President Obama today pointed to growth in the manufacturing sector as evidence the nation's economy is on the right track. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. The nation's manufacturing sector grew last month for the first time in more than a year and a...
A wildfire that continues to burn out of control northeast of Los Angeles has now destroyed at least 21 homes while continuing to threaten as many as 1,200 others and a historic observatory at top Mount Wilson. The fire now encompasses 134 square mi...
Fire crews in California have been unable so far to slow the spread of a wildfire that's raging in the mountains north of Los Angeles. The blaze has charred more than 35,000 acres, forcing evacuation orders for more than 6,500 homes. California Gove...
Senator Edward Kenney was honored today with words and music at his funeral Mass in Boston. Hundreds of mourners, Sir tenor Placido Domingo and cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed. And President Obama gave a eulogy praising Kennedy as the greatest legislator...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Senator Edward Kennedy will be remembered tonight by his closest friends and family at the JFK Presidential Library where the Senator has been lying in repose. NPR's Tovia Smith has more. They are calling...
A processional of police motorcycles escorted the body of Senator Edward Kennedy from Cape Cod to Boston today in advance of his funeral Mass on Saturday. From member station WCAI Sean Corcoran reports. Hundreds of people lined the tree-covered stre...
The tributes are pouring in today for 77-year-old Senator Edward Kennedy, who died last night following a year-long battle with brain cancer. Speaking at his rented vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama called Kennedy the greate...
A key national home price index released today shows a rise of nearly 3% during the second quarter although the SP/Case-Shiller index is still down 15% from last year. NPR Yuki Noguchi reports. The index is a composite of monthly prices in 20 major...
President Obama has approved the creation of a special interrogation task force that would be dedicated to gathering intelligence from so-called high-value detainees suspected of terrorist activities. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The new elite...
More troops needed in Afghanistan, that's the message today from NATO military commanders to President Obama's envoy. A resurgent Taliban has taken hold in many areas thought to be stabilized by US forces in that country. Security has deteriorated, p...
