Forecasters say life-threatening weather could strike in the nations heartland today, a possibility growing stronger as the day wears on. At the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, Director Russ Schneider reminds if the twister is approachin...
President Obama has apparently signed off on a plan to increase aid to Syrias opposition. The Associated Press is reporting that the president has approved a plan to provide communications equipment and medical supplies to Syrias non-violent politica...
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first appearance before a Florida court this afternoon. He is facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's exchanged with Judge Mark Herr with brief. Y...
Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department is conducting a thorough investigation into the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. NPR's Craig Windham reports no charges have been filed so far against George Zimmerman,...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Two weeks away from a GOP presidential primary in his home state, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign. He says it was a family decision. This was a time for prayer an...
Signs today that North Korea is getting ready for a long-range rocket launch in the next few days, defying international warnings. All three stages of the rocket are now in position, and Doualy Xaykaothao reports South Korea is suggesting the North i...
A United Nations plan to stop the fighting in Syria fell apart today. The Syrian government had agreed to withdraw its troops from rebel-held areas Tuesday. Both sides had agreed to a ceasefire to begin Thursday. Now the Syrian government is demandin...
Activists in Syria say government forces are shelling rebel-held towns across the country today. They say at least 74 civilians have been killed. The BBC's Jim Muir is monitoring events from Beirut. Theres been in many areas, but specifically Latamne...
The unemployment rate is fallen to 8.2%. Fewer people were included in March's employment tally because fewer were looking for work and 120,000 jobs were added to economy in March. That's about half the number from the month before. President Obama i...
President Obama surrounded by a bipartisan congressional group has signed the JOBS Act. Because of this bill, startups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors namely the American people. This was the second ma...
US stocks are retreating partly on news of Spain's weak bond auction, which's stoking new fears of European debt crisis. Last week, Spain announced tax hikes and deep spending cuts. The price of gold has fallen to its lowest level since January. At l...
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is under a tornado warning after witnesses reported seeing at least two twisters touch down. All planes at the international airport reportedly are grounded. Theres still no word on possible injuries. But NPR's Wade Goodwyn...
President Obama has just wrapped up his summit with leaders of Mexico in Canada, where energy and trade were prominent in their discussions at the White House about strengthening the North American economies. The confidence is up, and the economy is...
The Senate's top Republican is calling on his party to get behind the strongest presidential candidate and focus on winning in November. Mitch McConnell's comments come ahead of presidential primary voting in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of C...
Three days away from the delegate-rich GOP Wisconsin presidential primary vote, Mitt Romney is working to establish himself as the inevitable Republican standard bearer and the man to deny President Obama a second term. They just kill economic freedo...
