Occupy Wall Street fever spread around the globe today with protests throughout Europe, Asia and South Africa. Demonstrators called for greater economic equality and stricter financial regulations. In Seoul, South Korea, Jason Strother reports the pr...
A federal appeals court is putting new restrictions on which parts of Alabama's strict new immigration law can't be enforced. NPR's Debbie Elliot reports on a mixed ruling today from the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court is temporar...
President Obama says he's working with America's international allies to hold Iran accountable for allegedly plotting to assassinate a Saudi diplomat. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports the president called the conspiracy part of a pattern of dangerous behavi...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says an international response is necessary to punish Iran for an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US. This plot, very fortunately disrupted by the excellent work of our law enforcement and intellige...
The Republican presidential hopefuls are gathered tonight in Hanover, New Hampshire. The eight Republican GOP candidates for the nomination embarking on a wide-ranging discussion on the economy, what might be done to fix it. Mitt Romney, the current...
Markets rally today on signs that European Union leaders are making progress in addressing the debt crisis. On Wall Street the Dow was up 304 points, the NASDAQ up 79. A European Union summits scheduled for next Monday has been delayed to give leader...
In Cairo, Coptic Christian protesters marching on the state television building came under attack today. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is covering the story. She says Egyptian state radio reports at least 20 people were killed. Traffic was at a stands...
Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the winner of the non-binding GOP presidential straw poll taken at this weekend's Values Voters Summit of social conservatives. He pulled in 37% of the votes. NPR's Don Gonyea reports Paul's strong showing is not a surpr...
The nation's jobless rate for September held steady at 9.1%. One hundred three thousand non-farm jobs were added across the nation last month. Economist Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial in Chicago. The net effect is that the US economy is better than...
President Obama is calling his jobs proposal and insurance policy against the threat of a double-dip recession. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the president used a White House news conference today to press Congress to pass his bill. President Obama say...
In a landmark development within stem cell research, scientists say theyve used a cloning technique to make embryonic stem cells that match a patients DNA. The journal Nature highlights a study that shows the potential for using the technology to rep...
President Obama's pitching his multi-billion-dollar jobs creation plan in Texas this day, challenging Congress's Republican leaders to put the whole package to a vote rather than focusing on sections of the legislation. He's firing back at House Repu...
Amanda Knox is walking free. As heard through an interpreter on CNN just moments ago, a judge with the Italian appeals court announced the panel was throwing out the former students murder conviction. So we have overturned. So, knox, Amanda, is free....
In the grips of a deep recession and an unrelenting debt crisis, the Greek cabinet has approved a budget for parliamentary consideration. The spending plan includes a decision to cut civil service staff by 30,000 by the end of the year. The next inst...
A Northern California farm has broadened a recall to include nearly 15,000 bags of romaine lettuce. Bob Hensley of Capital Public Radio reports the produce has been distributed in 21 states. True Leaf Farms of Salinas has launched the recall after a...
