NPR 2008-07-11

The Senate is on the verge of approving a massive housing bill aimed at helping homeowners facing foreclosure. NPR's Brian Naylor has more. The bill would provide homeowners who can no longer afford to make their monthly payments a chance to qualify

NPR 2008-12-28

Israel says the offensive it launched against the Islamist Hamas Group in the Gaza Strip today is aimed at improving the security situation in southern Israel which has been the target of salvos of rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza. Israeli

NPR 2008-12-26

Versatile singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died. Her role spanned the television hit Batman to the Broadway Stage, a self-proclaimed sex kitten famous for her catlike purr. Kitt won two Emmys, several Tonys and two Grammy awards in a career spanni

NPR 2008-12-25

Pope Benedict XVI today celebrated the traditional Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, focusing on the plight of many of the world's children. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome. Delivering his homily in a crowded and resplende

NPR 2008-12-24

An internal review prepared by the staff of President-elect Barack Obama acknowledges that one member of his transition team Rahm Emanuel had a discussion with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich about Mr. Obama's vacant Senate seat. However, accordin

NPR 2008-04-10

Day two of testimony by the nations top military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus told the House lawmakers while Iraqi security forces did well in recent fighting in Basra, he said overall theyre what he called a mixed bag. Petraeus also to

NPR 2008-12-29

Israel says it will not halt its air offensive in the Gaza Strip until rocket attacks into southern Israel have been neutralized. Israel's UN ambassador Gabriela Shalev says Hamas left Israel with no choice but to take military action to stop the at

NPR 2008-12-27

Police in California are providing new details into the Christmas Eve slayings in the town of Covina that left nine people dead and a number of others severely injured. Los Angeles police chief Kim Raney says 45-year-old Bruce Pardo who entered a ho

NPR 2008-07-31

President Bush today signed a five-year plan to triple the amount of US funding to globally fight AIDS. Mr. Bush called the 48-billion-dollar package the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in human history. HIV/AIDS is still

NPR 2008-07-30

Southern Californians have been dealing with more than two dozen aftershocks following a major earthquake that struck today. The quake caused buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles and triggered some precautionary evacuations. Los Angeles residen

NPR 2008-07-29

Senator John McCain had a small patch of skin removed from his face today. NPRs Joanne Silberner has more. The presumptive presidential nominee has already had four melanomas removed. Medical records he shared with the press indicate that all four w

NPR 2008-08-26

The Democratic National Convention in Denver has begun. Party Chief Howard Dean officially gaveled the four-day gathering to order, where the faithful are expected to rally around and nominate Barack Obama to be the party candidate for the White Hou

NPR 2008-07-28

A man brandishing a shotgun walked into a church in Knoxville, Tennessee during a youth performance this morning and opened fire. One person was killed and eight others were wounded. All of the victims were adults. The gunman was tackled and subdued

NPR 2008-12-30

There are more reports of Israeli aircraft firing missiles into Gaza, killing additional Palestinians. According to officials, Israeli warplanes fired missiles at government buildings in Gaza City, flattening several buildings and killing a number o

NPR 2008-10-28

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been convicted on all counts against him at his corruption trial in Washington. The longest-serving Republican in the Senate could face up to five years in prison for each of the seven counts he was found guilty on. St

NPR 2008-11-29

Indian commandos are reportedly still trying to root out terrorists from their last holdout in Mumbai. Gunfire and explosions have been rocking the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel. The death toll over the past three days is now some 150 but estimates vary.

NPR 2008-09-24

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pleaded with sometimes skeptical senators today to approve his proposed 700-million-dollar bailout of the financial services industry. NPR's Brian Naylor has more. Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a gloo

NPR 2008-09-22

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the administration's proposed $700 billion financial bailout plan lacks necessary safeguards to prevent abuses in the future. She wants better oversight provisions, limits on the pay of Wall Street executives and prot

NPR 2008-09-26

After a summit at the White House today between top congressional leaders, the president and both presidential candidates as well, a proposed 700-billion-dollar financial bailout deal now appears to be in some flux. NPR's Debbie Elliott has more. Co

NPR 2008-10-30

The Federal Reserve's interest rate setting arm has wrapped up a two-day meeting in Washington, putting in place another big cut in interest rates as it seeks to boost the lagging economy. Fed policymakers by unanimous vote opted to cut short-term r