NPR 2012-07-19

Tepid hiring, modest growth, that's the economic picture being revealed on the Federal Reserve Survey, officially known as the Beige Book. The economy expanded in June and early July in several parts of the country, but overall growth pulled back. Th

NPR 2012-07-21

Colorado police are confirming at least 12 were killed; 59 others were wounded in a mass shooting overnight in Aurora. Police chief Daniel Oats says 24 years old suspect James Holmes charged into the theater where movie goers gathered to watch new Ba

NPR 2012-07-22

Police have triggered a controlled explosion at the apartment of James Holmes. He's the man suspected in the mass shooting at the Aurora Colorado movie theater. Police say the apartment is filled with chemicals, explosive material and trip wires. Kir

NPR 2012-06-22

US stocks spiraling down on a wave of more disappointing economic reports out today. At last glance, the Dow was off 207 points at 12,617, down more than 1.5%, NASDAQ off now nearly 2% at 2,872, and the SP 500 down 1.8%; it is at 1,331. Manufacturing

NPR 2012-06-21

US stocks are turning lower. Investors, moreover, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's more cautious assessment today of the US's economy growth. Unemployment is still too high, but it has come down. It was about 10% at the peak, and it's now clos

NPR 2012-06-20

J.P. Morgan Chase maintains the bank was upfront with investors about its two billion dollar plus trading loss, though its under investigation by federal regulators. For the second time in less than a week, CEO Jamie Dimon has testified before a cong

NPR 2012-06-19

President Obama says the latest parliamentary vote in Greece offers a positive prospect for restoring financial confidence in euro. NPRs Scott Horsley reports Europe is the main focus of an economic summit meeting that Mr. Obamas attending in Mexico.

NPR 2012-06-18

The first exit polls in closely watched elections in Greece show the conservative and the radical leftist parties are very close. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Athens. Six major polling companies issued their first exit polls showing the conserv

NPR 2012-06-17

The Mitt Romney bus tour is in Pennsylvania today. The Republican presidential candidate is visiting smaller cities and towns in six states. Here hes in Weatherly at the Weatherly Casting and Machine Company, about 90 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

NPR 2012-06-16

President Obama is halting the deportation of as many as 800,000 undocumented immigrants under the age of 30. Let's be clear. This is not amnesty. This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix. This is a temporary

NPR 2012-06-01

Jurors in the campaign finance trial of former senator John Edwards have reached a partial verdict issuing a unanimous guilt vote on the third count of illegal campaign contributions. The judge has ordered the juror back to deliberations on the other

NPR 2012-06-02

It's another sell-off on Wall Street today, the Dow currently down by 267 points, the reason, a dismal jobs report from May. NPR's John Ydstie reports payroll growth has snapped off and the jobless rate has ticked upward. According to the government'

NPR 2012-06-03

A judge in Cairo today ordered that Hosni Mubarak spent the rest of his life in prison. For his part in the deaths of hundreds of protestors, during the uprising that drove him from power last year. The former president sat stoneface and frowning as

NPR 2012-06-04

Officials in Nigeria say a passenger plane crashed today in a densely populated area in the countrys largest city, Lagos. Witnesses say the plane struck a building and then burst into flames. Officials have not information on casualties. BBCs Will Ro

NPR 2012-06-05

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett are campaigning hard on this last day before the state's historic recall election. As Wisconsin Public Radio's Shawn Johnson reports Walker says he is cautiously optimistic. Walker

NPR 2012-06-06

US officials say another top al-Qaeda leader has been killed in Pakistan by a drone strike. The man known as Abu Yahya Al-Libi was considered the No.2 al-Qaeda leader and a former top associate to Usama bin Laden. NPRs Tom Gjelten says the killing, i

NPR 2012-06-07

Democratic leaders are playing down Republican Governor Scott Walker's ability to survive yesterday's recall elections in Wisconsin. The Tea Party supported conservative defeated Democrat Tom Barrett by a larger margin than win the main faced-off in

NPR 2012-06-08

The Syrian government is under diplomatic fire for reportedly mass killing in a small Hama province village. At the United Nations today, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon issued what may have been his most scaving comments yet about the Syrias apparent

NPR 2012-06-09

President Obama is accusing Republicans of pushing what he describes as unworkable economic policies, such as voucher tax cuts. Five months before the elections, President urged the GOP to back his agenda which he says has helped bolster the private

NPR 2012-06-10

One European prime minister says it could be one of the greatest financial rescue operations the world has seen. Eurozone finance ministers have concluded in an emergency conference call today on Spain's ailing economy. We get details from Lauren Fra