NPR 2010-11-16

Congressman Charles Rangel of New York had requested to delay his ethics trial and it was denied. Today a bipartisan congressional panel decided not to delay the trial after Rangel argued that he needed time to obtain a new lawyer. Rangel faces 13 ch

NPR 2010-11-17

A 25-year-old service member from Iowa is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Moments ago at a White House ceremony, President Obama couldnt contain his pride in bestowing the highest military honor on army staff S

NPR 2010-11-18

The man billed as the first Guantanamo Bay terror suspect to face a civilian trial, Ahmed Ghailani, has been found not guilty of terrorism charges today in a federal trial in New York. Thirty-six-year-old Ghailani, a native of Tanzania, was accused o

NPR 2010-11-19

General Motor's back to being publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, a major milestone in GM's quest for independence from government ownership. We have the latest from Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton. GM CEO Dan Akerson says he's pleased by

NPR 2010-11-20

Those very careful pat-downs at airport security checkpoints have some passengers and pilots in a furor. But the head of the TSA says they are necessary considering the current terrorist threats. John Pistole told the CBS's Early Show security screen

NPR 2010-11-21

NATO leaders agreed today on a plan to transfer to the Afghan military the job of ensuring that nation's security. President Obama said the international force would start their process next year. We agreed that early 2011 will mark the beginning of

NPR 2010-11-22

We are fast approaching the busiest travel day of the year, and it could really be a madhouse of the nation's airports if an Internet-organized boycott of full-body scans takes place. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports some people will refuse to be scanned.

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 2010-10-22

Protests across France are continuing. The southeastern city of Lyon again is rioting. In Marseilles, the garbage is piling up because trash collectors are on strike and gas supplies are still running short. All the result of outrage over France's pl

NPR 2010-10-21

The Dow's off more than 200 points, more than 1.75 percent, sliding below the 11,000 mark for the first time in a week. Several factors are apparently rattling investors. China hiked its rates in an attempt to head off rising inflation. The close on

NPR 2010-10-20

The Dow's off more than 200 points, more than 1.75 percent, sliding below the 11,000 mark for the first time in a week. Several factors are apparently rattling investors. China hiked its rates in an attempt to head off rising inflation. The close on

NPR 2010-10-19

The Justice Department is suing Michigan Blue Across Blue Shield for allegedly using practices that drive up health care costs. NPR's Carrie Johnson says it could be the first of many antitrust suits. Antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department say

NPR 2010-10-18

France's Interior Minister is saying today that Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from Al-Qaeda. Brice Hortefeux told the talkshow the warning of a potential attack is focused on the European continent, notably France. Th

NPR 2010-10-17

The main city in southern Afghanistan is dealing with at least one militant attack on police headquarters, but there are reports there were as many as four attacks around the city in a two-hour period. At least one person is dead and several others w

NPR 2010-07-19

BP says its containment cap may stay shut and stop its oil leak until a relief well kills the broken well next month. Eileen Fleming of member station WWNO reports it depends on testing that so far shows no oil leaking under the seabed. BP spokesman

NPR 2010-07-23

The temporary cap on the BP oil well will stay closed even as ships are evacuated for a tropical storm expected to hit the area this weekend. Incident Commander Thad Allen says it's safe to leave it unmonitored for a couple of days, and he says they

NPR 2010-07-22

The White House is apologizing to Shirley Sherrod, a black USDA employee, who was forced to resign this week after being accused of racial bias against a white family decades ago. On CNN today, Sherrod accepted the apology. I accept the apology. You

NPR 2010-07-21

Millions of Americans who've been out of work for more than six months are getting some relief. This afternoon, the US Senate voted 60-40 to extend unemployment benefits. NPR's Scott Horsleys been tracking the story for us. Passage comes after heavy

NPR 2010-07-18

BP officials say they're encouraged by the way a cap is working to prevent more oil from gushing from a broken well in the Gulf of Mexico. Vice President Kent Wells says they're closely monitoring information on pressure and temperature since the wel

NPR 2010-07-20

BP is getting more time to keep testing a cap on a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico if the company promises to watch for any new leaks on the seabed. This despite detecting seepage which White House spokesman Robert Gibbs described a short tim