appeared at an arraignment hearing through video conference

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-29

1.O.J.Simpson has pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. Simpson entered his plea before Judge Jackie Glass. She will preside at his trial next year along with co-defendants Clarence Stewart and Charles Ehr

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-07

1. A guilty verdict for Lewis Scooter Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White Hous

AP 2010-09-03

1. Fourteen US troops have been killed in eastern and southern Afghanistan in the past three days. They include seven American service members who were killed today in two separate roadside bomb attacks. 2. Hurricane Earl is getting stronger, it's he

AP 2012-05-09

1. The US has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the September 11 attacks. But the trial won't be starting anytime soon. People involved in the case against the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and fo

AP 2012-05-08

1. President Obama has kicked off his first official rally of his re-election bid. He used his appearance in Ohio to brand GOP rival Mitt Romney a willing rubber-stamp for what he calls failed policies championed by extreme House Republicans. 2. The

AP 2012-04-16

1. George Zimmerman has made his first court appearance on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Judge said an arraignment would be held on May 29th before another judge. 2. Jury selection is underway in the trial of

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 救援队发现泰国失联足球队

This is AP News Minute. New criminal charges have been filed against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein after a third woman accused him of forcible sex, this time in 2006. Weinstein's arraignment is scheduled for next week. His attorney is denying the char

VOA标准英语2009年-US to Review Security Procedures After

Authorities have charged the suspect with attempting to detonate explosives aboard an airliner Michael Bowman | Washington 27 December 2009 Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS Holiday travelers wait in a long line at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The U.S. go

VOA标准英语2011--USS Cole Bombing Suspect Faces Arraignment at Guantanamo

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VOA标准英语2008年-Five Suspects on Trial at Guantanamo for 9/11 A

By Al Pessin Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 05 June 2008 Five men who were allegedly involved in planning and financing the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 went on trial before a military commission Thursday near the detention center where t

9/11 Suspects Could Face Death Penalty

The cases of the five suspected al-Qaida militants believed to have planned the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States have been formally referred to a military tribunal. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid She