NPR 2008-05-28

Two more powerful earthquakes or aftershocks from earthquakes hit Sichuan province, China this afternoon, and the confirmed death toll from the May 12th quake has now grown to more than 67, 000. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports from Chengdu. Those aftershoc

NPR 2008-05-29

Bush loyalists are taking the offensive today in response to a book by former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan. In it, he claims the administration relied on, what he termed, an aggressive political propaganda campaign instead of the trut

NPR 2008-05-30

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the removal of more than 100 children from a polygamist compound was not warranted. Nathan Bernier of member station KUT in Austin reports. The ruling applies to 128 of the more than 440 children taken from the

NPR 2008-05-31

In a decision certain to be appealed to the US Supreme Court, a three-judge federal court today upheld a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act. NPRs Nina Totenberg has more. The 1965 Voting Rights Act was reauthorized most recently two year

NPR 2008-04-24

The Democratic presidential candidates are coming closer to the wire in what is shaping up to be a hard-fought battle for the nomination. A day after Hillary Clinton pulled off, what some pundits have termed, a must-win victory in Pennsylvania's pri

NPR 2008-04-25

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill, making it illegal for employers and health insurers to discriminate based on a person's genetic make-up. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. This was the third time the Senate has passed so-called genetic non-discr

NPR 2008-05-24

Hillary Clinton has apologized for a comment she made in South Dakota today in saying that people should stop calling for her to leave the race. Clinton pointed out it was not until June when Democratic candidate Robert Kennedy was killed. NPR's Dav

NPR 2008-05-26

A strong aftershock jolted Central China today, even as emergency workers were looking for more victims from this month's earthquake there. Today's temblor had a magnitude of six and it destroyed thousands of mainly vacant homes and buildings, at le

NPR 2008-04-23

Voters have been turning out in large numbers for today's Pennsylvania primary. Mark Nootbaar of member station WDUQ in Pittsburgh has more. This is the first time since the 80s the Pennsylvania primary has had any impact on the selection of a presi

NPR 2008-02-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Turkish troops invaded northern Iraq today searching for Kurdish rebels who've been staging raids into Turkey from Iraq. The ground operation began after Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed suspected re

NPR 2008-02-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Turkish troops are pressing their offensive into Northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels. At least several hundred Turkish troops crossed the border Thursday night, following artillery and air bombardment of

NPR 2008-04-30

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama today sought to further distance himself from comments by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama calling some of Wright's racially tinged remarks appalling. Speaking in North Carolina toda

NPR 2008-03-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A series of bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least 52 people today and wounded dozens of others. Also rockets or mortar shells were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone throughout the day.

NPR 2008-03-25

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Bush offered his sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones fighting in Iraq as the death toll of that war has now reached 4000. Mr. Bush made the comments as the White House and the P

NPR 2008-03-26

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Concern is growing that a 7-month-old ceasefire between Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the US is about to end. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The clashes began in Basra. Iraqi security

NPR 2008-03-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Iraq is facing its starkest security challenge this year as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr battled Iraqi government forces in Basra, Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities

NPR 2008-03-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. In the wake of fierce fighting between Shiite militiamen and security forces, officials in Baghdad have now put in place a weekend curfew in an effort to calm things down. The BBC's Crispin Thorold is in

NPR 2008-04-28

Continental Airlines says it has called off its merger talks with United Airlines and will instead remain an independent air carrier. United had hoped to reach an agreement with Continental by late this week. But Continental's board of directors dec

NPR 2008-04-26

After an eight-week trial before a judge in Queens, New York, three detectives accused in the killing of Sean Bell in a hail of 50 bullets were acquitted of all charges today. Bell had left a strip club after a bachelor party before his wedding when

NPR 2008-02-26

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Paul Brown. The government reports that wholesale prices rose by 1 percent in January, more than twice what economists had expected and giving the fastest inflation pace (of 口误) in 16 years. The full Senate has 2 p