NPR 2010-07-13

BP is close to putting a new cap on the damaged well that's been spewing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf since April's rig explosion. NPR's Richard Harris tells us the new cap has valves that might be able to stop the flow. The new cap could

NPR 2010-07-14

A bill making sweeping changes to the country's financial regulations could move to a final vote in the Senate this week. Democrats have cobbled together 60 votes with the help of a handful of Republicans to overcome a filibuster. Tributes are pourin

NPR 2010-07-15

BP and the federal government are still not saying whether they plan to go ahead with the test that could shut down the well that's spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. More details from NPR's Richard Harris. BP had planned to start the test yesterda

NPR 2010-07-16

The oil has stopped leaking. For the first time in 12 weeks, crude is not spewing from the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. This the result of a critical pressure test BP's conducting. NPR's Richard Harris joins us now in the studio with the lat

NPR 2010-08-01

Government officials in Pakistan say at least 800 people died in the past week in the worst flooding the region has seen since 1929. The United Nations estimates that about a million people have been affected by the disaster. The BBC's Lyse Doucet is

NPR 2010-08-02

The Netherlands officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan today, the first NATO country to bring troops home from an increasingly unpopular war. Brigadier General Josef Blotz is a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force. He

NPR 2010-08-03

President Obama is reaffirming a pledge to end US combat operations in Iraq by the end of the month, but he told a gathering of disabled veterans in Atlanta today about the military's huge shift to the other hot zoneAfghanistan. We will continue to f

NPR 2010-08-04

Workers are grieving the deaths of eight colleagues killed in a mass shooting at a beer distribution company in Manchester, Connecticut this morning. Police say the gunman, also an employee of Hartford Distributors, opened fire before he killed himse

NPR 2010-08-05

Opponents of California's ban on gay marriage are celebrating a federal judge's decision to overturn the law. Mary Bernardo is an attorney with Massachusetts-based Gay Lesbian Advocates Defenders who says the argument against same-sex marriage is wea

NPR 2010-08-06

Senate lawmakers have confirmed US Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court. NPR's Audie Cornish reports the vote was 63-37. Elena Kagan is the first female solicitor general, and now she'll be one of three women sitting on the United St

NPR 2010-08-07

The unemployment rate holds steady at 9.5%, with job growth lagging in July. But President Obama says things are looking up in the private sector. (But the) fact is, we've now added private sector jobs every month this year. Mark Zandi, chief economi

NPR 2010-08-09

The official in charge of the Gulf oil spill-up says that the blown-out well will be further sealed this week. But as NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, he is promising that won't be the end of relief efforts. The well has already been sealed from the to

NPR 2010-07-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Senators are wrapping up their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports on the friction in the hearing room. Republican lawmakers press Elena Kagan for a third day

NPR 2010-05-05

An American has been formally charged with five criminal counts in connection with the failed car bombing last weekend in New York City. Attorney General Eric Holder says charges involve terrorism and use of weapons of mass destruction. NPR's Dina Te

NPR 2010-05-06

Pakistani officials are assuring the US government they'll do everything in their power to help investigate the case of the American accused of parking a car bomb in New York City. Faisal Shahzad became an American citizen last year. He's originally

NPR 2010-05-07

The closing bell on Wall Street after quite an afternoon, markets are recovering some losses after stocks took a brief nosedive at one point. The Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points before gaining ground. We see at last check, the Dow was down now more t

NPR 2010-05-08

A day after a hair-raising session on Wall Street, the stock market showed signs of recovery though, it remained volatile and spent most of today in the red. At last check, the Dow was down 141 points at 10,379. NASDAQ was down more than 50 at 2,266.

NPR 2010-05-09

BP's attempt at securing a chamber around the source of an expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be in trouble. In a news briefing moments ago, CEO Doug Suttles said ice crystals had formed inside the containment dome when it was placed over

NPR 2010-05-10

The Pakistani Taliban allegedly is claiming responsibility for the attempted bombing in Times Square. In a one-minute video released by the privately-run SITE Intelligence Group, the speaker says last weekend's attack was retaliation for the death of

NPR 2010-05-11

President Obama's latest nominee to the US Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, says she's grateful for what she called the honor of a lifetime. Mr. Obama says he chose Kagan in part because she understands that law is not an intellectual exercise, a thought